Celebrity moms throughout Hollywood are the voices behind some of the most popular characters in animated movies today. So if you’re thinking that tiger sounds like Angelina Jolie or that princess sounds like Kristen Bell, you’re probably right! Here, a round-up of the moms behind your kid’s favorite characters.
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The Celeb Moms Behind Your Favorite Animated Characters
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Maya Rudolph
Animated Characters: Shrek The Third (Rapunzel), The Simpsons (Julia), Big Hero 6 (Cass Hamada), Turbo (Burn)
Best Known Character: As the only female snail in Turbo, Rudolph stole the show.
And since she's set to star as Matilda in the upcoming Angry Birds movie, it's pretty sure she'll steal the show in that one too!
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Idina Menzel
Animated Characters: Frozen (Elsa)
Best Known Character: Frozen is officially the highest grossing animated film of all time, thanks in part to Menzel's icy, but vulnerable portrayal of Queen Elsa. Her performance of "Let It Go" is pure perfection.
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Fergie
Animated Characters: Madagascar Escape 2 Africa (Hippo Girlfriend), The Charlie Brown And Snoopy Show (Lucy and Sally)
Best Known For: It's hard to believe the Black Eyed Pees' leading lady was also the voice of Sally and Lucy in the Peanuts' TV revival, but it's true. Rolling Stone reports that she played Sally, then Lucy, for three years before landing a starring role on Kids Incorporated.
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Salma Hayek
Animated Characters: Puss In Boots (Kitty Softpaws)
Best Known For: It's hard to imagine better casting than that of Hayek to play the love interest and rival to Antonio Banderas in Puss In Boots. Hayek couldn't agree more telling The Huffington Post, "This is one of the best female characters I've played, really! She's an action hero, she is just as good with the sword, she's the best thief, she dances well, and she's an equal." Go girl.
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Kirstin Bell
Animated Characters: The Cleveland Show (Mandy) and Frozen (Anna)
Best Known For: While Bell was known for her lead role on Veronica Mars, she will now forever be known to generations and generations of young girls as Anna, the goofy, food loving Princess in Frozen. Describing the evolution of the character of Anna as "Surprisingly collaborative," Bell says she hopes to reprise her role on Broadway. We hope she does, too!
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Emma Thompson
Animated Characters: Treasure Planet (Queen Amelia) and Brave (Queen Elinor)
Best Known For: When it came to casting Queen Elinor in Brave co-director Marc Andrews says, “Emma is royalty in the acting world and she knows exactly what Elinor needed to be. She is queenly and regal and noble, but at the same time, she can be bawdy and funny. She can be very serious and theatrical—then crack a joke. That’s exactly who our queen is." Sounds just about right.
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Sandra Bullock
Animated Characters: The Prince Of Egypt (Miriam)
Best Known For: Bullock is an Academy Award winner, but her portrayal of Moses' long lost sister Miriam is indelible. The phenomenal music coupled with Bullock's heartfelt performance make this movie one of the best. It's no wonder BuzzFeed called The Prince Of Egypt, "The best animated musical of all time."
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Reese Witherspoon
Animated Characters: The Trumpet Of The Swan (Serena) and Monsters vs. Aliens (Susan Murphy/Ginormica)
Best Known For: The diminutive star was perfect to play a giant woman in Monsters vs. Aliens. In fact, it was the character's strength that drew Witherspoon to the role. She told Parents, "She's a great female role model. She discovers her strengths throughout the movie and ultimately becomes the hero of the story."
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Sofia Vergara
Animated Characters: Happy Feet Two (Carmen) and Escape From Planet Earth (Gabby Babblebrook)
Best Known For: Vergara is one of the hottest actresses on TV, making her a perfect fit to play journalist Gabby Babblebrook in Escape From Planet Earth. Thankfully, Vergara's character share's the Columbian stunner's signature curves.
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Julia Roberts
Animated Roles: The Ant Bully (Hova) and Charlotte's Web (Charlotte The Spider)
Best Known For: Roberts' portrayal of Charlotte The Spider is charming, according to The Guardian, making the casting of the Oscar winning beauty utterly perfect.
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Elizabeth Banks
Animated Roles: Phineas and Ferb (Grulinda), The Lego Movie (Wyldstyle/Lucy), and Robot Chicken (Mrs. Clause)
Best Known For: Banks is known for being an acting chameleon with spot on timing. But her portrayal of lovesick Wyldstyle in The Lego Movie is perfection. Banks even gets deep when talking about her character, "She's in a bad relationship, too. She's dating Batman in the movie, and he treats her like junk. He's totally narcissistic and as Oprah says, 'When you know better, you need to do better', and she figures that out in the movie." So true.
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Jessica Alba
Animated Roles: Escape From Planet Earth (Lena Thackleman)
Best Known For: Though Alba tells The Huffington Post she has, "Nothing in common" with lovesick Lena she also relates to the character. "Everyone wants to be loved," she says. "Even villains." No wonder she's so good in this movie!
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Angelina Jolie
Animated Roles: Kung Fu Panda (Tigress) and Shark Tale (Lola)
Best Known For: It seems like a no-brainer to cast Jolie as the voice of a purring, fierce tiger in Kung Fu Panda. That's probably why Jolie's portrayal is the perfect match for charming Jack Black. When it comes to fierce, no one's better than Angelina Jolie.
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