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Pocahontas is the titular character of Walt Disney Animation Studios' 1995 film Pocahontas, and the seventh addition to the Disney Princess franchise.. The character is loosely based on the actual historical figure Pocahontas (1596–1617), making her the first Disney Princess to be based on a real person.
Snow White first appears in the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). In "another land, far away," [4] "many, many years ago," about the time of fairy tales of castles, knights, fair maidens, romance, magic and witches," [5] a mysterious and icily beautiful woman with magical powers (a 1938 promotional brochure suggests that she is able to work her witchcraft having sold "herself body ...
Belle is the fifth most successful Disney Princess in terms of box office revenue, with Beauty and the Beast having grossed over $350 million. [192] However, Belle was the lowest-selling Disney Princess on eBay in 2013, with sales of less than $7,000 despite the fact that she is often cited as a customer favorite. [193] [194]
Tiana Rogers [1] is a fictional character in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Princess and the Frog (2009). Created by writers and directors Ron Clements and John Musker and animated by Mark Henn, Tiana is voiced by Anika Noni Rose, with Elizabeth M. Dampier voicing the character as a child.
A "meta" version of the character appears with other Disney princesses and Elsa and Anna from Frozen (2013) in the Wreck-It Ralph (2012) sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). When some of the princesses describe to Vanellope von Schweetz how they stare at "important water" to gain inspiration for their songs, Moana says she stares at the ocean.
After decades of hand-wringing over how Disney princesses might impact self-image when it comes to young fans, a new, albeit small, study has concluded that these characters actually come with ...
Raya is a fictional character in Walt Disney Animation Studios' animated film Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). Created by screenwriters Adele Lim and Qui Nguyen, Raya is the thirteenth official member of the Disney Princess line-up and Disney's first Southeast Asian princess. She is voiced by American actress Kelly Marie Tran.
A recent study conducted by The Washington Post reveals that while earlier Disney films divvied up dialogue between princesses and princes equally, the speaking parts in the movies became notably less equal in the 1980s and '90s. The worst offender of this Silent Princess Syndrome is "Aladdin," in which Jasmine speaks only 10 percent of the ...