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Female protagonists in Disney animated films
Several Disney animated films include female heroes and villains. Notable among them:
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (released December 21, 1937). Featuring Snow White along with her stepmother and main antagonist, the Witch Queen.
- Cinderella (released February 15, 1950). Featuring Cinderella and her stepmother and main antagonist, Lady Tremaine.
- Alice in Wonderland (released July 26, 1951). Featuring Alice and The Queen of Hearts.
- Lady and the Tramp (released June 16, 1955. Featuring Lady, a female Cocker Spaniel.
- Sleeping Beauty (released January 29, 1959). Featuring Princess Aurora the Sleeping Beauty and the witch Maleficent.
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians (released January 25, 1961). Featuring Perdita, a female Dalmatian and the villain Cruella De Vil.
- The Aristocats (released December 11, 1970). Featuring the female aristocratic cats Duchess and Marie.
- The Rescuers (released June 22, 1977). Featuring Bianca, a Hungarian mouse and Penny, a victim of kidnapping.
- The Black Cauldron (released July 24, 1985). Featuring Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad and granddaughter of Regat.
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, (released June 21, 1988), a partially animated film featuring Jessica Rabbit.
- The Little Mermaid (released November 15, 1989). Featuring Ariel the Little Mermaid and her treacherous ally Ursula, the Sea Witch.
- The Rescuers Down Under (released November 16, 1990). Sequel to the Rescuers, again featuring Bianca.
- Beauty and the Beast (released November 22, 1991). Featuring Belle ("the Beauty") and servant Mrs. Potts.
- Pocahontas (released June 15, 1995). Featuring Pocahontas.
- Mulan (released June 5, 1998). Featuring Hua Mulan.
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (released June 3, 2001). Featuring Princess Kidagakash "Kida" Nedakh of Atlantis along with adventurers Helga Katrina Sinclair, Audrey Rocio Ramirez Wilhelmina Bertha Packard.
- Lilo & Stitch (released June 16, 2002). Featuring Lilo and her sister Nani.
- Treasure Planet (released November 27, 2002). Featuring Sarah Hawkins and Captain Amelia.
- Home on the Range (released April 2, 2004). Arguably the first Disney animated film to feature three female main characters, the dairy cows Mrs Calloway, Grace, and Maggie.
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