- Female protagonists in Disney animated films
Several Disney animated films include female
hero es andvillain s. Notable among them:*"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (released
December 21 ,1937 ). FeaturingSnow White along with her stepmother and mainantagonist , theWitch Queen.
*"Cinderella" (releasedFebruary 15 ,1950 ). FeaturingCinderella and her stepmother and main antagonist,Lady Tremaine .
*"Alice in Wonderland" (releasedJuly 26 ,1951 ). Featuring Alice and The Queen of Hearts.
*"Peter Pan" (releasedFebruary 5 ,1953 ). FeaturingWendy Darling and thepixie Tinker Bell .
*"Lady and the Tramp " (releasedJune 16 ,1955 ). Featuring Lady, a femaleCocker Spaniel , and human antagonist Aunt Sarah.
*"Sleeping Beauty" (releasedJanuary 29 ,1959 ). Featuring Princess Aurora, the three good fairies, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, and the witchMaleficent .
*"One Hundred and One Dalmatians " (releasedJanuary 25 ,1961 ). Featuring Perdita, a female dalmatian and the villainCruella De Vil .
*"The Aristocats " (releasedDecember 11 ,1970 ). Featuring the femalearistocrat iccat s Duchess and Marie.
*"Robin Hood" (releasedNovember 8 ,1973 ). FeaturingMaid Marian the vixen and Lady Kluck thechicken .
*"The Rescuers " (releasedJune 22 ,1977 ). FeaturingMiss Bianca , a Hungarianmouse , Penny, a victim ofkidnapping , andMadame Medusa , herkidnapper and main villain.
*" The Black Cauldron" (releasedJuly 24 ,1985 ). FeaturingPrincess Eilonwy , daughter of Angharad and granddaughter of Regat.
*"Who Framed Roger Rabbit " (releasedJune 21 ,1988 ), a partially animated film featuringJessica Rabbit .
*" The Little Mermaid" (releasedNovember 15 ,1989 ). Featuring Ariel and the villain Ursula theSea Witch.
*"The Rescuers Down Under " (releasedNovember 16 ,1990 ).Sequel to "The Rescuers", again featuring Bianca.
*"Beauty and the Beast" (releasedNovember 22 ,1991 ). Featuring main protagonist Belle and servant Mrs. Potts.
*"Aladdin" (releasedNovember 11 ,1992 ). FeaturingPrincess Jasmine .
*"Pocahontas" (releasedJune 15 ,1995 ). Featuring Pocahontas.
*"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (releasedJune 21 ,1996 ). FeaturingEsmeralda the gypsy girl.
*"Hercules" (releasedJune 27 ,1997 ). Featuring Megara andHera .
*"Mulan " (releasedJune 5 ,1998 ). FeaturingFa Mulan with her family, Fa Li and Grandmother Fa.
*"Tarzan" (releasedJune 18 ,1999 ). Featuring Jane Porter andgorillas Kala andTerk .
*"" (releasedJune 3 ,2001 ). Featuring Princess Kidagakash "Kida" Nedakh ofAtlantis along with adventurers Audrey Rocio Ramirez, Wilhelmina Bertha Packard, and co-antagonist Helga Katrina Sinclair.
*"Lilo & Stitch " (releasedJune 16 ,2002 ). Featuring the Pelekai sisters: Lilo and Nani.
*"Treasure Planet " (releasedNovember 27 ,2002 ). Featuring Sarah Hawkins and Captain Amelia.
*"Home on the Range" (releasedApril 2 ,2004 ). Arguably the first Disney animated film to feature three female main characters, thedairy cow s Mrs Caloway, Grace, and Maggie.
*"Chicken Little" (November 4 ,2005 .) FeaturingAbby Mallard .
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