Kelly Marie Tran Went From Being a Lifelong Disney Fan to Being a Disney Princess
Kelly talks about her first acting gig which was on our show several years ago, being an overachiever in high school, and going from being a huge lifelong Disney fan to starring as a princess in the new Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon which is in theatres and on Disney+ Premiere Access starting March 5th.
Check out the official trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon here:
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So happy for her! She did amazing in Raya.
She seems like a really sweet person. After what happened to the actors of other hated Star Wars characters (Jake Lloyd especially), it is nice to see she is doing well. Rose Tico was an awful character but it wasn't her fault that the writing in that movie was terrible.
Michael Cinco never disappoint!
Omg the dress! It is gorgeous!
I am starting to wonder if Kimmel would suddenly be a fan of Trump if Trump was in a Disney movie too. Disney is apparently doubling down on this no charisma actress. She is currently part of a Disney film controversy where East Asian actors portraying West Asian characters is a horrible crime. The stupidity just keeps coming. That will be another movie I definitely do not pay to see.
The most pitiful person.
Most of the interview was pretty uninteresting with its topics. She seemed very nervous as well, probably due to the trolls unfortunately.
aw she's a dork
No Gina Carano questions?
Loving the dress kelly, you look great ❤️☺️
Kelly Marie Tran is GLAMOROUS
omg she’s amazing!!! but excuse me, can we talk about her dress?! it’s fireeeee 🔥🔥 🥰
I love her dress!! ❤️❤️❤️
Disney: I'm going to end this woman's career. Also Disney: Just kidding, let's make her a Disney Princess.
She deserves the title of a Disney Princess❤️✨
I'm so happy that, despite everything that has happened, she is now a Disney princess. I love her, she's talented and beautiful and charming and she deserves it, and oh my god that dress!!!
She's a lovely woman, inside and out. This however doesn't change the fact that she got casted in an awful movie. I mean, it wasn't her fault, but the movie itself was still horrible. You can blame Ruin Johnson and Darth Kennedy for that one.
That dress is michael cinco
So happy to see her again, she deserves everything❤️
I am SO HAPPY for Kelly! I never understood the Star Wars fanbase hate by a hate group. So happy Kelly has SO MUCH support from people including me. I want to see her in more projects
when she came in at 00:15 I almost cried cause she is so incredibly beautiful and cute!! that dress is just amazing! I am so glad that she came back stronger after all that hate and I am looking forward to this new movie! love you Kelly
She's so beautiful and smart! So excited for her!!!!
I am so SO happy to see Kelly smiling again.
no one likes ROSE
I hope she ends up in more movies and shows.
She is pretty😍
Her dress is so beautiful! it's great to see her well and happy
Justice for Cassie Steele!
The American fear of being fired is insane. How is this a free country?
@Nick Herman I know and it's worrying.
@KootFloris Very very common attitude among my fellow Americans.
@Nick Herman Very well explained! Thank you. Indeed, I once heard in an interview about poverty, a black woman with 3 jobs, who still couldn't feed her children. She explained that she probably was bad at capitalism, and therefore poor. While as a foreigner I'd say it was inhuman low pay that took away her dignity.
It’s what happens when a society is so far right economically that your entire worth and security as a human is based on how much money and fame you can achieve. Hence, in America, there is a moral equivalence between being poor and being punished or simply not trying hard enough. It’s a neat little equation that saves many people from developing empathy or understanding the phrase, “social contract.”
She seems like a really nice person :D
Lovely, can’t wait to watch Raya ❤️
So this is how Kelly Marie Tran is treated after The Last Jedi attacks and the Phasma treatment in The Rise of Disrespecting Anakin by Saying Palpatine Didn't Die... by giving her the lead role in the promising looking Raya and the Last Dragon. I'm gonna say that her appreciative supporters are actually Raya's people and her haters that call her Ching Chong Wing Tong on her vandalized Wookieepedia are the Druun that's threatening to return after 500 Years since the dragons had sacrificed themselves to protect her people. Although I do have something to say something else below... J.J Abrams and Rian Johnson do no such favors to George Lucas, Jake Floyd and Hayden Christensen when it comes to Anakin. George gave him life, Jake freed him from slavery and Hayden showed us the unstability behind his sand hating self compared to Luke's uncertainty self of what we once thought was a threatening villain back in 1977; now Lord Vader has never been a victim to us more than now when that evil woman that Daisy Ridley must've felt embarrassed to play as in the lead role had taken more from him than his son. To quote Mr. Incredible from the first superior film because Rise of the Underminer is the real sequel, not the second film: "Why are you here? How can you POSSIBLY bring me lower, what MORE can you TAKE AWAY FROM ME?"
