The Princess and the Frog facts for kids

The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated romantic musical fantasy comedy-drama movie. It was produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 49th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The movie is loosely based on the novel The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker. That novel is in turn based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, "The Frog Prince". The takes place in 1920s New Orleans, Louisiana. The story is of a hardworking waitress named Tiana who dreams of owning her own restaurant. After kissing a prince who has been turned into a frog by an evil witch doctor, Tiana becomes a frog herself. She must find a way to turn back into a human.

The movie was in movie theaters in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009. It went to more theaters on December 11, 2009.

Cast and characters

• Anika Noni Rose as Tiana/"Tia", a 19 year old waitress who wants to be a chef/restaurateur.
  • Elizabeth Dampier voices Tiana as a child.
• Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen, the 20-year-old prince of Maldonia.
• Michael-Leon Wooley as Louis, a friendly, trumpet-playing alligator whose dream is to become human
• Jim Cummings as Ray, a Cajun firefly
• Keith David as Doctor Facilier, called "The Shadow Man", a voodoo witch doctor
• Jennifer Cody as Charlotte "Lottie" La Bouff, Tiana's best friend since childhood
  • Breanna Brooks voices Charlotte as a child.
• Jenifer Lewis as Mama Odie, a blind voodoo priestess who is the movie's Fairy Godmother
• Peter Bartlett as Lawrence, Prince Naveen's valet
• John Goodman as Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, a wealthy Southern sugar mill owner
• Oprah Winfrey as Eudora, Tiana's mother.
• Abigail Kubeka as Tiffany, as the witch.
• Terrence Howard as James, Tiana's father

Release dates

Country	Premiere
Chile	3 December 2009
Venezuela	4 December 2009
Austria	10 December 2009
Switzerland	10 December 2009 (German speaking region)
Germany	10 December 2009
Lebanon	10 December 2009
Malaysia	10 December 2009
Singapore	10 December 2009
Brazil	11 December 2009
Canada	11 December 2009
Ghana	11 December 2009
Mexico	11 December 2009
United States	11 December 2009
China	12 December 2009
Italy	18 December 2009
United Arab Emirates	24 December 2009
Hungary	24 December 2009
Kuwait	24 December 2009
Peru	24 December 2009
Bulgaria	25 December 2009
Colombia	25 December 2009
Ecuador	25 December 2009
Panama	25 December 2009
Czech Republic	26 December 2009
Iceland	26 December 2009
Egypt	30 December 2009
Kazakhstan	31 December 2009
New Zealand	31 December 2009
Australia	1 January 2010
Bolivia	1 January 2010
Latvia	1 January 2010
Russia	1 January 2010
Indonesia	6 January 2010
Argentina	7 January 2010
Ukraine	7 January 2010
Uruguay	8 January 2010
Vietnam	8 January 2010
Poland	15 January 2010
Croatia	21 January 2010
South Korea	21 January 2010
Syria	21 January 2010
Estonia	22 January 2010
Turkey	22 January 2010
Switzerland	27 January 2010 (French speaking region)
France	27 January 2010
Serbia	28 January 2010
Slovenia	28 January 2010
Lithuania	29 January 2010
South Africa	29 January 2010
Belgium	3 February 2010
Netherlands	3 February 2010
Philippines	3 February 2010
Portugal	4 February 2010
Spain	5 February 2010
United Kingdom	5 February 2010
Ireland	5 February 2010
Sweden	5 February 2010
Denmark	11 February 2010
Greece	11 February 2010
Hong Kong	11 February 2010
Romania	12 February 2010
Taiwan	12 February 2010
Slovakia	18 February 2010
Finland	19 February 2010
Norway	19 February 2010
Israel	25 February 2010
India	26 February 2010
Japan	6 March 2010
Kenya	26 March 2010
Thailand	8 April 2010

Awards and nominations

Images for kids

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  Dr. Facilier being performed by a cast member at Disneyland

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  Anika Noni Rose voiced Tiana.

See also

In Spanish: The Princess and the Frog para niños