If Old Hollywood Actresses Played Disney Heroines
This is just something I did for fun; matching up Old Hollywood actresses with Disney princesses. I used both looks and personality for this and please keep in mind, Old Hollywood wasn’t big on diversity, but I did my best.
Rita Hayworth as Ariel: both are fun and flirty redheads.
Lana Turner as Aurora: both stunning blondes who made men weak at the knees.
Audrey Hepburn as Belle: both were more than just a pretty face.
Grace Kelly as Cinderella: both gorgeous blondes who worked hard and became princesses.
Gene Tierney as Jasmine: both with exotic looks and a smoldering presence.
Simone Simon as Snow White: both dark-haired women with a sweet fragility to them.
Hedy Lamarr as Pocahontas: both beautiful but stoic, with strength and mystery.
Judy Garland as Wendy: both were “not a girl, not yet a woman”.
Elizabeth Taylor as Esmeralda: both considered to be sexy and alluring with fun reputations.
Anna May Wong as Mulan: both hard working and stereotype-breaking.
Shirley Temple as Alice: both sweet and childlike.
Vivian Leigh as Jane: both pretty ladies with reputations for being pretentious but lovable.
Veronica Lake as Tinkerbell: both lovely blondes who know how to use sex appeal.
Dorothy Dandridge as Tiana: both ladies who worked hard to fight stereotypes and accomplish their dreams.
Marilyn Monroe as Charlotte: both voluptuous blondes with big hearts who knew how to have fun.
Lauren Bacall as Megara: both raspy-voiced vixens who knew the value of independence.
Katherine Hepburn as Rapunzel: both adventurous and out-spoken ladies.
Maureen O’Hara as Merida: both fiery redheads who made their own path.
Lena Horne as Kida both feisty women who stood strong for a good cause.
Lucille Ball as Jessie; both funny redheads who steal the show.
Very good choices. Especially Rita Hayworth as Ariel.
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Fantastically creative stuff!
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What fun! Wonderful choices. Not only are the choices perfect, you found perfect photos to go with them. Great stuff.
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Wow, good pairings!
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I love this! Especially Audrey as Belle, so perfect. The lack of diversity is a shame but that’s not your fault obviously. The only one I would change is instead of Gene as Jasmine, maybe Merle Oberon? Great list though.
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Oooh good idea, wish I’d thought of it!
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Rita Hayworth as Ariel is perfect: the best choice of the list.
Also Audrey as Belle, but for Belle also Ava Gardner or Vivien Leigh.
Maureen O’Hara is too beautiful for Merida. I disagree with this choice.
Marilyn Monroe as Charlotte is a wrong choice: I think Marilyn is better as Cinderella or as TinkerBell: both are supposed to be inspired by her, but isn’t true. Also Marilyn’s life is a Cinderella-type story, more than Grace Kelly. For this reason I think Marilyn could be a fantastic Cinderella more than Grace.
For Tiana, Dorothy Dandridge is a great choice. I think also Josephine Baker could be a great Tiana.
Lana Turner as Aurora is ok, but also swiss-american actress ex Bond-girl Ursula Andress could be a wonderful Aurora. Aurora and Ursula have the same look.
Katherine Hepburn is too redhead for Rapunzel. I would change is instead of Katherine as Rapunzel, maybe Sandra Dee or Gloria Stuart?
Why white chicks as Jasmine and Pocahontas?
The others are ok.
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Thank you for reading and I’ll say that I didn’t match these up based on looks alone, I considered personality just as much.
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If Old Hollywood Actresses played Disney Heroines
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