Raye Zaragoza was just a child when she first auditioned to play Tiger Lily. It was the late ’90s, yet another "Peter Pan" project was in the works, and though most adaptations had presented ...

Tiger Lily's character is based on racist stereotypes, and has inspired many offensive depictions over the years. Now, Cree actor Alyssa Wapanatâhk takes on the role in the Disney+ Peter Pan & Wendy.

‘Peter Pan’ star brings powerful representation to Tiger Lily role Actress Raye Zaragoza celebrates her Native American heritage in a bold new way in a revamped production of the musical.

Among the most prominent was the character of Tiger Lily in Peter Pan. The fictional Native American princess of Neverland, Tiger Lily is an exotic imagining of the other.

Disney has found its Tiger Lily. Indigenous actor Alyssa Wapanatâhk will be starring in her first feature film as the Native American character in the upcoming live action film "Peter Pan and ...

Tiger Lily saves Peter Pan In the original J.M. Barrie story, Peter Pan rescues Tiger Lily after she's kidnapped by Captain Hook. But in the new Disney+ movie, it's Tiger Lily who saves Peter.