Walt Disney Book afbeeldingen - The Beast & Princess Belle

The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey muis to Hercules by
John Grant

Walt Disney Character beschrijving of Cinderella from "Cinderella" (1950)

The character of Cinderella was posed in live action door Helene Stanley who, to jugde door stills of her performance, was even meer beautiful than the screen Cinderella - although she was brunette rather than blonde. In a 1982 interview with Kur Wiley, Marc Davis, largely responsible for animating Cinderella, compared the character with another of his "creations", Cruella De Vil:

"I think that Cinderella would have to be the more...

Seventeen years after its first release, “The Lion King” is again No. 1 at the box office, wildly exceeding pre-release projections door pulling in an estimated $29.3 million.

A 3D re-release propelled the G-rated animated feature far beyond its expected $15 million take and well past the weekend’s three debuts -- all of which had disappointing starts.

The No. 2 movie of the weekend was a holdover from last week. The Warner Bros. PG-13 “Contagion" grossed a surprisingly strong $14.5 million -- almost $2 million meer than expected.

FilmDistrict's R-rated "Drive," which grossed an estimated...

The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey muis to Hercules by
John Grant

Character beschrijving of Belle from "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)

It was decided early that the movie's heroine should display a lot meer spirit than the somewhat passive virtue of the character in the original fairy tale. The liveaction performance for the animators' reference was supplied door Sherri Stoner, the actress who had not long before served the same funtion so very excellently for The Little Mermaid's Ariel, another feisty female part. Belle's part was spoken and sung door Paige O'Hara, a...

The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey muis to Hercules by
John Grant

Character beschrijving of Ursula from "The Little Mermaid" (1989)

The Emmy-winning Pat Carroll, who voiced the part of the sea-witch (spelt with a b), is a very experienced actress on both stage and screen. Carroll envisioned the role as "part Shakespearean actress, with all the flair, flamboyance and theatricality, and part used-car salesman with a touch of con artist". She deliberately deepend her own voice, especially for the singing (she's naturally a contralto); in an interview with Lou Cedrone...