Top 30 Underrated Female Disney Characters

These female Disney characters need more time in the spotlight. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most overlooked animated women in Disney and Pixar flicks that deserve far more love. Our countdown includes "Peter Pan, " "Moana," "Toy Story," and more! Which of these characters do YOU think deserves a bigger moment in the spotlight? Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

Who are your favorite underrated female Disney characters? Join the conversation and let us know which ones stole your heart but didn't get the spotlight they deserved in this top 30 countdown!

[@andyhua9939]

Vanellope, Franny Robinson, Sadness, Disgust, Go Go, Honey Lemon, Bo Peep, Jessie have all stolen my heart. I love and care for these ladies with all my heart. I welcome all of them into my animation friend pack.

[@stevenkurtz2730]

meg she so snarky

[@jerryrodrigueziii2406]

14:51 Princess Kida my favorite princess😍

[@nathansullivan8472]

A debatable case might be Toaster from The Brave Little Toaster. Yes, despite what others might say, the director and the voice actress have stated that Toaster is female. If that is the case, then Toaster should be on this list because (she?) is pretty brave, funny, and quirky.

[@disneydaniel3163]

Oh no not Emily again

[@trinaq]

I adore Lottie, and her friendship with Tiana. They easily could have made her spoilt and standoffish, but she was genuinely sweet, and a supportive bestie.

[@Dragaunus9]

That is what I always say. She could have easily been a rotten brat or fake friend and we would not have has a second thought, but the fact she was so great a friend, loyal and true, is why she is such a fantastic character we can never forget and the film would not have been the same

[@aoinatafanboy84]

I still kind of feel she could have broken the curse and the ending is bullshit. It only broke because Tiana married Naveen. Thus making her a princess. Lottie would have just needed to agree to marry Naveen as a frog and she could have done it as well.

[@Alola_Hanna-Barbera_TMS_Fan]

Lottie is SO underrated! Her positivity, eagerness and the way she portrays it makes her the perfect character, really!

[@chasehedges6775]

Soooo true. One of the best!

[@kattwenty7992]

She's perfect evidence that someone spoiled doesn't have to be rotten. Lottie never treats Tiana like less for her status and is a true friend through and through.

[@maverickhanecak1682]

She’s like a princess combined with a cowgirl and Dolly Parton

[@chasehedges6775]

@@maverickhanecak1682 EXACTLY

[@maverickhanecak1682]

Thx, @@chasehedges6775!

[@bieassialaw6832]

“Sweatn’ like a sinner in church” … Lottie is my all time Favorite ❤️

[@Omar-wq9dz]

The grandmother from Mulan was hilarious

[@chasehedges6775]

“Who spit in her beancurd?”

[@TheImaginator972]

"Whoa, Sign Me Up For The Next War" 😂

[@clarissapullen6718]

Would you like to stay forever?!!

[@234daydreamer]

(chaos happening at the matchmaker's) I think it's going well, don't you?

[@chasehedges6775]

@@234daydreamer 🤣🤣👍👍

[@georgequellhorst8320]

I never underrated any of these women. And let's give props to the voice over actors that truly brought them to life.

[@maxmeidl4909]

My girl Charlotte deserves a spinoff

[@lespena3722]

A spinoff where she gets her Prince Charming and happy ending. Lottie really deserves it!

[@familyoftacticaldroids309]

Lottie and Dr. Facilier both deserve a spinoff. As awesome as Tiana is, I don't see why other characters also can't get a spinoff show/movie. I do want to see the Tiana show though, in case they add more to lore involving the other 2 characters (and of course, Louis and her other friends).

[@TheImaginator972]

I have always pick Esmeralda as one of my favorite Disney female character of all time, not just that but also one of my favorite animated heroine of my childhood too.

[@chasehedges6775]

Esmeralda is awesome

[@deniselongino6769]

Grandmother Willow from Pocahontas is delightful!

