Stella McDonnell

Stella Ashley McDonnell (born January TBD, 1979 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian-American animator, television writer, producer, director, author and video game developer, being known for creating the Good Ol' Magic video game series in 2006.

In addition to it, her credits also includeshe also on the Looney Tunes/ Merrie Melodies franchise,The Powerpuff Girls, Mark: Time Janitor, select The Mystic Woods media, TBD.

Early life
Stella was born on TBD 1979 at the Calvary John James Hospital in Canberra to Mark and Susanne McDonnell. Her father worked as a doctor while her mother was a teacher.

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Good Ol' Magic
In 2001, Stella began developing her first created project under the working title of Witch Legacy, being inspired by Face Paint mythology and witches. For further development, she turned to fellow creator Craig McCracken, who she worked with as a writer on The Powerpuff Girls, and asked for advice. Craig suggested that her project should be a "cliché breaker" and should be adapted into modern times. In addition, he suggested that she should try an audition with The Powerpuff Girls cast members Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily and Jennifer Hale for the main role. Craig's longtime partner and friend Genndy Tartakovsky also provided some creative input by advising her to not be afraid to imagine and explore darker themes and even death, while retaining its family-friendly focus.

Stella followed those advices and pitched its final draft to Warner Bros. in TBD 2003, originally intending to be made as an animated television series. However, the studio's executives believed it that her project would be more profitable if it was made as a video game instead, similar to Collin the Speedy Boy. She was initially unsure about their condition, but after consulting her husband, who was developing Project Mark by that time, she accepted the executives' offer and started its develipment under the definitive name of Good Ol' Magic.

Television

 * The Powerpuff Girls - writer, TBD (TBD-TBD)

Video games

 * Mark: Time Janitor series - writer, TBD (2006-present)
 * Good Ol' Magic series - creator, developer, writer, storyboard artist and director (2006-present)
 * Miranda of the Mystic Woods - writer (2018)
 * Creative Nexus series - co-creator, developer, writer, storyboard artist and director (2018-present)

Books

 * [Diary of a Psychopath, Black Fire, Ms. Walker Or TBD] series (2009-2018)

Comic books

 * The Legend of the Mystic Woods - writer and artwork artist (2007-present)

Personal life
She is currently married to Mark: Time Janitor creator Ryan Curcwald since TBD 1997.

The couple has currently two children: Matthew (born in TBD) and Lucy (born in TBD).

She is a supporter of the Democratic Party and has endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Bernie Sanders in 2016.

She is an advocate for LGBT rights and often speaks at rallies TBD.

Trivia

 * She is close friends with Daniel Wright, Oscar Hamilton, Tarōzaemon Fujiyama, Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Lauren Faust,, Maxwell Atoms and.