Mingjue Helen Chen was born in Beijing, China and moved to the US at a very young age. She grew up in Minnesota, but later moved to San Francisco to study at the Academy of Art University along with her twin sister, Linda Chen.

Helen has worked for the Jim Henson Company, Paramount Animation, BaseFX, Walt Disney Animation, and is currently working as a Production Designer at Sony Pictures Animation. She has contributed to such films as "Big Hero 6," "Wreck-It Ralph," "Paperman," "Wish Dragon," and most recently worked as production designer on the upcoming Disney film "Raya and the Last Dragon," among many others. She has also contributed to several comic book titles, including Marvel's "Silk" and DC's "Gotham Academy" and "Batgirl."