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Darla K. Anderson

Darla K. Anderson

Producer and actor · Born October 22, 1968 (58) · Glendale, California, USA

Oscar winner · 2 BAFTA Awards · 1 other major award body

Darla Kay Anderson (born October 22, 1968) is an American film producer who formerly worked at Pixar Animation Studios. She sits on the national board of directors for the Producers Guild of America.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 22, 1968 (58)
From
Glendale, California, USA
Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Darla K. Anderson's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Society
24%
Ideas
13%
Self
11%
Survival
11%
Morality
10%
Community4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Tense
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Melancholic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Darla K. Anderson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Darla K. Anderson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Sitara: Let Girls Dream(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Coco(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Cars 3(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dante's Lunch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • Finding Dory(2016)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Good Dinosaur(2015)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Brave(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Cars 2(2011)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Toy Story 3(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Up(2009)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ratatouille(2007)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Geared-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Mater and the Ghostlight(2006)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Cars(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Exploring the Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Thanks

  • Monsters, Inc.(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • A Bug's Life(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Warlock(1989)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1998 to 2022.

Biggest box office

Toy Story 3 (2010)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Coco (2017)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing9 of 18: 9 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdOther crew8 of 18: 8 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2010s9 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 BAFTA Awards and 3 other major awards from 8 major nominations, 2002–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Oscar, won · Best Animated Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Animated Feature Film
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
  2. 2011
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
  3. 2007
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
  4. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Darla K. Anderson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 10 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser10

Most loved · producer

Coco (2017)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Darla K. Anderson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles21–58 · median 34 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–19 · median 15 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles10–36 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles6–29 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles33–56 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Darla K. Anderson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Darla K. Anderson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Lasseter shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles