This Hollywood Starlet Was The Inspiration For Disney's Cinderella, Aurora & Anita - 29Secrets

Despite contributing to three of the most enduring Disney films of all time, actress Helene Stanley never really became a household name. Still, she played a key role during Hollywood’s famed Golden Era and she was, in a way, a real-life Disney princess, serving as the inspiration and live-action model for Cinderella from Cinderella (1950), Aurora from Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Anita Radcliffe from 101 Dalmatians (1961).

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