The Princess and The Frog (2009) was the first Disney animated movie to feature an African-American princess and the story is loosely based on the German folk tale The Frog Prince as collected by the Brothers Grimm.

The lead character, Tiana, was based on Anika Noni Rose, the actress who lent her voice to the princess. When Rose first saw a video of Tiana’s design, this was her reaction, “I had no idea that Tiana was going to look as much like me as she did and I was mind blown. I had no words."