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Lottie is so awesome. She seems like she’d be a stereotypical movie rich girl. She’s spoiled, she’s pretty, she’s blond and she wears pink. That’s how you describe Regina George who is very mean. But Lottie goes against stereotype and is kind, funny, loyal, caring and is willing to sacrifice her dream for her best friend. I love her and she definitely deserves more attention

[@MilasMixMedia]

Charlotte was so HILARIOUS in Princess And The Frog a really good foil to Tiana, loved her. I was surprised that Kiara was on the list.

[@chelseacanales8763]

Mrs Potts is the sweetest woman and she’s a mother figure for the Prince and Belle

[@TheCommenterDragon]

These are some of my all time favorite female Disney characters! And yes sadly some of them don't get as much love and appreciation as they deserve. Charlotte, Maid Marian, Kiara, Bianca and Megara are within my top 5 favorites!!!

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

Yeah, I admire them too: to Kiara (she really is a great heroine, and I know in a future she would be a wise, brave and compasionate queen), Charlotte (really she's a bestest friend to Tiana, giving up to her dream for the happiness and true love of her best friend), Bianca (I admire for being a heroine compasionate and brave) and Maid Marian (I'm not only to her by her love story with Robin Hood, I admire when she bravely begs for his life to Prince John, and after the fight she was willing to leave her life in the palace to be together with Robin and she admired what he did for the rest even if it was against the authority of Prince John)

[@stephaniewordwoman]

I ADORE Esmeralda! I had a doll of her as a kid and played with her all the time. Also, thanks for giving the Muses their flowers. I have a sort of back-burner dream of singing with them.

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

Jessie the Cowgirl from all few ‘Toy Story’ movies! 😍

[@commanderwolffe4959]

Yes! 👏🏻

[@jaclynsanture6643]

'Sweet Mother of Abe Lincole!.'

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

yeah, my favorite intrepide cowgirl

[@zackrules4797]

GoGo Tomago is my favorite Big Hero 6 character. I love her no-nonsense attitude, how she says "Woman up!", how she prefers speed over everything else, and I quite like how she spends most of her time chewing gum. In fact, her super suit comes with disks that she can use as either roller blades or for throwing at her enemies. She is also really loyal to her friends and sees Hiro as a little brother to her.

[@emilydiveley9661]

Grandmother Fa is making us laugh and she is the funniest too and she had a great Fa family

[@YTsucks300]

Lottie is definitely NOT easy to forget. She is a highlight and an amazing friend.

[@n3onstars]

I think Lottie is my favorite. I think the part where Tiana falls and ruins her party dress, and Lottie drops everything at risk of missing dancing with the prince, so that she can comfort Tiana and give her a new fresh dress to wear, and compliment her is just a deep insight into her character. And idk, a person who is, deep down, that incredibly kind (to give up her dream because Tiana found true love) is a wonderful character. She definitely deserves more spotlight.

[@lillordakira9752]

19:23 Kuzco: Hi, There !

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

My favs are: 1 Jessie from Toy Story 2Kiara from The Lion King II 3Lottie 4Wendy from Peter Pan 5 Granny Fa 6 Nala from The Lion King 7Sadness 8Bianca 9Lady Marian 10Merryweather

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

15:46 Not only is Kiara a severely underrated character, but “The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride” is JUST AS underrated! I will admit that it’s nowhere near as great as the first film, but it’s still amazing. The songs are amazing, especially “Love Will Find a Way,” which never fails to give me goosebumps and bring tears to my eyes. But it’s also a very powerful message: blind hate affected the leaders of both prides so much that they tried to “instill it” into their own children, but their hearts were so pure that not only did they fall in love “Romeo and Juliet-style,” but their love was so powerful it was the only thing that managed to end the civil war. It’s a powerful message of love triumphing over hate, which is, unfortunately, severely underrated, especially in today’s society

[@eveblackblood1739]

still is and forever will be my favorite disney movie FOREVER

[@SilvanaPuris2310]

yeah, that's why I admire Kiara, because of the heroine she is and how she realizes what it means "we are one" is what stops the war between both prides, really she will be a wise, brave and compassionate queen in the future . I also love Love wil find a way

[@n3onstars]

It is SUCH a good movie

[@cooperminion825]

Plus, Zira's villain song was EPIC!

