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Princess Jasmine Al-Hamed is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 31st animated feature film ''Aladdin'' (1992) and its sequels ''The Return of Jafar'' (1994) and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' (1996), as well as its television series. Jasmine's speaking voice is provided by American actress Linda Larkin. Filipina singer and actress Lea Salonga provides the character's singing voice in the first film, while American actress and singer Liz Callaway replaces her in ''The Return of Jafar''. Jasmine was based on the character Princess Badroulbadour from the Arabic folk tale "''Aladdin''", part of the ''One Thousand and One Nights'' series. She was adapted for the film by directors Ron Clements and John Musker, and animated by Mark Henn. In the first film, Jasmine is the beautiful and well sought-after Princess of Agrabah who is being forced by an age-old law to marry a prince in time for her next birthday. Notorious for having rejected several noble and wealthy suitors, Jasmine, fed up with her controlled and sheltered life as a princess, wishes to marry someone she loves for who they are as opposed to what they own. Jasmine has garnered a generally mixed reception from critics, many of whom praised her strong-willed and free-spirited personality, while others criticized her role in the film, which they felt was "bland" and "unoriginal". Several critics also drew comparisons between the character and preceding Disney Princess Belle from ''Beauty and the Beast ''(1991). Jasmine is the 6th member of the Disney Princess line-up. ==Development== Linda Larkin went to accompany a friend who was auditioning for Jasmine, and decided to also test for the role after reading the script, being very inspired by the line "It's all so magical". She was chosen for the role nine months later, and had to adjust her pitch to fit what the filmmakers wanted for Jasmine; her voice was considered "too high"〔"Pop Up Fun Facts", ''Aladdin'' Platinum Edition Disc 1〕 and sounded too young, despite Larkin being five years older than Scott Weinger, Aladdin's voice actor. Linda was almost fired and had to re-audition for the role until Ron Clements and John Musker vied for her to keep her position. Jeffrey Katzenberg did not think her voice sounded "forceful" or "regal" enough to play a princess. A guided recording session with Linda managed to sway Katzenberg into allowing her to keep her job. Supervising animator Mark Henn worked on early development of the character from the animation studio at Disney-MGM Studios in Florida—in full view of theme-park guests. Henn says he saw a young park visitor with a long, flowing black mane, and was inspired by her look for Princess Jasmine.〔Thomas, Bob: "Chapter 9: A New Tradition", pages 133-135. ''Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules'', 1997〕 Her facial features were based on Henn's sister Beth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princess Jasmine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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