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Tiger Lily
Peter Pan character
1907 illustration of Tiger Lily by Oliver Herford
First appearancePeter and Wendy (1904)
Created byJ. M. Barrie
Portrayed byMiriam Nesbitt (UK first stage 1904 production)
Margaret Gordon (US first 1905 production)
Anna May Wong (1924 film)
Carsen Gray (2003 film)
Rooney Mara (Pan)
Sara Tomko (Once Upon a Time)
Alyssa Wapanatâhk (Peter Pan & Wendy)
Voiced byCree Summer (Peter Pan & the Pirates)
In-universe information
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
FamilyGreat Big Little Panther (father)

Tiger Lily is a fictional character in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, his 1911 novel Peter and Wendy, and their various adaptations.

History

Tiger Lily is the daughter of Great Big Little Panther, the chief of the Piccanniny tribe, the fictional tribe of Native Americans living in Neverland. Barrie describes her as "a princess in her own right. The most beautiful of dusky Dianas and the belle of the Piccaninnies, coquettish, cold and amorous by turns."[1] She is apparently old enough to be married, but refuses any suitors because of her feelings towards Peter. She is jealous of Wendy and Tinker Bell. Tiger Lily is kidnapped by Captain Hook and his pirates but is rescued by Peter Pan.

In other media

Reception

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The character has attracted controversy due to accusations of racism and Native American stereotyping.[8][9][10][11]

Controversy also arose from the name given to her tribe, "Piccanniny", a term now widely interpreted as a racial slur.

References

  1. ^ J.M. Barrie. Peter and Wendy Chapter 5. Hodder & Stoughton (1911)
  2. ^ Jones, Jaleesa M. "Rooney Mara regrets her 'whitewashed' role as Tiger Lily in 'Pan'". USA TODAY.
  3. ^ Green, Jonathan. Neverland: Here Be Monsters! (Snowbooks, 2019). ISBN 978-1911390411
  4. ^ "Alberta-raised Cree actor lands role in Disney's live-action 'Peter Pan and Wendy'". CBC News. October 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Reul, Katie (2023-02-28). "'Peter Pan & Wendy' Trailer Unveils Jude Law's Captain Hook, Yara Shahidi's Tinkerbell and a Whole New Neverland". Variety. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  6. ^ Legacy, Spencer (February 28, 2023). "Peter Pan & Wendy Trailer and Poster Set Disney+ Release Date". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Elliott, Josh. "Tiger Lily Actress Alyssa Wapanatâhk Says 'Peter Pan & Wendy' Finally Does The Character Right - Narcity". www.narcity.com. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  8. ^ Yuhas, Alan (7 December 2014). "What's up, Tiger Lily? Peter Pan and the Native American stereotype that has certainly grown old". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. ^ Merry, Stephanie (8 October 2015). "Casting Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily is only one of many problems with 'Pan'". Retrieved 7 November 2016 – via washingtonpost.com.
  10. ^ Mama, Elizabeth Broadbent Manic Pixie Dream (11 December 2014). "Peter Pan and the Roots of Racism". HuffPost. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  11. ^ Rose, Jacqueline (14 January 1994). The Case of Peter Pan: or The Impossibility of Children's Fiction. Springer. ISBN 9781349232086. Retrieved 7 November 2016 – via Google Books.

External links

J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan
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