# Helene Hahn Lloyd Dies: Former Disney EVP & DreamWorks Founding Exec Was 78

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/helene-hahn-lloyd-dies-former-disney-evp-dreamworks-founding-exec-was-78/
- Published: 2026-11-06T03:13:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T09:36:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/helene-hahn-lloyd-dies-disney-dreamworks-exec-1237215141/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Helene Hahn Lloyd has died aged 78.
- She helped shape Disney’s Pixar partnership.
- She was a founding DreamWorks executive and COO.

## Summary

Helene Hahn Lloyd, a former Disney executive vice president and founding DreamWorks executive, has died aged 78. Her career included helping establish Disney’s landmark partnership with Pixar and building DreamWorks, making her one of the prominent women executives in Hollywood.

Lloyd died peacefully in her sleep on 24 October in Park City, Utah, according to her management team. She joined Paramount as a senior vice president in 1977, moved to Disney in 1981, then became one of DreamWorks’ first hires in 1994 and its chief operating officer; she left in 2004. Her family has asked for memorial donations to U.S. Ski & Snowboard in honour of Lloyd and her husband, Chuck, who died in July, and their support for young athletes.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Helene Hahn Lloyd Dies: Former Disney EVP & DreamWorks Founding Exec Was 78](https://deadline.com/2026/11/helene-hahn-lloyd-dies-disney-dreamworks-exec-1237215141/)
- [Variety: Helene Hahn Loyd, Executive With Disney and DreamWorks, Dies at 78](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/helene-hahn-loyd-dead-disney-dreamworks-1236940974/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Helene Hahn Loyd, Former Disney and DreamWorks SKG Exec, Dies at 78](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/helene-hahn-loyd-dead-disney-paramount-dreamworks-exec-1236749107/)

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