Anastasia Romanov

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov of Russia, also known as Anya, is the titular the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film of the same name, and a fictional version of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. She is voiced by Meg Ryan, while Liz Callaway provides her singing voice. She is the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia ("Anya"), the youngest daughter and one of two surviving members of the Imperial family. Since 2019, Disney fans and Anastasia fans have considered her to be a de facto Disney Princess, since Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets (including 20th Century Fox and its animation division) and their massive back-catalogue of films (including her own).

Why She Rocks

 * 1) She is based on a real person, rather than a fairy tale character, which is very unique for a princess character.
 * 2) Her musical numbers, especially Journey to the Past and Once Upon a December are well composed and excellent.
 * 3) She wears a total of 13 outfits throughout her movie, but the yellow dress pictured above is considered the best and very cute.
 * 4) She is one of the very few animated princess characters to come from Eastern Europe or any Slavic country, which is very awesome.
 * 5) Due to Disney buying out 20th Century Fox in 2019, she is now considered by fans as a de facto Disney Princess.
 * 6) Her final showdown with Grigori Rasputin is awesome.