--- name: "Irene Mecchi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/irene-mecchi" fi1m_id: "irene-mecchi" imdb_id: "nm0575293" tmdb_id: 56041 wikidata_id: "Q6069146" roles: ["Writer"] born: "21 September 1949" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 70 average_as: "writer" average_over: 6 updated: "2026-10-07T04:24:51.895141+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Irene Mecchi ## Identity Irene Mecchi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/irene-mecchi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** irene-mecchi - **IMDb ID:** nm0575293 - **TMDB ID:** 56041 - **Wikidata ID:** Q6069146 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Mecchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6069146, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0575293/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56041 Writer. Born 21 September 1949 in New York, New York, U.S. ## Details - **Work:** Writer - **Born:** 21 September 1949, New York, New York, U.S - **Active:** 1994–2019 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 writing, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Don Hahn](https://film.one/person/don-hahn.md), [Jonathan Roberts](https://film.one/person/jonathan-roberts.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 6 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (3), 2000s 65 (1), 2010s 62 (2), 2020s 57 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 64 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Genres:** Animation 6, Family 6, Adventure 3, Drama 3, Fantasy 2, Comedy 1 - **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3,603m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Mecchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6069146, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0575293/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56041 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*The Lion King*](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md) (84), [*Hercules*](https://film.one/film/hercules.md) (75), [*Brave*](https://film.one/film/brave.md) (73), [*The Hunchback of Notre Dame*](https://film.one/film/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.md) (70), [*Fantasia 2000*](https://film.one/film/fantasia-2000.md) (65) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Irene Mecchi is an American screenwriter and playwright. She co-wrote the screenplay for the 1994 Disney animated film *The Lion King* with Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in theatre and studied at the American Conservatory Theater. Mecchi began her association with Disney in 1992, writing the short film *Recycle Rex*, before contributing to *The Lion King*. She later co-wrote the screenplays for *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996) and *Hercules* (1997). With Roger Allers she wrote the book for the stage musical adaptation of *The Lion King*, receiving a 1998 Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical. Other credits include the screenplay for *Brave* (2012). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ibdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (7) ### Wrote (6) — the average rests on these - *The Lion King* (2019), Fi1m 52, Original Film Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king-2019.md) - *Brave* (2012), Fi1m 73, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/brave.md) - *Fantasia 2000* (2000), Fi1m 65, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/fantasia-2000.md) - *Hercules* (1997), Fi1m 75, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/hercules.md) - *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996), Fi1m 70, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.md) - *The Lion King* (1994), Fi1m 84, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Fi1m 57, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) ## Complete filmography (19) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Mufasa: The Lion King* (2024), Thanks — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/mufasa-the-lion-king.md) - *The Lion King* (2019), Original Film Writer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king-2019.md) - *Strange Magic* (2015), Producer, Screenplay - *Peter Pan Live!* (2014), Adaptation - *Brave* (2012), Screenplay — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/brave.md) - *Ratatouille* (2007), Thanks — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/ratatouille.md) - *The Lion King 1½* (2004), as Additional Writing - *Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5* (2004), Original Film Writer - *Fantasia 2000* (2000), Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/fantasia-2000.md) - *Annie* (1999), Teleplay - *Hercules: Zero to Hero* (1999), Characters - *Hercules* (1998), series, Characters - *Hercules* (1997), Screenplay — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/hercules.md) - *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996), Screenplay — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame.md) - *The Lion King* (1994), Screenplay — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md) - *Recycle Rex* (1993), Writer, Story - *Women in Prison* (1987), series, Writer - *Lily: Sold Out* (1981), Writer - *Hunchback*, Original Film Writer ## Awards ### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1998: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (nominated), for *The Lion King* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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