In the original fairy tale, Belle has two selfish sisters who have their own love interests, all of whom Woolverton omitted to focus on Belle's dynamic with Gaston.
Beauty and the Beast rely on magic and fantasies to come across a great ending. Belle out of her two sisters and her brother, she was the one that worked the hardest. She cared about her father very much and as always on the lookout for him.
Unlike her older sisters Celeste and April, whose names suit them perfectly, Belle knows that she is not beautiful. She begs to be called by her given name, Annabelle—or even Anna for short—but to no avail.
Clarice is a character that was deleted from the final film version of Beauty and the Beast. She was Belle's younger sister. She was cut because Linda Woolverton, after rewriting the film from scratch at Katzenberg's order, wanted to place more emphasis on Belle's loneliness.
Of all the girls, Beauty is the most pure and genuine hearted, with her two sisters being more selfish and cruel in their manner.
In the original fairy tale, Belle has two selfish sisters who have their own love interests, all of whom Woolverton omitted to focus on Belle's dynamic with Gaston.
For starters, Belle isn't the only child of an eccentric inventor. In fact, she's the youngest of six children (three boys and three girls) – and her dad is a wealthy, albeit still widowed, merchant.
Belle from Beauty and the Beast is the grandmother of Jane Porter from Tarzan. Disney movies are known for their Easter eggs and one of them confirms that Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Jane Porter from Tarzan are related.
Jolie (pronounced: "Sho-lee") is Belle and Adam's daughter.
In 1884 Belle Gunness married Mads Albert Sorenson. Belle's penchant for murder and insurance fraud started shortly after her marriage. Together the couple opened a confectionary store and had four children — Caroline, Axel, Myrtle, and Lucy. They also had a foster child named Jennie Olsen.
Most Disney princesses do not have last names. Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora all take their prince's last name when they marry. Mulan, Pocahontas, and Tiana keep their own last names. Belle, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Merida, Anna, and Elsa all currently do not have last names.
Contrary to what you might think, “Belle” does not mean “Beauty” in French, which would be in keeping with her inspirational namesake, but instead means “beautiful.” (The French word for “beauty” is “beauté.”) In the original tale, her full name was “La belle enfant” (“The Beautiful Child”).
The original Beauty of Beauty and the Beast did suffer from Stockholm syndrome. She developed feelings for the Beast under duress, alone and unsupported, rather than through genuine connection. However, as the story has been altered for modern audiences, elements of Stockholm syndrome have all but vanished.
Frozen's Elsa and Anna are Rapunzel's cousins
Continuing the family theme, Rapunzel and Eugene are very clearly seen arriving at Elsa's coronation in Frozen.
Despite what Disney fans may believe, Tarzan is not related to "Frozen" characters Anna and Elsa. "Can I put one rumor to rest that is my fault? Tarzan's parents are not Anna and Elsa's parents," said codirector Chris Buck during a 20th anniversary panel for "Tarzan" to a lot of applause from the crowd.
Belle appears in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Descendants, where she serves as the mother of the major character, Ben, and the ruler of an idyllic kingdom in the present day, inhabited by various iconic Disney characters and their children. She and the Human Beast serve as the parents of the major character, Ben.
Echoing Snow and Charming giving up baby Emma for her to have her “best chance” all those years before, Belle gave up her son. She gave the baby, named Gideon, to the Blue Fairy. She asked Blue to take the child somewhere far away until the Rumple situation could be handled.
Lonnie is a character in the movie, Descendants, played by Dianne Doan. She is the daughter of Fa Mulan and Li Shang From Disney's Mulan who enjoys martial arts and hip-hop dancing.
Belle – Beauty And The Beast
The fifth Disney princess, Belle is my favorite Disney princess of all and when the movie came out in 1991, I had to see it over and over!
Beauty and the Beast
Belle is thought to be around the age of 17 in the film, with Prince Adam as the Beast being 21-years-old.
Which leads us to the book's most shocking twist: Beauty and the Beast are first cousins. Beauty is revealed to be the secret daughter of the King of the Fortunate Island, who is the brother of the Queen, the prince's widowed mother.