She is vietnamese yayyy
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That dress!!!😍😍
What happened to Kelly Marie Tran is a clear example of what happens when fandoms are given too much liberty and instead of being civil, inclusive and open minded people, they use what little power they have to gang up on a person. It's literally a reformed version of public shaming except people can hide behind computer screens and not face the consequences. It's revolting and it's never ok to do this. I wish Kelly Marie all the best. She deserves the world 💕💕 I'll definitely be paying Premier Access to see Raya and The Last Dragon 🐉
What a DRESS she looks incredible
She's so gorgeous and Kelly Marie Tran is getting the redemption story she deserves
She is stinking so pretty I literally want her dress OOOFFFFFFF
Rose Tico was a total waste of a character, but none of the character's flaws were Kelly's fault. She did a good job with the material she was given and is a perfectly capable actor. It's a shame she got so much hate directed toward her personally. Glad to see she's still at it.
This comment is not the compliment you think it is; Rose Tico is a wonderful character, and Kelly did a perfect job bringing her to life.
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No one cares they are only clapping because it's part of the rules of being part of the live audience
I'm so happy for her, she's a famous Viet Kieu 😘
She’s so lovely but forreals WHERE IS THAT DRESS FROM?! It’s gorgeous!!
Michael cinco dress
Wow I want the dress not for me though
She looks amazingly beautiful!
A beautiful dress for a beautiful woman💗💗
She's a sweetheart, and didn't deserve the negative comments about star wars, that was Disney's fault. Hope she has a great career ahead of her
She deserves all the love. Felt sorry for her when star wars fans bashed her instead of the writers
She's so pleasant. Carries herself well. Some actors are so awkward in interviews.
She amazing 🤩
Kelly deserves the Galaxy
Such a sweet person!
Shes beautiful
What a nice person
I love her dress 😍 She is such a beautiful person.
Queen!
Omfg GORGEOUS!!! ICONIC entrance!! 😍 And her elegant VOICE!!! AAAAHHHH!! So much love!!! Powerhouse!! I love her professionalism!! 😂 Gold.
The comments aren't turned off!? I mean this sincerely, it's so stunning and brave!
Honestly I thought I was going to see a bunch of people hating in the comments. Glad that’s not happening
How many Jimmy's do we have on TV, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy John's. TV is full of JIMMY'S LOL
She’s a badass. ❤️ Awful how much racism she has had to deal with.
I never understood why she got so much hatred from Star Wars fans
@bpxl53yewz I actually think it doesn't matter that she saved him. Finn sacrificed himself for the Resistance, he didn't die but he was ready to sacrifice his life.
@bpxl53yewz // Sadly, that is true.
It's because of the crazy Star Wars nerds. Her character prevented Finn from becoming a hero. They don't know fantasy from real life.
So glad she's back at it! Was worried the haters had traumatized her too much.
@MrInsertnamehere There were a lot of people who didn’t like her character in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and attacked her because of it.
Give me details
What happened
They were revolting 😔
Im a lifelong Atlanta Braves fan and hopefully I’ll become a player
Qué linda!
Just Amazing with Lovely Dress 🤣💗
For her, I will watch Raya
I’ve liked her since Star Wars and I will watch Raya for her.
The show is amazing Jimmy and crew! Cant wait to watch Raya with the kids! Looks visually stunning and fun.
I am happy she is getting her due. I am happy about this. She is a wonderful person.
Disgusting how star wars fans treated her cause of a character created by someone else , glad she's on the up and up
@D Negrete It's probably one of the most toxic fandoms.
The Star Wars fandom can be terrible sometimes.
You’re just surprised now at how toxic the fandom is? Have you seen what happened to jake Lloyd?
Kelly marie tran we are al a lifelong disney fan disney is the best and biggest company in the world
She doesn't deserve the hate she got from those Star Wars fanboys
I liked her portrayal as Rose Tico.🌹👍
Coming from a Star Wars fan, I’m disappointed with the ones who attacked her. That’s not right at all.
After what they did to her character in the starwars movies, they had to give her something good.
I love her voice! How perfect for a Disney Princess!
I'm so happy for Kelly! I've loved her, and the Rose Tico character since day 1. Now she's voicing the newest Disney princess. Love it! Can't wait to see Raya.
So beautiful ❤❤
THAT DRESS 👏🏼
It looks like what Katniss’s first interview dress should have looked like.
