For H.E.R., it was seeing herself represented in a Disney princess, which she now gets to realize for herself and millions of little girls around the world as Belle in Beauty and the Beast ...

Belle wasn't the only Disney princess at odds to protect her family, but she was the first. Her loyalty to her father reflected the way we all felt about our family members, even the especially ...

Belle was the starting point for Disney's new wave of progressive princesses. "She was revolutionary," O'Hara says. "[Belle] was the first princess that was intellectual and loved books.

"I never thought I could be a Disney princess," she said. H.E.R. says it's a "dream come true" to play Belle in the upcoming live-action special "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration." ...

Belle's early look in "Beauty and the Beast" was considered too glamorous to be relatable. In "Disney Princess: Beyond the Tiara," voice actor Paige O'Hara compared early concept art to Angelina ...

Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R has been tapped to play beloved Disney Princess Belle in ABC’s upcoming animated and live-action blended special, Beauty and the Beast ...

Reconciling animated designs in three dimensions has proven tricky for Belle in particular. Every Disney princess in the parks gets periodically refreshed, a concession to the Disney princess ...

If there's one thing everyone knows about Belle from "Beauty and the Beast," it's that the Disney princess was a total bookworm. Therefore, it's not surprising she is simply awestruck when the ...