Liz Holzman

Elizabeth E. "Liz" Holzman (February 9, 1953 – August 11, 2014) was an American movie and television director, producer, animator and writer. She was best known for her work on the animated television shows "Animaniacs" and "Pinky and the Brain". She won three Emmy Awards during the 1990s.
Holzman was born in San Francisco, California. She studied at Mills College and at the California Institute of the Arts. There she earned her MFA in movie graphics. She was also the Animation Department Chair at the Art Institute of Portland.
Holzman died from breast cancer on August 11, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. She was 61.