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Lisa Hanawalt

Lisa Hanawalt

Producer and actor · Born June 19, 1983 (43) · Palo Alto, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Lisa Hanawalt (born June 19, 1983) is an American illustrator, writer, and cartoonist. She has published comic series, as well as three books of illustrations. She worked as the production designer and a producer of the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman and co-hosts the podcast Baby Geniuses with comedian Emily Heller. She created and executive produced the Netflix animated series, Tuca & Bertie, which received critical acclaim. Source: Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1983 (43)
From
Palo Alto, California, USA
Works as
Producer and actor
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 4 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Lisa Hanawalt's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
27%
Morality
16%
Survival
15%
Society
10%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Bittersweet
2
Absurd
3
Warm
1
Hopeful
1
Joyful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Lisa Hanawalt's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Lisa Hanawalt'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

4 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Long Story Short(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Tuca & Bertie(2019)

    Show 30 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer · as Human Resource Lady

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Cartoon Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Vacation Lizard (voice)

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 76 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Co-Producer · Producer · Production Design · Production Designer · Supervising Producer · as Becca (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 4 titles from 2014 to 2025.

Highest rated

Feels Good Man (2020)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Tuca & Bertie (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 4: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 4: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 4: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 4: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s3 · 2 acting · 2 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

1 major award from 4 major nominations, 2019–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Animation
  2. 2022
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Animation
  3. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program

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.

Is Lisa Hanawalt's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Lisa Hanawalt work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lisa Hanawalt's MovieCove titles; Nicole Byer shares the most, 2.