title: Nancy Bernstein
text: # Nancy Bernstein
  
  Nancy Bernstein (September 10, 1960 – September 18, 2015) was an American visual effects producer at Digital Domain and later Head of Production at DreamWorks Animation. She produced DreamWorks' 2012 film Rise of the Guardians.
  
  ## Death
  
  Bernstein died in September 2015 at the age of 55. She had stage IV colorectal cancer that metastasized to her lungs. She was initially diagnosed in December 2011.
  
  DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda 3 was dedicated to her memory.
  
  