Top 10 Actresses Who Inspired the Look of a Disney Princess

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We knew they looked familiar! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for stars whose likenesses were used as inspiration for a Disney princesses’ appearance. Our countdown includes actresses Nathalie Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Grace Kelly and more! Which actress inspired your favorite Disney princess? Let us know in the comments below.
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@MsMojo 15 күн бұрын

Which actress inspired your favorite Disney princess? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 30 Unscripted Animated Moments That Were Left in the Movie: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z716oKp9u6yxho0.htmlsi=kNh4--YxKsQMF_D1

@user-lv5zz7wv6l 16 күн бұрын

It’s cool how some of the voice actresses inspired the characters aswell

@vanessastegall 16 күн бұрын

Mandy Moore as Rapuzel in Tangled.

@MilasMixMedia 15 күн бұрын

Did you know that Belle was also inspired by Judy Garland and also her look was inspired from the Wizard of Oz with her blue dress and everything, you can kind of see it.

@trinaq 16 күн бұрын

It actually makes sense that Alyssa Miliano was the inspiration behind Ariel, but it makes sense, considering her facial expressions and mannerisms.

@harrysgirl101 16 күн бұрын

Grace Kelly really was a stunning lady. Like ...wow.

@chiara1194 16 күн бұрын

I grew up two miles from Jamestown and had the pleasure of meeting Irene Bedard when she filmed “The Making of Pocahontas”! I was ten at the time but I still remember that she was so sweet, classy, beautiful and talented! ❤️

@MsMojo 15 күн бұрын

That's amazing!

@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety 16 күн бұрын

I hope Disney stops with the live action remakes. Stick to animation, it's so much better!

@dreamguardian8320 16 күн бұрын

Agreed, especially 2D hand-drawn animation. Which in my opinion, is the true magic of Disney.

@denisem8356 16 күн бұрын

Me too!!I have not seen one that lives up to the cartoon. I think it’s such a cop out. with the money they’re making, and the people they have, it’s a shame they don’t put faith into originality.

@kimyoonmisurnamefirst7061 16 күн бұрын

For them, it's a way to keep the copyright relevant in the marketplace, and thus they can capitalize on the characters, etc.

@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety 16 күн бұрын

@kimyoonmisurnamefirst7061 They couldn't just pay to expand the trademark, like they did before?

@OpticalSorcerer 16 күн бұрын

Disney does it because their original live-action films aren't usually successful (not counting acquired companies). I'd recommend they do PG-13 original musicals. That way it's new content, but still Disney.

@julieporter7805 14 күн бұрын

Jessica Rabbit was reportedly a "Frankenstein's Monster" of Old Hollywood actresses like Betty Grable's legs, Mae West's breasts, Marilyn Monroe's torso, Bette Davis's eyes, Joan Crawford's lips and eyebrows, Veronica Lake's hair style and onscreen persona, Rita Hayworth's hair color, Lauren Bacall's speaking voice, and Judy Garland's singing voice.

@denisefreitas6727 16 күн бұрын

Audrey and Aurora are so perfect! 💖💖

@corymiller536 16 күн бұрын

Jasmine looks absolutely nothing like Jennifer Connelly, both beautiful but totally different

@JoyP-rw5bc 12 күн бұрын

She looked more like Esmeralda from the hunchback

@selina5598 9 күн бұрын

Trust them to choose a white woman as inspiration for a non white princess

@KylertheDisneyandUniversalFan 16 күн бұрын

Aurora is on the top of the list. She is my favorite princess because of her very kindness.

@lucaspottier6397 16 күн бұрын

she is mine tooo, she begins to have more recognition these days

@GoGoSachiko 10 күн бұрын

She’s mine too! I admire her quiet grace. And it was her voice that made Phillip come find her, plus he never said “woah, you’re so pretty, marry me!” 🤣

@lucaspottier6397 10 күн бұрын

@@GoGoSachiko i love Prince Philip too, so handsome and brave, but also funny and seductive 😍

@user-ix1rp9ff3p 16 күн бұрын

even Grace Kelly's bridal gown was a later inspiration to Kate's bridal gown also didn't know the Netflix!Avatar's Pocahontas connection

@peterjohnson1091 16 күн бұрын

Audrey Hepburn became a British citcitizen but was born and brought up in Belgium.

