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Abigail Edna Disney (born January 24, 1960) is an American documentary film producer, philanthropist, social activist, and member of the Disney family. She produced the 2008 documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell.
Jan 21, 2024 · Abigail Disney — a grandniece of Walt — frequently calls for higher taxes on wealthy people. Here's a closer look at her life, career, and activism.
Mar 28, 2019 · Abigail Disney, 59, is an activist and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. She is also the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, making her an heiress to the Disney family fortune (she declines to say how much she inherited, but has given away over $70 million since she turned 21).
Jan 24, 2022 · The activist granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney (Walt’s brother) has made a movie lambasting the way the Walt Disney Co. treats its theme park employees. Abigail Disney co-directed...
Apr 26, 2019 · Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, highlighted the company's pay inequality in an op-ed for The Washington Post. In a series of now-viral tweets, the heiress called Disney CEO Bob Iger's $65.6 million salary “insane,” and part of a trend that "has had a corrosive effect on society.”.
Oct 11, 2022 · Abigail Disney, a grandniece of Walt Disney and shareholder in the media giant, rose to prominence as an activist with a tweet that criticized the $66 million pay of former CEO Bob Iger in...
Jan 24, 2022 · Jan. 24, 2022 7 PM PT. For the last few years, Abigail Disney has waged an often bitter public campaign against the company that bears her last name, calling out Walt Disney Co. for what she...
Dec 30, 2019 · NPR's Noel King talks to journalist Sheelah Kolhatkar, who profiles Abigail Disney for The New Yorker, about Disney trying to reduce income inequality and getting the rich to pay higher taxes.
Jun 2, 2022 · In the documentary ‘The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,’ Disney heiress Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Roy Disney, who co-founded the company with her great uncle Walt in 1923, takes...
Jan 24, 2022 · Abigail Disney, a longtime critic of her family’s business, speaks with CNN about “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,” her new documentary that takes a critical look at the...