7 Actresses That Brought Disney Princesses To Life

Disney has been recently remaking most of their classic movies as live-action remakes. On the one hand, this has to do with intellectual property rights which would be up for grabs if they don’t make these movies within a certain amount of time, but on the other hand, it’s also because as Mr. Dylan said “the times they are a-changin’” and the world of cinema has fully embraced live-action, CGI filled movies.

With the abundance of new Disney movies released in recent years, let’s take a look at some of the actresses that made the iconic Disney princesses come to life.

Lily James

Lily James had the honor to play the role of Cinderella in one of the first live-action remakes we saw from Disney. The actress’s charming demeanor perfectly matched the character of Cinderella. The role was initially offered to Emma Watson, but she preferred playing Belle instead.

Elle Fanning

While Maleficent wasn’t exactly a movie where the princess took center stage, Elle Fanning had no problems playing princess Aurora next to Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent. Many other actresses would probably not have done so well!

Liu Yifei

While Mulan isn’t the most typical princess, Liu Yifei does a great job as the character. The actress does nearly all the stunt work in the movie herself, which adds a lot to the realism of the movie. If you’re going to play a warrior princess, you might as well become one, right?