Brynne Stephens

Brynne Chandler is a writer best known for her work as a writer and/or story editor on action/adventure-oriented animated television series such as Gargoyles (1994), Batman: The Animated Series (1992), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987), and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983). She was nominated for an Emmy award for her work on "Batman", and was at one point the highest-paid female animation writer working in Hollywood. At the beginning of her career (circa 1983), she was billed as J. Brynne Stephens, then simply as Brynne Stephens. She later married fellow animation writer Michael Reaves; their daughter is writer Mallory Reaves. She was billed for a time as Brynne Chandler Reaves, but after the marriage dissolved circa 2000, she has consistently been billed as Brynne Chandler.