Prototypes wonderful Disney characters

The external appearance, manners and features Disney characters characters taken from different sources. Some cartoon beauty literally rubbings with actresses, dancers and models. As the real-life look of Snow White, Cinderella and Pocahontas?

Snow White - Marge Champion

The world's first full-length animated film - "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" - has been created with the help of rotoscoping - projector allows animators to trace the images on location. Snow White has become a living model of 14-year-old Marge Champion (nee Belcher), selected from over two hundred contestants. This is an American actress, choreographer and a great dancer, not only was the living embodiment of the girlfriend of seven dwarfs, but also posed for the Blue Fairy in the animated film "Pinocchio".

Cinderella - Helen Stanley

After the absolute triumph of Disney Snow White decided to pursue a full-length animated line with beauties in the lead role. If the "Snow White" and "Pinocchio" animators simply sketched sketches live actors, beginning with "Cinderella" sitters shot on film and then footage of "outlines" models. Therefore, the appearance of Cinderella is almost entirely consistent with its prototype - the actress, and the actress Helene Stanley ballet. Animators noted the incredible grace of Helen - in the words of one of them, "she moved like a princess." Later, Helen gave their way to Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty" and Anita Radcliff in "101 Dalmatians."

Alice - Kathryn Beaumont

In 1951, 13-year-old Briton Katherine Beaumont gave animation Alice his appearance and voice. The actress admits that the role of Alice was the most important in her life. By the way, a few years later Disney called Catherine to pose for the role of Wendy Darling, the heroine of "Peter Pan." After the project, the actress starred in several films, took up singing, but eventually became a teacher of acting.

Fairy Tinkerbell - Margaret Kerry

Initially it was assumed that the prototype will be a fairy Marilyn Monroe, but the choice of a studio still fell on the young actress Margaret Kerry. The fame she received it after work on the image of the fairies in the cartoon in 1953, "Peter Pan", and is still 89-year-old Margaret receives letters from lovers to Tinkerbell boys.

The Little Mermaid Ariel - Alyssa Milano

When you create a "Little Mermaid" artists initially doubted whether they should employ all the live model Ariel. By the time rotoscoping was not used in the studio for 30 years. Ultimately, at the Little Mermaid still appeared naturschitsa. Disney animators sketched appearance of the main character of the cartoon with actress Alyssa Milano, which at the time the cartoon was 16 years old. Later, she was summoned to lead the creation of the film "The Little Mermaid."

Belle - Judy Garland

Spectacular appearance and facial expressions of the heroine of the cartoon "Beauty and the Beast" in 1991 Belle artists literally copied from the actress Judy Garland, star of 50's and the mother of the actress and singer Liza Minnelli. Multipliers do not want to do the heroine too perfect, because this is hard to fall in love with all my heart. A little bit wrong, but at the same time pretty face Judy Bell added a special flair and make it more "real".

Jasmine - Jennifer Connelly

According animator Mark Henn, one day at Disneyland, he saw an incredibly beautiful young visitor with long blue-black hair. Her appearance served as the inspiration for Jasmine image. The second prototype model for the Arab princess became the youngest actress Jennifer Connelly.

Pocahontas - Princess Matoaka

If before the prototypes were actresses Disney beauties, the image of Pocahontas based on a real historical figure: Indian princess named Matoaka tribe pouhatanov. The woman, nicknamed Pocahontas, which translates as "queer" has made an invaluable contribution to the history of America, to reconcile the Indians and settlers. On the life of a girl who died at 22 years old, preserved little information, but its real destiny, of course, far from the Disney fairy tales.

Tiana - Jennifer Hudson

Home cartoon character in 2009, "The Princess and the Frog" Tian became the first black woman in the series of Disney princesses. This Cinderella of modern times are not sweeping floors in the house wicked stepmother, and works as a waitress in New Orleans as long as it marries Prince Naveen. Then she puts on a crown, and with it - the role of a business woman, and opened his own restaurant. Behind the appearance of Tyana worth actress Jennifer Hudson.

Tangled - Taylor Swift

One of the latest brand Walt Disney Pictures has tried 18-year-old crown Rapunzel. Live model for this character served as the princess of pop scene Taylor Swift. The singer not only happily agreed to become the prototype of the bold Goldilocks, but also to participate in this image in a photo shoot of the legendary fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz "Year of a million dreams" (Year of million dreams).