Boycott Disney! Boycott Disney!
I love Kelly!! I’m so happy she gets to be a Disney Princess
She deserves to be a Disney princess, she's very pretty, and more importantly a decent human being.
Yes, all qualities that make a Disney Princess.
@John Grossenbacher shut up
It’s nice Disney backed her and hired her for another project after Star Wars.
No
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Rose Tico underrated starwars character lol
U mean overrated because that character was badly written
Kelly Marie Tran got a LOT of undeserved hate in Star Wars. Disney saw this and said "Let's make you a Disney princess".👍
Southeast Asia is a very diverse region, hopefully they did their research well for Raya and the Last Dragon. I personally didn't realize how excited i am for it until watching the trailer and realizing how much i would've loved having a SEA Disney princess to look up to as a kid. Can’t wait!
The architecture is my favorite part about these types of movies. Everything is so majestic and godlike
Yeah that's my thought.our region is so diverse.i'm from Philippines and our country itself is diverse.
She seems so lovely. I’m glad she hasn’t let the toxic internet trolls bring her down. I think she’ll find the Disney fan base much nicer than the Star Wars one.
0:47 In the middle of February 2021 and Kelly has to ask, "What year is it now?"
Yes.
Mulan isn’t a princess though
@Brenna_Boop Also Anna and Elsa aren't official members but they are paired with the other Disney Princesses from time to time because they have all official princess standard.
@Dennis Heyes unfortunately, no. It’s kind of hard to identify the factors that a character must have in order to be named an Official Disney Princess. They usually have their coronations within a year of their movie’s release, I believe, so that can give you a general time frame to see if a character you love will be inducted. The current 12 official princesses are (in number order): Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel, Merida, and Moana.
@Brenna_Boop Does that include Princess Eilonwy from the Black Cauldron?
Even though she’s not a princess in her movies, Mulan is a part of the Official Disney Princess franchise. There are actually only 12 official princesses.
I just cancelled disney. Oh well
no one here care william.
She’s nowhere near a Disney princess, her character literally has no use
and you wouldn’t say that about sleeping beauty? 🥴 you had to come all the way to video about kelly and make a snarky comment as such regarding the new role that she plays.
@Ryan Baker ❄️❄️❄️
How sad is your life that you're still worked up about a character because other incel losers on the internet told you to?
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I don’t care what anyone says, I loved Rose in The Last Jedi. I just wish they didn’t screw her over along with every other person of color in TROS.
Feel so bad for her Disneyfilm just couldn’t make a decent trilogy to save their life
Disney has a history of struggling to make decent sequels in the past. A trilogy was always going to be ambitious.
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Our Raya 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍 we can’t wait for Raya and the Last Dragon 🐉
YES!
I am happy she is getting redemption, lets just forget that the sequel trilogy ever existed
Why, The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie.
@RubberMonkey 🐒
@The Mandalorian 👎🏽
Nah that’ll stick forever lol, look at Tobeys dance. She’ll forever be known as a useless character
How pretty!
Nope not a princess
She is a Princess as the daughter of the chief like Pocahontas and Moana.
Damn, that IS a dress
Star wars fans are the most toxic fandom. Was her character worthless in the movie? Yes. Was it the actress fault? Hell no. Blame writer and director and Disney for what was given to us. She seems like a good actress. I just haven't seen much of her. But I am excited for the movie. It might make me get the premier access. Maybe. More likely to watch that then live action Milan.
@Ryan Baker lol what did I say? Was defending her. I just haven't seen her in anything else to give a good opinion on her acting.
All Disney properties have toxic fanbases
You're part of the problem. There was nothing wrong with Rose Tico.
My hollywood celebrity crush. The stereotype is not true that asians are all good at math.. We both can attest to that.
I feel so bad for the hate she received, its not HER fault that people have never read a film textbook in their life and are utterly incapable of trained professional film criticism to the point where they falsely accuse her character of overall being poorly written just because one little scene and slanted biased misinformation. (Fun Fact: No serious film critic has ever cited Rose as a negative in the film)
@Havinastroke She was great in TLJ. TRoS was just a trash movie altogether.
@Ryan Baker Oh well I meant the filmmakers didnt really give her a shot to be good. But you can like her.
@Havinastroke I do. I love her character. I don't get why people don't like her, and not a single one has been able to tell me a good reason.
@Ryan Baker I dont really think she did a lot for the whole story in 8 and in 9 she kinda got shafted. Rose wasnt very good but they never really gave kelly a shot
@Havinastroke Rose was great, it's the "fans" who are awful.