@ELFey4ever 14 күн бұрын

@peterjohnson1091, and don't forget she lived in The Netherlands 1940-1945, during which time she even worked for the Dutch Resistance. Her mother was Dutch, and she spoke the languange beautifully, with a perfect, regal pronunciation.

@evelynverdejo6926 16 күн бұрын

Isn’t it a coincidence that Jennifer Connely was an inspiration for the look of Jasmine? At the same time, Tom Cruise was the inspiration for Aladdin, and they both would costar together in Top Gun: Maverick 30 years later. 😮

@erindurkin4441 16 күн бұрын

Did you see Sherri Stoner who was the model for Ariel? She's the voice of Slappy Squirrel in Animaniacs!

@aidanhever3369 16 күн бұрын

Slappy Squirrel: Ehhh, enough with the singing already !

@snittykitty1 16 күн бұрын

And one of the main Animaniacs writers, love her!

@mwv1217 16 күн бұрын

The animators noticed that the voice actress for mulan touched her hair a lot so they put that in there

@olvialee7221 16 күн бұрын

I loved DreamGirls as a kid. I was over the moon that Anika Noni Rose voiced and inspired Tiana

@gabrielasaldivia7923 16 күн бұрын

Paige O'Hara's physicality also was an inspiration for Belle...

@authoramandadewees8289 16 күн бұрын

Including her mannerism of brushing stray locks of hair out of her eyes.

@chloedeichtmann8837 16 күн бұрын

Very interesting , Thank you ! Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood and Audrey Hepburn :-)

@denisem8356 16 күн бұрын

The girl who speaks and sings for Moana looks exactly like her! I thought that was gonna be number one!

@UCONN_HUSKIES 16 күн бұрын

They did outstanding 🤩

@chelseacanales8763 16 күн бұрын

Ironically enough in the tv show Charmed, Alyssa was dressed up as a mermaid

@joshuatewolde1837 16 күн бұрын

I always like Grace Kelly’s Inspiration for Cinderella’s midnight, Alyssa Milano’s Inspiration for Ariel’s Pink Gown & Mermaid Form because they are ALWAYS the Iconic looks in NOT only the Disney World, but in the generation of Fairytales EVERYWHERE!!

@bighand1530 16 күн бұрын

Kathryn Beaumont as Alice comes to mind. Even though she isn’t a princess.

@dreamguardian8320 16 күн бұрын

They even had Alice be one of the princesses of heart in Kingdom Hearts, even though she was not a real princess.

@bexlynz9927 16 күн бұрын

Love that game I reckon Kairi should be classed as a princess IMO😂

@MrGabeanator 16 күн бұрын

true

@saraierace1643 16 күн бұрын

I did not know about Natalie Wood bring the inspiration for Belle in beauty and the beast, beauty and the beast is my all time favourite Disney animated movie!

@justineves3588 16 күн бұрын

Very very great epic list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever 😊❤

@jontaedouglas7244 16 күн бұрын

Tiana really brings tears to my eyes 🥹🥹 a black Disney princess. I didn’t even know she’s the only princess with her own business

@cassier79 15 күн бұрын

Incredible!❤

@GamerFunOriginallyAarush 16 күн бұрын

That’s awesome!

@tylerhaggerty4805 16 күн бұрын

I knew they were doing this for a long time, but had no idea it dated as far back as their first feature!

@tammylynnbeatricedoyle4500 13 күн бұрын

Great list👏 Ariel is my favorite princess 👸 💕 I had no idea about the inspiration for the character. Very interesting 👌

@scarahtl2731 14 күн бұрын

This is very interesting!

