Amy Winfrey

Director, composer, writer, actor and producer

Amy Winfrey is an American animator, writer, director and producer. She created the web cartoons Making Fiends, Big Bunny and Muffin Films, with Making Fiends also appearing on Nicktoons Network. She animated on the early seasons of South Park as well as the 1999 film Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Amy has worked as a director on several television series, most notably directing on all six seasons of the Netflix series BoJack Horseman, including both episodes that were nominated for Emmys, "Free Churro" and "The View from Halfway Down," and the Annie award-winning episodes, "The Dog Days are Over" and "The Client." She is married to Peter Merryman.

What are Amy Winfrey's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

52%

Self

29%

Society

19%

Friendship2 Community2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Allyas Charlotte in Making Fiends (2008)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

3

Joyful

2

Tense

1

Warm

1

Manic

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Fun2 Feel-good2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Amy Winfrey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Amy Winfrey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Velma(2023)
Show 21 episodes · Supervising Producer
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Tuca & Bertie(2019)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Greatest Party Story Ever(2016)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
BoJack Horseman(2014)
Show 21 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Making Fiends(2008)
Show 8 episodes · Composer · Creator · Original Story · Producer · Writer · as Charlotte
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Making Fiends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 20 episodes · Director · Animation · Creator · Writer · as Charlotte (voice) / Giant Kitty (voice) / Marion (voice) · as Charlotte (voice) / Giant Kitty (voice) / Ms. Millet (voice) / Marion (voice) / Vegetable (voice) · as Charlotte (voice) / Marion (voice)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut(1999)
Animation
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Bad Plant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Director