[@zakirstocks9514]

Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Snow White, Pocahontas, Belle, Jasmine, Meg (Hercules), Mulan, Jane Porter, Maleficent, Ursula, Merryweather, Wendy (Peter Pan), Mrs. Potts, Ariel, Vanellope von Schweetz, Bo Peep, Jessie, Charlotte la Bouff, Raya, Namaari, Miss Bianca, Kida, Kiara, Chicha, Sadness (Inside Out), Maid Marian, Go Go, Nala, The Muses, Nani Pelekai, Esmeralda, Olivia Flaversham, Honey Lemon, Happy (Inside Out) and Grandmother Fa are all THE Best Underrated Disney Female Characters I've ever seen throughout the years of the Disney Animated Movies! They're all Super Hilarious, Funny, Courageous, Brave, Amazing, Wonderful Splendorous, Stunning and Fantabulous!

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Oh my gosh!! Yes! My sassy, hilarious, awesome fairy queen Merryweather getting the love she deserves!

[@robertreid1579]

I'm glad Maid Marian from Robin Hood is on the list.

[@kewaynehill-jn3yt]

Charlotte is one of the best characters

[@chasehedges6775]

💯

[@adriangarcia543]

I go with all of the above

[@chasehedges6775]

I concur💯👍

[@adriangarcia543]

​@chasehedges6775 thank you

[@cupcakequeen0617]

Chicha was the first female Disney character to be shown pregnant.

[@jackieeeap2]

Pocahanta's friend ❤ i loved seeing her in the film. A good friend who tells you how it is in a kind and direct manner, and still goes along with your crazy ass lol

[@thetoybox4333]

Charlotte is 1 of my favorites! 😍

[@garveyneal1672]

Can you do Top 20 Underrated Disney Villains?

[@familyoftacticaldroids309]

They may had already done that one, tbh. I see a lot of villain lists, theme song and otherwise, from this channel. Though I always watch villain ones to see just how high up my man, Dr. Facilier, will be. xD

[@ragu819]

I always felt Mrs Potts was the equal of all the cast. That's Angela Lansbury. Legend!! I think the wardrobe is underrated though!

[@DNOstalgia]

Love Lotti so much! ❤❤❤ Was just watching Princess and The Frog again on Friday night hahahahaha

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

I love the 30 female Disney characters including the honorable mentions for me.

[@jwpaulson2360]

Yes! Merryweather may well be my spirit animal. And Lottie matures every bit as much as does Naveen. Both great characters.

[@alondraxiquivicente120]

Vanellope, Wendy, Franny Robinson, Sadness , Go Go and Honey

[@hunterrousseau3770]

Me: Sadness, Gogo Tomago, and Honey Lemon

[@aysada]

Charlotte is the greatest. But a special shout out to Mrs. jumbo and Bambi’s mom for guaranteeing that I would cry at the mention of either of their names. As for the villains, the evil queen is a must and add Yzma, and mother Gothel. And one last one, Georgette from Oliver and Company.

[@eveblackblood1739]

may Angela Lansbury r.i.p

[@chasehedges6775]

Such a legend. She will be missed.

[@samuelcollantes1175]

Definitely Disgust, she's a great emotion in Riley's mind. Happy sunday afternoon, Emily. Take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well.

[@BrocktonLazarus3397]

28:27 Lilo- Did you lose your job because of Stitch and me? Nani- No, the manager's a vampire. And he wanted me to join his legion of the undead. Lilo- I knew it.

