Nancy Kruse is an American animator, story artist, director, and filmmaker known for her work in feature animation. She spent many years at Walt Disney Animation Studios, contributing to the story development of films including Zootopia, Moana, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Frozen II, and Encanto. Her career has focused primarily on storyboarding and visual storytelling, helping shape characters, sequences, and narrative structure during the development of animated films. She has also worked as a director, bringing her extensive story experience to animated productions.