Joan C. Gratz

Born: 1941-04-06, Los Angeles, CA

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet (2014)
• Night Weaver
• Candyjam (1988)
• History, Mystery & Odyssey: Six Portland Animators (2023)
• Pro and Con (1993)
• No Leaders, Please (2021)
• The One-Minute Memoir (2020)
• The Dowager's Idyll (2001)
• Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992)
• The Battle for Swan Lake (2024)
• The Dowager's Feast (1996)