Princesses behind the scenes: what the actresses who played Belle, the Little Mermaid and Cinderella looked like

The drawn characters “stole” their fame, and yet these actresses did a lot to create charming images.

Eileen Woods, born Jacqueline Ruth Woods, did not dream of Hollywood stardom, but her mother was convinced her daughter would become a star. So the girl first went to the local radio, and then began to tour with the orchestra. During the casting for the voice of Cinderella in the cartoon, which was released in 1950, Walt Disney himself chose the soft-spoken actress from 400 applicants. And then he admitted that Cinderella, played by Woods, was his favorite female character. The actress died in 2010 in a retirement home. She was 81 years old.

It was cartoon characters that brought fame to the actress. In addition to the Little Mermaid in the 1989 animated film and its sequels, she voiced Barbie in Toy Story 2 and Lady in Lady and the Tramp 2, as well as Thumbelina in the 1994 cartoon and many other characters . They decided to honor the actress’ contribution and in the new adaptation of The Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey, Jodie was invited to one of the episodic roles.

The actress was a huge Disney fan, so after reading about the casting call in the newspaper, she immediately decided to audition. Luck smiled on her – it was she who voiced the heroine in the cult film “Beauty and the Beast” in 1991. An interesting fact: when Paige voiced Belle, who was 17 years old in the story, the The actress herself was 35. But her voice was so appropriate that the actress voiced Belle over the years in other animated projects.

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