@olvialee7221 16 күн бұрын

One, I haven’t seen that movie in a long time and second, I had no idea she inspired Merida. My mind is blown away

@cincyspinqueen2066 15 күн бұрын

Auora has always been my favorite Disney princess. I never knew she was modeled after Audrey Hepburn. Years ago, I watched a special by Disney, which specifically went to the development of Auora. Mary Costa was the speaking and singing voice of Auora. Walt Disney had a specific young lady to model Auora from. He eventually found Mary Costa. She looks just like Auora! The animations used her movement and facial expressions in creating Auora. Mary Costa spoke about owing her entire career in opera to Walt Disney. I can see a little of Audrey Hepburn in Auora. I see her natural kindness in the princess. I am surprised Audrey was never mentioned in the video.

@mutantx2372 16 күн бұрын

I miss Disney's movie surfers.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

7:50 And also the prince from the movie. Li Shang. Played by B.D. Wong. And played Henry Wu In Jurassic Park and Jurassic World.

@adriangarcia543 16 күн бұрын

Good list

@kamsismith 16 күн бұрын

I didn't know these princesses’ design were based on classic Hollywood actresses except for Pocahontas whose design was based on Naomi Campbell without knowing the voice actress was also the inspiration for the character. I remember that Aladdin’s design was based on Tom Cruise. I would love a list similar to this with anime characters with Asper Lynx’s design being based on River Phoenix.

@polishalastor142 16 күн бұрын

Pocahontas was Real person

@kamsismith 16 күн бұрын

@@polishalastor142I know that. I'm saying that Pocahontas’ design was based on a mixture of Naomi Campbell, other 90s supermodels, and the voice actress for Pocahontas.

@trinaq 16 күн бұрын

Ah, I never knew that Aladdin was based on Tom Cruise, but it makes sense if you recall his 80's teen comedies, namely "All the Right Moves", or "Risky Business."

@kamsismith 16 күн бұрын

@@trinaqI had no idea that Jennifer Connelly was the inspiration for Jasmine. I initially thought that her design was based on a famous Middle Eastern actress. I was surprised that Natalie Wood, Jean Harlow, Grace Kelly, and Audrey Hepburn were the inspiration for half of these princesses. I'm surprised no one made one based on Marilyn Monroe or Rita Hayworth.

@BroadwayBabyyy744 16 күн бұрын

Top Disney Movies based on books....I know I know it's majority of them but a top 10 list would be a good history lesson

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

Aladdin. The character himself happens to be the prince from the story, 1001 Arabian nights. And there were other 1001 Arabian nights movies right before that.

@aidanhever3369 16 күн бұрын

That's funny, I also heard that Tinker Bell was also based on Marilyn Monroe, even though she wasn't that famous at the time.

@helgageraldine513 15 күн бұрын

Ming Na Wen also looked like the character she voiced in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

@emiliobello2538 16 күн бұрын

Wonderful

@samuelcollantes1175 16 күн бұрын

Madelline Wood for Belle. Happy sunday morning Emily. Take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well.

@kamsismith 16 күн бұрын

They said Natalie Wood.

@samuelcollantes1175 16 күн бұрын

@@kamsismith Oh, sorry, my bad, but still, i like her.

@rebeccag8589 11 күн бұрын

As much as I love Jean Harlow, the features you're describing applied to basically every actress in the 1930s. The actress and dancer Marge Champion inspired Snow White. She even sometimes served as a live action reference :)

@stephaniecowans3646 16 күн бұрын

Hold on. . . Marge Champion (of dancing/acting duo Gower and Marge Champion) was the live action model for Princess Aurora. I saw a side by side of Marge dancing during the sequence of Aurora/Briar Rose dancing with the prince in the woods when he met her.

@lisawells5781 16 күн бұрын

Don't forget Sarah Silverman as the inspiration for Vanellope von Schweetz! Iconic performance, and the animation was totally inspired by her look and mannerisms!

@unfurlinglotusflower6939 16 күн бұрын

This list is for the princesses. She doesn’t classify as one.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

7:21 Ming-Na Wen Was also an Actress in Agents of Shield. And the TV show would Happen to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

2:54 And I it also all began in 1923. And with Oswald the lucky Rabbit in 1927. And in 1928, the Steamboat Willie. Which would happen to be Mickey Mouse’s First appearance. And the silly Symphonies. Featuring when Walt Disney animated all those Fairytales.

