Linda Woolverton
Linda Woolverton is a writer best known for the screenplay for Disney's animated feature film Beauty and the Beast and co-wrote the screenplay for the The Lion King. Woolverton then went on to write the Broadway musical version of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King to the stage. She also co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical Aida and wrote the book for Lestat. She also co-produced and wrote the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Alice in Wonderland.
Known for
WritingBirthday
December 19, 1952Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
14Place of birth
Long Beach, California, USACrew credits
Beauty and the Beast
ScreenplayArctic Tale
ScreenplayHomeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
ScreenplayThe Lion King
ScreenplayAlice in Wonderland
ScreenplayMaleficent
ScreenplayAlice Through the Looking Glass
ScreenplayThe Lion King
CharactersMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
Screenplay, Story, Executive ProducerSpellbound
Writer, ProducerBeauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
ScreenplayBeauty and the Beast
Original Film WriterMufasa: The Lion King
Characters