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Princess Sofia | |
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Vital Statistics | |
Title | Princess |
Other names | Sofia I; Sof Sofia Cordova[1] Sofia Winslow[2] |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Auburn-brown |
Eye color | Blue |
Other Statistics | |
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Equipment | Amulet of Avalor Enchantlet |
Occupation | Student; Storykeeper[3] Protector[4] |
Affiliation | Ruby Hanshaw Jade Clover Mia Robin Whatnaught Cedric Lucinda Buttercups Dunwiddie Ducks Royal Redhawks Merry Band; Princess Adventure Club Calista Royal Prep Band Skye Harumph Chrysta Formerly: Team Goodwyn[5] |
Family | Birk Balthazar (father)[6] ;Queen Miranda (mother) Rodrigo Cordova (uncle)[7][8]King Roland II (stepfather); Princess Amber (stepsister) Prince James (stepbrother) Duchess Matilda (paternal aunt) King Roland I (paternal step-grandfather) King Gideon (paternal step-great grandfather) |
Location | Castle of Enchancia Formerly: Dunwiddie, Enchancia |
Production Details | |
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First appearance | Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess |
Played by | Ariel Winter |
Sofia Balthazar-Winslow[6] is the daughter of Miranda, and stepdaughter of King Roland II. She is the current owner of the Amulet of Avalor, which led her to find the Secret Library and become a Storykeeper[3] and then a Protector-in-training,[9] before becoming a full-fledged Protector after defeating Vor.[4]
Physical appearance
Sofia is an adolescent, fair-skinned girl, with long, wavy auburn hair and blue eyes. Her dresses and other clothes consist of purple and/or pink. She also wears, the Amulet of Avalor around her neck and the Enchantlet on her right wrist, and most of the time a tiara.
Personality
Sofia has an almost altruistic outlook on life, although she's not completely perfect. She can just as easily give up when there doesn't seem any hope whatsoever, which is usually when the Amulet of Avalor will summon another, older princess to her, and give her moral support and advice, but usually lets Sofia solve her problem by herself. She had a rough start to becoming a flying derby rider, and had to be convinced by her animal friends and mother on separate occasions not to give up.[10] As she has grown, she has become more confident.
She didn't get along with her stepsister, Princess Amber, who was jealous of the attention Sofia was getting from Roland, the castle staff, and her friends. Amber went as far as to give Sofia trick shoes to embarrass her in dance class. But after Sofia accidentally froze all her family and guests at her debut ball, she found out Amber was the only one unfrozen, who realised she needed to make amends (with a little guidance from Princess Cinderella) with Amber to undo her own mistake, starting by sewing her torn dress. The sisters were then able to work together to set things straight. Amber even protected Sofia from Wormwood the raven.[11]
Sofia has since continued to bring out the best in Amber, who is more often than not spoiled, vain, and unwilling to get involved in physical activities, especially if it is dangerous, such as riding flying carpets[12] or winged horses.[13] This made the two sisters close friends.
History
Early life
Sofia was born in Enchancia to Birk Balthazar of Freezenberg and Miranda of Galdiz. At some point Birk was no longer with Sofia and Miranda.[6]
Miranda and Sofia lived together in Enchancia's village of Dunwiddie, where her mother worked as a shoe maker. Sofia also had two close friends, Ruby and Jade. One day Miranda was called on by King Roland II, and it was love at first sight. They quickly married, and Miranda and Sofia were to move into the castle, with Roland and his children, James and Amber.[11] Roland gave Sofia the Amulet of Avalor after she was lost in the castle. The amulet caught Cedric's eye, and accidentally began the slow, strong bond between Cedric and Sofia. Sofia then befriended Clover, Robin, Mia, and Whatnaught.
Appearances
- Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
- Sofia the First
- Every episode
- Crossover movie: Elena and the Secret of Avalor (flashback)
- Elena of Avalor
- 327. "To Queen or Not to Queen" (indirectly mentioned only)
- 328. "Coronation Day"
Total appearances: 112.
Ah-mazing facts
- While at first it seemed Sofia was Latina, the backlash of criticism over her lack of resemblance to the real Latino community caused Disney to alter their statement, by saying that the series is just supposed to appeal to the diverse and multicultural audience, but not be explicit in their actual nationality.[6] Galdiz and Freezenberg are inspired by Spain and Scandinavia, respectively. This was later rectified by having Princess Elena as the first Disney Princess to be Latina, who appears in the spin-off, Elena of Avalor.
Gallery
Notes/trivia
- Sofia's name was chosen from the beginning, but her design took about six months.[14]
- It took three to four months and almost hundred actresses until Ariel Winter was cast, who director, Jamie Mitchell, thought was right for the role the moment he saw her.[15]
References
- ↑ Gerber, Craig (November 4, 2015). "Her maiden name is Cordova.". Twitter. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ↑ Gerber, Craig (May 25, 2017). "Winslow is King Roland's surname. The House of Winslow rules Enchancia.". Twitter. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Secret Library", season 3, episode 10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Forever Royal", season 4, episode 27.
- ↑ "Mystic Meadows", season 2, episode 11.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Rodriguez, Cindy Y. (October 22, 2012). "Backlash for Disney's first Latina princess". CNN. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ↑ Gerber, Craig (September 21, 2018). "Uncle's name". Twitter. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ↑ Gerber, Craig (January 19, 2017). "Miranda has a brother but he does not live in Enchancia and we will not get a chance to meet him.". Twitter. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ↑ "The Mystic Isles: The Princess and the Protector", season 4, episode 7.
- ↑ "Just One of the Princes", season 1, episode 1.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, season 0, episode 0.
- ↑ "Two to Tangu", season 1, episode 12.
- ↑ "Minimus is Missing", season 2, episode 22.
- ↑ Disney Sisters (November 14, 2012). "Sofia The First" Coming Up With Sofia's Name and Look". YouTube. May 27, 2018.
- ↑ Disney Sisters (November 14, 2012). "Sofia The First" Ariel Winter Is The Voice Of Sofia". YouTube. Retrieved May 27, 2018.