10 inspiring heroines to watch on Disney+: Captain Marvel, Princess Leia, Meredith Grey…

Carol DanversCaptain Marvel

The very first MCU superheroine to have a film entirely devoted to her solo adventures, Captain Marvel has just joined the Disney+ platform. If his powers obtained following an exposure to the energy of the Tesseract are impressive, it is his determination and his courage that make him a true model.

Before becoming so powerful, Carol Danvers showed unfailing perseverance to become a pilot in the US Air Force, a predominantly male environment that did not give her a gift. In addition to this badass character, her interpreter Brie Larson is just as inspiring: for this role, she exceeded her limits by undergoing extremely intense physical training.

Mei Lee – Red Alert

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You can meet her exclusively on Disney+ from March 11 in Red Alert, a new Pixar animated film: Mei Lee is a talkative and confident teenager, surrounded by a very close-knit group of friends. As if puberty wasn’t a difficult enough stage in life, the young girl turns into a huge red panda when she is overwhelmed by her emotions!

After marking the history of the Pixar studio with her short film Bao, winner of an Oscar in 2019, director Domee Shi approaches here with humor and tenderness a universal theme through the experience of Mei Lee, to which many will be able to identify yourself. Even if we don’t want them to take on the appearance of a huge red panda…

Princess Leia – Star Wars

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An essential pop culture heroine, Princess Leia plays a major role in the original Star Wars trilogy and its sequels. Although she bears the title of princess, Leia Organa is above all a fighter who will stop at nothing to defend her values.

Played by the late Carrie Fisher, this face of rebellion isn’t afraid to take risks to make life difficult for the Empire. In Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, she has become a true leader for members of the Resistance who work to monitor the activities of the First Order. Catch it now on Disney+.

Kate Bishop – Hawkeye

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At the end of 2021, the Marvel universe opened its doors to a new heroine camped on the screen by actress Hailee Steinfeld. Inspired by a valiant act by Clint Barton which she witnessed as a child, Kate Bishop fell in love with archery and perfected herself to become a true expert in the field. Also gifted in fencing, the young woman brings together all the qualities to ensure the succession of her idol and mentor.

Funny, reckless, stubborn, but also caring and sometimes clumsy, Kate Bishop quickly managed to win the hearts of spectators, like that of Clint Barton. She forms with the former Avenger a shock duo in the Hawkeye series, to be reviewed on Disney +.

Raya – Raya and the Last Dragon

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She is one of the most recent heroines of Disney animated films: Raya is not a princess like many of her predecessors, but a real warrior trained from an early age by her father. In Raya and the Last Dragon, she is determined to save her kingdom by going in search of Sisu, the last dragon of her kind.

With courage and tenacity, she embarks on a thrilling but also perilous adventure in this feature film that highlights South Asian culture. On the dubbing side, we find Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan and Sandra Oh in the original version, and Géraldine Nakache, Anggun, Jade Phan-Gia and Émilie Rault in VF.

Katherine Johnson – Hidden Figures

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Told in the film Hidden Figures, the brilliant career of the African-American mathematician Katherine Johnson is all the more inspiring for being very real. NASA pioneer, the scientist played by Taraji P. Henson on screen is an example of perseverance and intelligence in a hostile environment.

During her career, this single mother participated in the smooth running of important space program missions. In particular, it is responsible for verifying the calculations of the trajectory of astronaut John Glenn’s first flight into orbit. (Re)discover now its exceptional destiny and those of scientists Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson in Theodore Melfi’s film.

Meredith Gray – Grey’s Anatomy

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She gives her name to the hit series Grey’s Anatomy and has been walking the halls of Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital for almost 17 years now: Meredith Gray is today one of the most famous heroines of television. Internal in surgery in the first seasons, she marked the spectators by her assertive character, her frankness and her imperfections, without forgetting her inspired quotes which come to open and conclude each episode.

If we only mention her, this character embodied by Ellen Pompeo is surrounded by many other equally complex doctors, who make it possible to address a variety of feminist themes. Behind this triumph hides director, screenwriter and producer Shonda Rhimes, who has become one of the most influential people in the industry.

Marinette Dupain-Cheng – Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir

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Another shock heroine that the youngest spectators know well: Marinette, a Parisian teenager who regularly slips into Ladybug’s costume to protect the inhabitants of the city from evil butterflies who transform them into supervillains!

Rather shy and clumsy on a daily basis, Marinette does not back down from any danger to carry out her mission when she takes on the appearance of the superheroine Ladybug. A Franco-Korean-Japanese co-production, the Miraculous series: The Adventures of Ladybug and Cat Noir also shines internationally.

Starr Carter – The Hate U Give

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A film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give tells the story of Starr Carter, a 16-year-old African-American teenager who witnesses the death of her childhood friend Khalil, shot by a police officer. police. Following this tragedy, the young girl will have to find her way.

Committed actress Amandla Stenberg lends her features to Starr Carter. Obviously for the novelist who was thinking precisely of the young woman while writing the book: “A lot of what she is corresponds to what I want Starr to be. She has a lot of strength and wisdom, as well as this passion for what she believes in. She never backs down, she dares to speak out and denounce when she considers it necessary,” Angie Thomas told us in 2018.

Florence Gallo – I promise you

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While the second season of the series I promise you is currently a hit on television, it shines the spotlight in particular on the character of Florence Gallo, a daily heroine, mother of triplets who will have to face the tragic death of her husband Paul and to the trials of life.

Adapted from the hit series This Is Us, the episodes navigate between temporalities and offer us an accurate portrait of this maternal figure who wishes the best for her children. In the French version, she is embodied by Camille Lou and Nathalie Roussel, to be found in the first season available on Disney+.

Find all these inspiring heroines and many more on the Disney+ platform.