Jennifer Yuh (born May 7, 1972) is a Korean-born American story artist, character designer, television director, illustrator, and film director. Yuh was born in 1972 in South Korea and immigrated to the United States. She started sketching and drawing at a young age. In 1998, Yuh joined DreamWorks Animation as a storyboard artist. She is best known for directing the films Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, and The Darkest Minds. Yuh is the first woman to solely direct and the first Asian American to direct a major American animated film, and has been recognized as a commercially successful Asian American director