

The Disney version of the character was based on the French version of the tale by Charles Perrault, written in 1634 in Histoires ou Contes du Temps Passé. In the two sequels, she was voiced by Jennifer Hale. In the original film, she is voiced by the late Ilene Woods. She marries the Prince and waves to her animal friends as the coach rides off.Cinderella is a character and is the main protagonist from The Walt Disney Company's twelfth animated film Cinderella (1950) and its two sequels. Cinderella reveals that she has the other one. The mice and her other animal friends help Cinderella escape and she hurries downstairs to try on the glass slipper, but it breaks before she can try it on. Lady Tremaine learns that Cinderella is the woman whom the prince seeks, and the evil woman locks the young girl up so she won't have the opportunity to try on the slipper. The next day, the prince announces he will marry the woman who fits in the glass slipper.

As the clock strikes 12, she hurries back before the spell breaks, and in her haste leaves her glass slipper behind. At the ball, Cinderella dances with Prince Charming and they immediately fall in love with each other. However, her godmother warns her that the spell will be broken at midnight.

Her Fairy Godmother appears to make things right so she can go to the ball. Cinderella prepares to go to the ball with a dress her mice friends made for her, but her stepsisters destroy the dress and Cinderella runs out into the garden crying. An invitation to the ball arrives, and Lady Tremaine and her daughters are thrilled. She prepares breakfast for the animals and then for her family, and then begins her regular chores. Her friends are the birds and the mice, including Gus and Jaq. Ĭinderella is a slave in her own home, serving her evil stepmother and two stepsisters. understood the necessity for this approach and in retrospect acknowledged that Disney had handled things with considerable subtlety. The animators did not like this way of working, feeling it detracted from their ability to create character. And she is the leader of the Disney Princesses.Īccording to Christopher Finch, author of The Art of Walt Disney: “ĭisney insisted that all scenes involving human characters should be shot first in live-action to determine that they would work before the expensive business of animation was permitted to start. She later did the same kind of work for the characters of Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and Anita Radcliff in 101 Dalmatians. Actress Helene Stanley performed the live-action reference for Cinderella. DevelopmentĪs done with other Disney films, Walt Disney hired an actress to perform live-action as a reference for the animation process. She also wears pink and yellow gowns in her second film. Also important to her wardrobe are the iconic glass slippers. WardrobeĪlthough Cinderella is seen in many outfits throughout the three films in which she appears (such as the servant dress, the dress her animal friends help make for the ball, and her wedding dress), she is characteristically seen in the pale blue gown she wears to the ball to meet Prince Charming.

In this film she's seen in a very powering role and finally learns that if you want a dream to come true, you have to help make it come true. In Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, her determination is put to the test as she goes through all odds to prove to her Prince that she's his true love. She is presented in the film as a sympathetic heroine well-meaning, hard-working, and positive. Ĭinderella is strong-willed and determined when the invitation to the royal ball arrives, she does everything she can to persuade her stepmother that she has every right to attend. However, her Fairy Godmother appears and restores hope. When her evil stepsisters and stepmother prevent her from going to the ball, she is heartbroken and alone. She is faithful to the idea that someday her wishes of happiness will come true. Although she is abused and humiliated, she maintains hope through her dreams. Cinderella is initially made a servant in her home and is constantly derided by her evil stepmother Lady Tremaine and two stepsisters.