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

Penny - "Bolt" (2008) Miley Cyrus⚡️Chloë Grace Moretz

[@TheNoteblockLizard]

I'd also point out that when the three fairies start making Aurora's birthday preparations and start saying what they want to do for it without magic, Merryweather objects. In those objections it seems implied that she's the one who did the majority of the cooking and the sewing while they were raising Aurora.

[@PieFights]

Can we also take a moment to pay tribute to the voice of Grandmother Fa the legendary June Foray

[@vivianaespinoza5281]

When I first saw the princess and the frog I though Charlotte was gonna be a mean stereotypical girl who’s enemies with Tiana but instead she a real sweetheart

[@MaxL-zj7eh]

34:50 It’s totally a good thing to keep yourself from poison.

[@AliAngelpie]

Yes, Charlotte is a stereotypical rich daddy’s girl, but she’s also extremely loyal to her best friend, especially in a time period when different races normally didn’t mix outside of business. Tiana’s mother was her family’s seamstress but both Daddy and Charlotte LaBouff were extremely caring and supportive of her goals, not caring what others think. Charlotte could have stolen Naveen after finding out about the spell since it’s always been her dream to marry royalty but when she sees that Naveen and Tiana are in love and want to have a life together she helps them. THAT is true friendship

[@Brook11223]

Rest in Peace Bobby Driscoll.

[@chasehedges6775]

Same here. He was fantastic as Peter Pan back in 1953.

[@Brook11223]

@@chasehedges6775 Agreed.

[@Zodia195]

As much as I love Maid Marian (heck I like every char in Robin Hood), I'd pick Lady Cluck because she's not afraid to express herself and physically fights back. I really wished she had been around for the 3rd act. As short as the movie is, it wouldn't have hurt to have an extra scene explaining why Marian and Cluck weren't there (and I can think of a good reason why). FYI, Robin Hood is my fav Disney Movie, but even I know it's not above criticism lol. But yeah Lady Cluck is awesome and that 'football scene' is for me one of the funniest movie moments for me period.

[@DonovanOliver]

Neera, Plio, Suri, and Eema are also underrated Disney Female Characters.

[@Uncle_Smidge]

My mom ADORES Madame Mim! I'm definitely a Lottie girl, and I bring her to character events whenever I get the chance. 🥰

[@Zodia195]

Madam Mim is one of my fav Disney Villains for a reason hehe.

[@Animeguy300]

You should do more Disney list

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

YES!!!!!!! My girl Maid Marian!!! I have loved her since I was a little girl! I love her and Robin Hood together and when I was little I had a crush on Robin Hood and wanted to be Maid Marian. I absolutely love her. She’s kind, she’s gentle, she’s beautiful, she’s fun and has a strong, healthy relationship with her man.

[@diannepascolini2863]

You missed Mama Odie! She's awesome! And yet ignored.

[@MaxL-zj7eh]

16:35 Kovu. Whose mother must’ve been Scar’s wife some year after Simba left.

[@C_h...ao-s]

I so appreciate the love for the Treasure Planet ladies. Literally been my favourite movie since I was a kid

[@lostgirlcosplay14]

Wendy Darling is my favorite Disney character and deserves all the love 💙💙

[@chasehedges6775]

Kida was an awesome female character

[@Zodia195]

She was my fav char in the whole movie.

[@chasehedges6775]

Same

[@familyoftacticaldroids309]

I like this kind of list! I thought of a similar list that could be made and I don't think it's been done yet by this channel: Top Animated Movie Insect Characters. Could involve characters like Flik and Hopper from Bug's Life, Ray from Princess and the Frog (honestly my top fave), and characters from Antz and such.

[@HealerAmber]

Absolutely love this video

[@MaxL-zj7eh]

Mad Madame Mim. And other Disney witches. The witch from Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs, Cinderella’s Stepmother, Maleficent, The Sanderson Sisters, Ursula, Mother Gothel, Her played By Julie Walters In Brave, Madame piper from Halloween town, Yzma, Magica de spell, Zira. who must’ve been Scar’s wife some year after Simba Left.

