Fa Mulan

Fa Mulan and later 'Li Mulan' is the protagonist of the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan and its direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II. She is inspired by the legendary Hua Mulan from the Chinese poem The Ballad of Mulan. In the original film, Mulan is only seventeen years of age, and as the action of the second film takes place one month on, is also likely to still be of that age. She is voiced by Ming-Na in all three titles (singing voice provided by... more

Fa Mulan and later 'Li Mulan' is the protagonist of the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan and its direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II. She is inspired by the legendary Hua Mulan from the Chinese poem The Ballad of Mulan. In the original film, Mulan is only seventeen years of age, and as the action of the second film takes place one month on, is also likely to still be of that age. She is voiced by Ming-Na in all three titles (singing voice provided by Lea Salonga), and is an official Disney Princess. In the Japanese dub of the movie, Mayumi Suzuki does both her singing and speaking voices. Mulan is the first and only Asian Disney Princess. Mulan is atypical to previous female roles in Disney films; she's braver, more self-reliant, and does not focus on marriage. She also does not fit in with the expectations of a young Chinese girl of the time: graceful, demure, and quiet. Instead she is clumsy, outspoken, and independent. Early in the first film she is depicted as insecure and self... less