Oprah joins Princess & The Frog cast
Oprah Winfrey has joined the voice cast of the upcoming Disney animated film "The Princess and the Frog."
At a Disney presentation in Hollywood on Wednesday, John Lasseter, the chief creative office at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, said that Winfrey will play the character of Eudora, the mother of the main character, Princess Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose.
Randy Newman has written six new songs for "The Princess and the Frog," it was also announced. Newman appeared in person at the studio's presentation to perform one of the tunes, "Down in New Orleans."
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG is scheduled for release November 2009.