Peggy Holmes

American dancer and film director

Peggy Holmes

Occupations|

* Choreographer
* dancer
* screenwriter
* film director

Years active| 1984–present

Peggy Holmes is an American choreographer, dancer, screenwriter, and film director. Her full-length directorial debut was on 2008's The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning.[1] She later directed Secret of the Wings (2012) and The Pirate Fairy (2014) from the Tinker Bell film series.[2][3] She uses her choreography skills to bringing life to characters; animated and otherwise. Her choreography credits includes: The Country Bears, The Old Broads, I Love Trouble, Hocus Pocus, Newsies,[4] and The Fabulous Baker Boys. Peggy's choreography was also used though television shows, specifically; for the Pilot Episode of Fame L.A. She appeared in the TV show Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash.[5] On January 14, 2020, Peggy Holmes was hired to direct the animated film Luck.[6]

## Filmography

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### Films

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Year  | Title  | Director | Writer | Choreographer | Other  | Role  | Notes

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1984  | Gimme an 'F' | No  | No  | Assistant  | Yes  | Duck #1  |
1988  | Totally Minnie | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Dancer  | Television Film
The In Crowd | No  | No  | Assistant  | Yes  | Key Dancer  |
Ladykillers | No  | No  | Assistant  | No  |  | Television Film
1989  | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Dancer
The Fabulous Baker Boys | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Choreographer: "Makin' Whoopee"
1992  | Wayne's World | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Choreographer: "Fox Lady"
Newsies | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
Encino Man | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
1993  | Hocus Pocus | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Dancer  |
Gypsy | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Movement Consultant; Television Film
1995  | Jury Duty | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
Father of the Bride Part II | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
1996  | A Very Brady Sequel | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
1998  | Quest for Camelot | No  | No  | Dance  | No  |  | Assistant
Houdini | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Television Film
1999  | The Deep End of the Ocean | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
2000  | Beautiful | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
2001  | These Old Broads | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Television Film
Rock Star | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  |
2003  | The Jungle Book 2 | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Choreographer: "Jungle Rhythm", "W-I-L-D"
2004  | The Lion King 1½ | No  | No  | Additional  | No  |  | Direct-to-video
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Segment  | Segment  | No  | No  |  | Story Director, Story, Screenplay (Segment: "Belles on Ice"); Direct-to-video
2005  | Kronk's New Groove | No  | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Direct-to-video
2008  | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Additional Screenplay Material; Direct-to-video
2012  | Secret of the Wings | Yes  | Screenplay  | No  | No  |  |
2013  | Planes | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Senior Creative Team
2014  | The Pirate Fairy | Yes  | Story  | No  | Yes  |  | Additional Dialogue
Planes: Fire & Rescue | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Senior Creative Team
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | No  | No  | No  | Yes  |
2022  | Luck | Yes  | No  | No  | No  |  |

### Television series and specials

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Year  | Title  | Choreographer | Dance
Sequences  | Other  | Role  | Notes

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1985  | Knots Landing | No  | No  | Yes  | Driver  | Episode: "A Piece of the Pie"
1990  | Hull High | Assistant  | No  | No  |  |
1994  | Something Wilder | No  | Yes  | No  |  | Episode: "Gotta Dance"
1997-1998  | Fame L.A. | Yes  | No  | No  |  |
2011  | Pixie Hollow Games | No  | No  | Yes  |  | Thanks

### Music video compilations

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Year  | Title  | Director

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1993  | Dangerous: The Short Films | Associate

## References

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1. ^ Hayward, Philip (2017-01-30). Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mer-Men) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-86196-925-8.
2. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2020-01-15). "Director Peggy Holmes Takes Over Skydance Debut Toon 'Luck'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
3. ^ "Skydance Animation's First Film 'Luck' Lands New Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
4. ^ "Peggy Holmes Interview for Disney". www.girl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
5. ^ "Peggy Holmes | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
6. ^ Donnelly, Matt (January 15, 2020). "John Lasseter's Skydance Animation Names Peggy Holmes New Director of 'Luck'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2020.

## External links

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* Peggy Holmes at IMDb

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

1955–1975|

* June Taylor (1955)
* Tony Charmoli (1956)
* Hermes Pan (1959)
* Norman Maen (1970)
* Ernest O. Flatt (1971)
* Alan Johnson (1972)
* Bob Fosse (1973)
* Tony Charmoli (1974)
* Marge Champion (1975)

1976–2000|

* Tony Charmoli (1976)
* Ron Field (1977)
* Ron Field (1978)
* Kevin Carlisle (1979)
* Alan Johnson (1980)
* Walter Painter (1981)
* Debbie Allen (1982)
* Debbie Allen (1983)
* Michael Smuin (1984)
* Twyla Tharp (1985)
* Walter Painter (1986)
* Michael Peters and Dee Dee Wood (1987)
* Alan Johnson (1988)
* Walter Painter / Paula Abdul (1989)
* Paula Abdul, Dean Barlow and Michael Darrin (1990)
* Debbie Allen (1991)
* Paul Taylor (1992)
* Michael Peters (1993)
* Linda Talcott (1994)
* Ulysses Dove (1995)
* Anita Mann and Charonne Mose (1996)
* Marguerite Derricks / Sarah Kawahara (1997)
* Marguerite Derricks and Peggy Holmes (1998)
* Judith Jamison / Marguerite Derricks (1999)
* Rob Marshall (2000)

2001–2018|

* Jim Moore, George Pinney and Jon Vanderkolff / Doug Jack, Sarah Kawahara and Kenny Ortega (2001)
* Debra Brown (2002)
* Sandra Bezic, A.C. Ciulla, Christopher Dean, Jamie Isley and Michael Seibert (2003)
* Jason Samuels Smith (2004)
* Christopher Dean (2005)
* Charles Klapow, Kenny Ortega and Bonnie Story (2006)
* Wade Robson / Mia Michaels / Rob Marshall and John DeLuca (2007)
* Wade Robson (2008)
* Rob Ashford / Tyce Diorio (2009)
* Mia Michaels (2010)
* Mia Michaels / Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo (2011)
* Joshua Bergasse (2012)
* Derek Hough (2013)
* Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo (2014)
* Derek Hough, Julianne Hough and Tessandra Chavez / Travis Wall (2015)
* Quest Crew / Kathryn Burns (2016)
* Mandy Moore / Travis Wall (2017)
* Mandy Moore (2018)

Scripted Programming
(2019–present)|

* Kathryn Burns (2019)
* Mandy Moore (2020)
* Debbie Allen (2021)
* Ryan Heffington (2022)
* Jon Boogz (2023)
* Nina McNeely (2024)

Variety or Reality Programming
(2019–present)|

* Tessandra Chavez (2019)
* Al Blackstone (2020)
* Derek Hough (2021)
* Parris Goebel (2022)
* Derek Hough (2023)
* Karla Puno Garcia (2024)

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