Sunday, September 5, 2021

Camila Cabello just latest star to play Cinderella


Pop singer Camila Cabello is the latest in a long line of actresses to portray fairytale character Cinderella. Her musical movie “Cinderella” premiered Sept. 3 on Amazon Prime Video.
The role has been played previously by Julie Andrews, Jennifer Beals, Anna Kendrick and more. (See “Actresses who have played Cinderella in movies and TV shows.”)
Up next is Bailee Madison as a Cinderella-like character in the movie “A Cinderella Story: Starstruck.” The sixth movie in the “Cinderella Story” franchise, it is due out later this year.
Here is a list of actresses who have played Cinderella or similar characters in modern retellings of the classic fairytale:

Jennifer Grey, “If the Shoe Fits” (1990)
Drew Barrymore, “Ever After” (1998)
Marcella Plunkett, “Cinderella” (2000)
Hilary Duff, “A Cinderella Story” (2004)
Selena Gomez, “Another Cinderella Story” (2008)
Ashlee Hewitt, “Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale” (2010)
Lucy Hale, “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song” (2011)
Sofia Carson, “A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits” (2016)
Lauren Perez, “Cinderella: The Enchanted Beginning” (2018)
Laura Marano, “A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish” (2019)
Maisa Silva, “DJ Cinderella” aka “Cinderela Pop” (2019)
Camila Cabello, “Cinderella” (2021)

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