Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska in 1985. In 2012, she started "Sleeping Lady Films" and "Waking Giants Productions" with Canadian businessman Thom Denomme. Not everyone in the cast got to meet one another: in the studio, Bedard never met Judy Kuhn, the actress who was the singing voice for Pocahontas, nor … Who Is the Scariest Animated Disney Villain? Bedard played Pocahontas in 1995, and Pocahontas' mother 10 years later. She is best known for her voice role as the title character in the Disney animated film "Pocahontas," and the cult-classic "Smoke Signals" as Suzy Song. [3][4], She was chosen in 1995 as one of People magazine's '50 Most Beautiful People'. Gradually, he just became Bale’s age (21) with an English accent. The filmmakers wanted Gregory Peck to play Old Man River, but Peck said no, believing Pocahontas needed a mother figure. In November 2010, it was revealed that Wilson was sexually and physically abusing Bedard throughout their marriage, taking her earnings and forbidding her to work in her career field unless he specifically approved the project, according to her niece Alia Davis. 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During their research, Gabriel and Goldberg found that British royalty during the early 17th century carried small pug dogs with them. Here are 15 other things you might not know about the Oscar-winning film. In 2005, she was cast in the television mini-series Into the West as Margaret "Light Shines" Wheeler. Her real name was Matoaka. In 1613, she was abducted by English colonists, married John Rolfe, and became Rebecca. OUTD (412), ‘The Stand’ Trailer: CBS All Access Adaptation of Stephen King Novel to Premiere in December, Watch: The Stand Trailer Teases CBS’ New Stephen King Adaptation, The Stand: Trailer Drops for New Stephen King Miniseries, Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Things From the Week of May 27, 10 Movie Characters That Your Kid Will Love (and Look Up To), Oscars 2019 — Favorite Nominated Movie Poster. A lot of Disney animators actually tried to get off The Lion King, which was in production at the same time, because they believed it was the lesser of the two projects. The directors didn’t know what to do with Thomas in the beginning; they tried both Irish and Scottish accents and tried making Bale sound younger than he actually was. She is best known for her voice role as the title character in the Disney animated film "Pocahontas," and the cult-classic "Smoke Signals" as Suzy Song. Which fictional creature do you most wish was real? Bale played British settler Thomas in the animated feature, then portrayed John Rolfe in Terrence Malick's 2005 live-action film, The New World. They were aware of the similar themes and gave it the go-ahead. Gabriel pitched it to the development team that had been toying with the idea of making an animated Romeo and Juliet for a long time. Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an Alaska Native actress who has played many American Indian characters in a variety of television shows and films. They have a son, Quinn Wilson, born in 2003. ... Lea Salonga, provided the character’s singing voice.) Susannah Grant, Carl Binder, and Philip LaZebnik were the triumvirate of writers that worked off a specific story outline, over and over again, for Pocahontas. Unlike some of the other characters, John Smith did not have one actor to voice the dialogue and another to do the singing; Mel did them both. Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an American actress, who has played many Native American characters in a variety of films. Held on June 10, 1995 on the Great Lawn in Central Park, four 80-foot high screens screened the movie to an estimated 100,000 people, making it the biggest premiere in movie history. She appeared in a different take of the story in Terence Malick's 2005 film The New World, as Pocahontas's mother, Nonoma Winanuske Matatiske. on Irene Bedard, Actress: Pocahontas. The world premiere for Disney’s Pocahontas was a big deal. 10:00 AM PDT Gabriel came up with Flit the hummingbird after he couldn’t help but notice all of the hummingbirds that liked to call his backyard home. In the straight-to-video sequel, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, John Smith was played by Mel’s brother, Donal. Irene Bedard (born July 22, 1967) is an Alaska Native actress who has played many American Indian characters in a variety of television shows and films. [1], Bedard married singer Deni Wilson in 1993. HALLDR (687), Mon, Oct 26 on Irene Bedard (Anchorage, 22 july 1967) is in Amerikaansk film-, tillefyzje- en stimaktrise fan mingd Yndiaansk en Eskimo-komôf.Hja hat sûnt it begjin fan har aktearkarriêre, yn 1994, in wiid ferskaat oan Yndiaanske froulju spile. [citation needed]. It didn’t stop her from singing “Colors of the Wind.” Stephen Schwartz, the movie’s lyricist who wrote Godspell and Pippin, said he based “the blue corn moon” on his research of Native American lore, but the phrase was his own. She was born in 1595. 6:00 PM PDT Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles, The Court-Martial of Lt. Razak (Clip Show #4), Seattle's Loch Ness: The Lake Washington Sea Monster, Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community, Remembered Earth: New Mexico's High Desert, The Making of 'Pocahontas': A Legend Comes to Life, The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard, Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American.