[@chasehedges6775]

Classic Disney was so good at making so many good/awesome female characters.

[@gianthand8130]

I’ll say

[@cedgson91]

The muses are awesome 🤩

[@actionjackson99]

11:21 The Land Before Time

[@Father_of_Death]

Miss Bianca from "The Rescuers" is one of my favorites. She may be small but she has a big heart and the fact that she was the first to volunteer for the mission to rescue Penny makes her the best character of the movie. She even encourages Bernard not to give up the mission and reassures Penny that she'll be rescued.

[@michigosinister1508]

Captain Amelia is tied to be my favorite character in Treasure Planet, Silver is the person she ties with. I loved her throughout the film.

[@callum110597]

Oh, I care for so many of those ladies! It's a real shame they aren't regarded so much! We really need ones like Charlotte, Anita, Chicha, Kida, Megara, Gogo, Jane, and even Esmeralda to be in the spotlight once again! 😁

[@tylerwheeler8595]

So glad that Chicha from the Emperor's New Groove. She my favorite character in the film and I always burst out laughing when she hits the lama Kuzco in the face with a frying pan

[@richardterry7437]

What!? They didn't mention that Esmeralda was in the Disney Princess line up for a little while. But great video nonetheless!

[@KylertheDisneyandUniversalFan]

Dang. Not only is it a missed opportunity to not put Aurora on the list, it is criminal.

[@EsmeAmelia]

Aurora is popular. She's part of the official Disney Princess lineup.

[@jg5670]

Could not agree more about Alice (and not just because she’s the main character in my favorite movie)!!

[@dreamguardian8320]

It's amazing and a miracle that she got to be in Kingdom Hearts as a Princess of Heart even though she's a princess at all.

[@carmencaldwell344]

Sadness and Vanellope are my GIRLZ!

[@tinaanderson7283]

I remember Dumbo was the first movie that made me cry. I was like 4 or 5 I think.

[@goldmaxstar999]

Go go and honey lemon are the sweet, rad girls...

[@chasehedges6775]

Big Hero 6 is awesome and one of the best films of 2014

[@hunterrousseau3770]

​@@chasehedges6775 Agreed 💯 I'd hope they'd become a couple in the series that subsequently followed those events too since Disney had been getting away with LGBT+ representation nowadays so why couldn't them too? Also, you know who else are underrated female Disney characters in that animated series too? Karmi and Olivia Mole too

[@gianthand8130]

Inma from Gigantic.

[@adriangarcia543]

Cool

[@EsmeAmelia]

Can't put a character from a movie that was never actually made on the list.

[@gianthand8130]

@@olleselin I hear ya.

[@gianthand8130]

@@EsmeAmelia Plays a part

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I absolutely LOVE Disgust!

[@hunterrousseau3770]

Me too

[@sunnygirl523]

love these underrated Disney characters❤

[@nicholeponiewaz5591]

Marie from The Aristocats and Georgette and Rita from Oliver and Company are so super underrated.

[@tylerhaggerty4805]

Completely forgot most details about the black cauldron other than its existence, but in hindsight, Eilonwy being the prototype for most of the female lead characters throughout the Disney renaissance is mind-blowing.

[@actionjackson99]

11:21 Universal Cartoon Studios

[@dominickromano968]

I love Franny because she’s voiced by Nicole Sullivan (Shego)

[@carleestone4837]

I love Franny because she’s a very good mother ❤

[@jengentry06]

Merryweather has always been my absolute favorite of the good faeries in "Sleeping Beauty". She's HILARIOUS. Plus, blue is my favorite color, so there's that. ;-)

[@susanstorm7910]

Lottie is my aspiration in life

[@MaxL-zj7eh]

20:20 So Dramatic.