@kathk94 16 күн бұрын

audrey hepburn also grew up in dutch nobility. Her mom was a baroness & grandfather a baron in the netherlands.

@Animeguy300 16 күн бұрын

I love Disney

@selina5598 9 күн бұрын

Kathryn Beaumont also played Wendy as well as Alice

@morningstar4867 9 күн бұрын

Aurora looks like more of Elizabeth Taylor

@MrGabeanator 16 күн бұрын

this proves Disney animation is art and these animators are masters at what they do

@HPFangirl71 10 күн бұрын

My fave princess is Aurora. But Cinderella is also one of my faves.

@jasonbean2764 16 күн бұрын

If only they could have seen the way my Lucretia moved at age 19. She was the definition of grace.:)

@GoGoSachiko 10 күн бұрын

🧡🧡 no idea Aurora was modeled after Audrey Hepburn 😍

@stanserilla9077 4 күн бұрын

Mandy Moore! The hair of Rapunzel at the ending

@marcoantonioguerra4402 8 күн бұрын

I just love your vdeos. This time I would like to add sometihng about Snow White .I think she resembles a lot Deanna Durbin in Three Smart Girls and mainly in One Hundred Man and a Girl., wnen she sings It´s raining sunbeens impossoble not thinking of Snow White. And this incnludes the ribbon.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

8:39 Robert Wise’s West Side Story. And it was a movie that won Best Picture. And 4 years later, Another one of his films won best picture. The sound of music. With Christopher Plummer And Julie Andrews who played Mary Poppins. And there’s also Steven Spielberg’s West side story. Which could also be a sequel to Robert Wise’s West side story. And Steven Spielberg’s West side story also has Corey Stoll And Ariana DeBose. Who played Asha in Wish. And would happen to be a Disney Princess.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

9:45 Kiss the Girl. And Sebastian assembled some background music.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

Samuel E. Wright (1946-2021)

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

9:30 Jodi Benson. Also an Actress in The Pirates of Dark Water. And also a Dreamworks Actress. Asenath from Joseph, King of Dreams.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

And there’s also The Halle Bailey version from 2023.

@jons.6216 16 күн бұрын

I always felt the original Snow White had the mannerisms and slight voice resemblance to a younger Bette Davis!

@christianealshut1123 16 күн бұрын

I always thought the model for Snow White was a girl named Marjerie Belcher, later to be known as dancer Marhe Champion...

@suebob16 16 күн бұрын

Jean Harlow may have been one of the inspirations for Snow White's look, but Marge Champion was actually brought in to be the model for Snow White's movements and dancing.

@moviemelody2210 15 күн бұрын

*Fun fact:* Paige O’Hara’s (voice of Belle) hair keep falling in her face while she was recording her lines so much that they added it to Belle’s mannerisms

@TradMommy 12 күн бұрын

Pocahontas is my fave along w Merida. They both represent my actual heritage! Both are brave, beautiful & Pocahontas was ONLY Disney Princess based on actual historical Princess:)

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

3:36 Jean Harlow Definitely died too soon. On 1937. The same year When Walt Disney’s Snow White and the 7 Dwarves released.

@CanadianMonarchist 11 күн бұрын

Disney’s Cinderella was released five years before To Catch A Thief.

@cynthiabreneman7061 14 күн бұрын

@MissMojo - out of curiosity, do you know who may have inspired their counterparts? I would like to know the inspiration of Maleficent ... hehe

@OpticalSorcerer 16 күн бұрын

Definitely hope a future Native American princess is inspired by Ashley Callingbull, Quannah Chasinghorse, and Kiawentiio.

@SupremeLadyofDarkness28 11 күн бұрын

Audrey Hepburn: NOW I know why Sleeping Beauty looked so familiar when I was younger.

@brokenbridge6316 16 күн бұрын

Will we see a part 2 of this list?

