Anna Leonowens
Full name
Anna Harriette Leonowens (in real life)
Other names
Mrs. Anna (referred to by
King Mongkut and
Prince Chulalongkorn )
Distinguishing Features
Slender with fair skin and beautiful mahogany-red hair, green eyes, red lips and pearl-like earrings on her ears
Occupation
School teacher of Siam
Goal
To teach the Royal Children and have the house of her own (succeeded)
Home
England (her former hometown) Siam (her current hometown)
Partner(s)
Thomas Leonowens (husband, deceased)
King Mongkut (boyfriend)
Allies
King Mongkut, Louis, Sir Edward Ramsey, Moonshee, The Royal Children, Tuptim, Prince Chulalongkorn, Tusker, Rama
Enemies
Kralahome, Master Little, The Sea Serpent, Ms Vantrax
Likes
Dancing with King Mongkut, teaching the Royal Children, her architectural brick residence outside the Royal Palace
Dislikes
King Mongkut's temper, her own difficulty, the Kralahome antagonizing her, Miss Vantrax behaveior
Powers and abilities
teaching new
Paraphernalia
Mini elephant statue (for trying to break the metal door)
Fate
Dances with King Mongkut at the pavilion during the end of the film and the finale of "Shall We Dance?"
Video Games
The King and I Animated Thinking Adventure
Voice
Miranda Richardson (speaking) Christiane Noll (singing)
Animators
Patrick Gleeson Colm Duggan (supervising animators)Steven E. Gordon Elena Kravets
Designer
Elena Kravets Bronwen Barry
Source
Anna Leonowens is the main protagonist of the novel Anna and the King of Siam and the film adaptations, The King and I. She is a fictionalized version of Anna Leonowens.
She was portrayed by Irene Dunne in 1946.
She is voiced by Miranda Richardson along with Christiane Noll doing her singing voice.