[@user-lv5zz7wv6l]

Although these two may be from tv shows they still deserve praise Izzy from Jake and the neverland pirates and Fuli from the lion guard

[@actionjackson99]

11:21 Universal Pictures

[@phillylilmermaid7802]

My daughter was partly named for Charlotte from Princess and the Frog. The crazy part is that she looks and acts exactly like her.

[@marisamitchell8611]

I had a black cat named Nala. She was my favorite!

[@Adamguy2003]

Glad that Charlotte, Vanellope, and Miss Bianca all make the list! I notice the list doesn't specifically say "Disney MOVIE characters," so I can think of an underrated fenale Disney TV character to add: Peg (aka Pete's wife), from 'Goof Troop.' Pete's family were undeniably more interesting and entertaining to watch on that show than Goofy and Max were, and Peg was a BIG part of that with how she interacted with her husband and children. Peg can really be a complex character. She could be perky and cheerful one minute, then boiling with rage the next (MAJOR props to her voice actress April Winchell for demonstrating such emotional range). She genuinely loves her family and neighbors (She often seems more fond of Goofy than she is of Pete), but at the same time won't take any crap from any of them, ESPECIALLY from Pete. She's a great wife and mother, a great neighbor, a great realtor, and a great character in general who deserves more appreciation. Here's to you, Peg!

[@laraduff4949]

I've always loved Shank from Ralph Breaks the Internet

[@familyoftacticaldroids309]

I think Shank is way more underrated than Venellope, tbh. Especially since people didn't really like that movie as much compared to Wreck-It Ralph. Even the influencer chick was less seen vs her. Plus I saw the line for Venellope at Disney World one trip (it was between going to her and seeing Joy as a meet and greet), and she was PACKED! She is NOT underrated, and honestly, I feel like the more "adorable" characters like her and Bonnie are not underrated at all, especially if they're a younger age or from a popular movie. Like Jessie to me isn't underrated either. Maybe it's a lore thing why they said Jessie (and Bo Peep) at all, though. In my defense, I don't really understand the meaning of "underrated" though. I always saw it as "obscure" or "less popular/known". Maybe that's not it.

[@thereallg4587]

*Am I the only one that doesn’t consider Lottie from princess and the frog underrated?*

[@susanstorm7910]

Franny is my favorite maternal character

[@andyhua9939]

I want a topic about the top 20 best Disney Junior shows/characters of all time.

[@davidrule385]

I love Jessie, she was one the best things I love about the second Toy Story film. Also, years after I saw and enjoyed them, Lottie (The Princess and the Frog), Franny (Meet the Robinsons) and Honey Lemon (Big Hero 6) truly should deserve more love.

[@user-ix1rp9ff3p]

*Ancient Greek plays (both tragedy & comedy) employed a chorus that serves as narrative exposition* (not as the Muses though, as the collective 9 are called upon by the author as part of the invocation for divine inspiration at the beginning of the play, which is even included in the script/libretto), hence a Christian Gospel choir fits perfectly, despite the religious, cultural, & idiosyncratic time difference also for Grandmother Fa (花家大奶奶/花婆): 1. "beads of jade" - *traditional Chinese necklaces were called "ying'luo" (spelled either 瓔珞 or 纓絡)* , which had roots in both Hinduism & Buddhism 2. "lucky cricket" - actually a lucky charm *to pray for Mulan's fertility (note: many sons (多子))*

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

So underrated for Disney!

[@HoosierCubby73]

I love that the Muses from "Hercules" and Mad Madam Mim from "The Sword and the Stone" made this list. I'm completely bummed Madame Medusa from "The Rescuers" and Edna Mode from "The Incredibles" were left off.

[@girrl88]

So hapy to see Alice, Jessie, and the muses on here!

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

Maid Marian from 1973’s ‘Robin Hood.’ 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@mikerenois2220]

Hard to disagree with these options. I personally think sally from TNBC is pretty underrated

[@user-pv9gc4nv4g]

Chicha is where they got the frying pan idea for Tangled!