Princesses Behind the Scenes: What the Actresses Who Voiced Belle, The Little Mermaid and Cinderella Stars 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 fame in Hollywood, but her mother was sure that her daughter should become a star. So, the girl first got into local radio, and then began to perform concerts with the orchestra. At the casting for the voice of Cinderella in the animated film, released in 1950, Walt Disney himself chose the sweet-voiced actress from 400 applicants. And then he admitted that Woods’ Cinderella was his favorite female character. The actress died in 2010 in a nursing 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 animated film and many other characters. They decided to appreciate the contribution of the actress, 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 big fan of Disney, so after reading about the casting 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. Interesting fact: when Paige voiced Belle, who was 17 years old in the story, the actress herself was 35. But her voice was so suitable that the actress voiced Belle in other animated projects over the years.

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