Tiana is a fictional character in Walt Disney Pictures' 49th animated
feature film The Princess and the Frog (2009). Created by directors
Ron Clements and John Musker and animated by Mark Henn, Tiana, as an
adult, is voiced by Anika Noni Rose, while Elizabeth M. Dampier voices
the character as a child.Tiana is loosely based on two princesses:
Princess Emma, the heroine of E. D. Baker's 2002 novel The Frog
Princess, and the princess from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "The
Frog Prince", which inspired Baker's novel.Tiana is loosely based on
two princesses: Princess Emma, the heroine of E. D. Baker's 2002 novel
The Frog Princess, and the princess from the Brothers Grimm fairy tale
"The Frog Prince", which inspired Baker's novel.A hardworking waitress
who dreams of opening her own restaurant, Tiana finds her progress
stalled when she transforms into a frog after desperately kissing a
prince who has been turned into one by an evil witch doctor. She is
the ninth Disney Princess. Tiana made history as the first African
American princess in the Disney Princess franchise.Tiana has been
mostly positively received with critics praising her personality and
values. However, the depiction of Tiana and her community has been
criticized for lacking "emphasis on racial issues". The decision to
depict the two main characters, Tiana and Naveen, as frogs for the
majority of the film has also caused controversy, with some saying
that it downplays the characters' identities. Tiana (Disney) Top Movies & Young Movies