Cruella Cast & Character Guide: Where You Know The Actors From
Here's the cast and character guide for Disney's live-action villain origin story, Cruella. Debuting on the big screen in 1961’s animated One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Cruella de Vil is the Dalmation-hating villain with a vendetta. The origin story, a prequel of sorts to the 90s live-action 101 Dalmatiansstarring Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil, sees the titular character’s early days taking front and center.
As a live-action adaptation of a well-known character, Cruella features a slew of familiar names from the animated movie and the 90s film. Since Cruella is an origin story, each character gets their time to shine onscreen, as the story weaves together how Estella became Cruella de Vil. The film delves into the details regarding how all the characters came to be connected to the famous villain turned anti-hero with the two-toned hair.
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From familiar faces to new additions, here is every character who appears in the live-action Cruella. We break down who plays them and what other films and TV shows the cast has previously starred in.
Before becoming Cruella, she was Estella, a mischievous young girl who dreamt of becoming a fashion designer. Estella takes on the name Cruella as an adult, as well as a dual personality to achieve her plans. Emma Stone is most notable for her roles in Easy A, Zombieland, playing Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man movies, Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Favourite, and La La Land, which saw her reunite with Ryan Gosling.
Baroness von Hellman is Estella’s boss and a famed fashion designer. Her character can be compared to Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada. She runs a fashion empire in the 1970s, knows she is the best, and
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