Joan C. Gratz

Directing • 1941-04-06 • Los Angeles, CA

Joan Carol Gratz is an American artist, animator, and filmmaker who specializes in clay painting. Gratz is best known for her 1992 Oscar-winning animated short film Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase.

Known For

7.4

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

2014

6.7

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1985

6.8

Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase

1992

6.6

No Leaders, Please

2021

6.6

The Little Prince

1979

5.8

Candyjam

1988

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Filmography

2024
The Battle for Swan LakeFilm
Director
2022
Retention Department of Permanent ExhaustionFilm
Director
2021
No Leaders, PleaseFilm
Director
★ 6.6
2020
The One-Minute MemoirFilm
Director
2014
Kahlil Gibran's The ProphetFilm
Director
★ 7.4
2014
Lost and FoundFilm
Director
2001
The Dowager's IdyllFilm
Director
1996
The Dowager's FeastFilm
Director
1993
Pro and ConFilm
Director
1992
Mona Lisa Descending a StaircaseFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1988
CandyjamFilm
Director
★ 5.8