: At age 18, she became the first African American actress to play Cinderella, handpicked by producer Whitney Houston.
Unlike a direct remake of the 1950 animated film, this version was an adaptation of the 1957 stage musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein . Cinderella (1997) - DisneyCember Cinderella (1997)
The film is celebrated for its "color-blind" or "rainbow" casting, which presented a diverse royal family and kingdom without explicit explanation, a move considered decades ahead of its time. : At age 18, she became the first