@TheSpiciestGinger 15 күн бұрын

The Ariel one and then Jasmin one made no sense for me 😂I can't see any resemblance at allllll

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

11:28 And Sleeping Beauty is also a Fairytale.

@586bomin 11 күн бұрын

About Cinderella/Grace Kelly theory, Cinderella gown is silver not blue ( despite later renditions of it) but Kelly was the perfect to based Cinderella off . I don't agree with the Conelly/ Jasmine parallels they don't look nothing alike. I don't know why Disney didn't make a princess based on Vivian Leigh, that woman was absolutely gorgeous. I'd also like to see a princess based off Selena Gomez or Zendaya

@johnjanssens8998 13 күн бұрын

Ok, now do the evil queens/ witches

@aparnavijayshankar3824 16 күн бұрын

What about the Disney princes, were they inspired by some actors as well??

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

8:22 And there were other Beauty and the Beast movies right before that.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

10:38 And James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937). The author of Peter Pan. Who would be part Sprite and Part God.

@athenstar10 13 күн бұрын

I don't really care about their facial inspiration but Mulan and Jasmine will always be Lea Salonga for me.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

1:32 The first Disney Pixar Princess. And Kelly MacDonald. Who was an actress in a film that won best picture. No Country for old men. And the author: Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023)

@TheTravellingCritic-ke8kh 14 күн бұрын

Actually, Aurora always reminded me more of Lauren Bacall.

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

5:08 And that’s John Smith played by Mel Gibson. And the film could also be Fiction. And it’s an Indigenous film. And speaking of Mel Gibson. An actor in a film that won best picture. BraveHeart. And was also a Dreamworks Actor. He played Rocky in Chicken Run. And I would like to put its sequel in Dreamworks. And I’ve also got a list animated films I would like to put In Dreamworks.

@trszng 13 күн бұрын

How about the villains which actress inspired them

@user-gi8pk9uc7q 16 күн бұрын

That was Irene Bedard as Katara and Sokka's grandmother?

@lucythleader 16 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@gwenniecase2810 16 күн бұрын

Grace Kelly Cinderella

@myragroenewegen5426 14 күн бұрын

It's so striking to me to see this dancer with this fit, strong, but also very pin-up-girl-rounded-looking body that inspired Tinkerbell, and yet it's all her mannerisms in Tinkerbell and none of her actual body. Tinkerbell is slight in every way, with small shoulders and arms, stick-like legs, an impossibly thin waist and not even much bust, as compared with other disney leads. Maybe this is all about what Disney knew people associate with pixies physically, but it feels very opposite to Margret Kerry's strong, grounded, fleshy roundness - even tinkerbell hair and chin has become more pointed. It's to much to ask for the time, but it really hurts to see that body replaced, because it's already an atheletically and asthetically aspirational body, but it couldn't be the immage for this fantasy, apparently. Sadly, one of the better excuses you can also make for this is how often Tinkerbell's body, as this featherlight flying thing in Peter Pan, get flicked, knocked and shoved about, out of the air and into various traps and so on. It's hard not to notice in Peter Pan today.

@parakeet8157 16 күн бұрын

Wow, Natalie Wood inspired "Belle" from "Beauty & the Beast."😢

@MaxL-zj7eh 16 күн бұрын

10:27 Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland released 1 year later.

@RoxanneSilvia-de3dv 14 күн бұрын

Audrey Hepburn was born in Belgium

@anonymouse6703 10 күн бұрын

Lily Cole looks more like a Disney princess than the actual Disney princess.

@betelgeuseredstone9082 13 күн бұрын

Top 10 Actors Who Inspired the Look of a Disney Villain. It doesn't matter who or what inspired Disney Villains.

@heatherschall6470 16 күн бұрын

The one that voiced Mulan was also in one of my favorite shows er

@evepeabody4738 16 күн бұрын

I doubt Grace Kelly inspired Cinderella... she started acting in films/tv the year this movie came out. They had probably started animating it a year or two before and wouldn't have even known who she was.

@selina5598 9 күн бұрын

It's a shame that Aurora barely got a look in on her own film. She hardly existed so we didn't see much of AH in her