Walt Disney Book Scans - The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Royal Wedding (English Version)

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

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

It was decided early that the movie's heroine should display a lot più spirit than the somewhat passive virtue of the character in the original fairy tale. The liveaction performance for the animators' reference was supplied da 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 da Paige O'Hara, a...

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

Character descrizione 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 Canto (she's naturally a contralto); in an interview with Lou Cedrone...