Rapunzel (Disney)
| Rapunzel | |
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| Tangled character | |
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| First appearance | Tangled (2010) |
| Last appearance | Tangled: The Series (2017) |
| Created by | Glen Keane |
| Voiced by |
Mandy Moore Delaney Rose Stein (young) |
| Information | |
| Title | Princess Rapunzel of Corona |
| Family | King Frederic (father) Queen Arianna (mother) Mother Gothel (foster mother) |
| Spouse(s) | Eugene Fitzherbert |
| Children | Anxelin (Descendants) Ruby (Descendants: Wicked World) |
Rapunzel is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film Tangled and Tangled Ever After. Voiced by American actress and singer Mandy Moore, Rapunzel is a young princess kept unaware of her royal heritage by a vain old woman named Mother Gothel, who raises her in a secluded tower in order to exploit her hair's healing abilities to remain young and beautiful forever.
Created and animated by supervising animator Glen Keane, Rapunzel is loosely based on the title character who appears in the fairy tale of the same name published by The Brothers Grimm. The character was adapted into a less passive heroine for the film. The writers incorporated the quirky personalities of actresses Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman and Amy Poehler into the character.
Critical reception of Rapunzel has been generally positive, with critics complimenting her spirited, lively personality and independence. Chronologically the tenth Disney Princess, Rapunzel was officially inducted into the line-up on October 2, 2011, becoming the franchise's first computer-animated member. Her physical appearance and personality have drawn much comparison between her and preceding Disney Princess Ariel from The Little Mermaid (1989), by whom she was inspired.
Longtime Disney animator Glen Keane first decided to adapt the fairy tale "Rapunzel" by The Brothers Grimm into an animated feature film in 1996. Keane became interested in the idea of directing an animated film based on "Rapunzel" because he was especially intrigued by the concept of a "person that was born with this gift inside of her and it had to come out", which he felt was similar to his experience working as an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Keane eventually resigned from his position as director after suffering a heart attack in 2008, and Nathan Greno and Byron Howard were hired to replace him. However, Keane remained closely involved with the project nonetheless, serving as both the film's executive producer and Rapunzel's supervising animator.
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