Melissa Beery

Place of birth:

New York:

Biography:

Melissa Beery is an animation and visual effects producer. She was an associate producer at Netflix Animation Studios from 2022 to 2026, a producer on Sonic Prime at WildBrain, and the line producer on Star Trek: Lower Decks at Titmouse. Earlier in her career she was a production supervisor at DreamWorks Animation on How to Train Your Dragon and Rise of the Guardians, a VFX coordinator at Marvel Studios on Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and a production manager at Paramount Animation on Wonder Park. She also held roles at Digital Domain and Reel FX. She now makes AI films released under the name SIMONA, with music by K3NRIC, and builds AI tools for creative teams. She writes about animation and AI in her newsletter, meliss.ai.beery, on Substack.