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Belle(AChristmasCarol)

Belle (1787) is a character from Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol. She is a prominent figure from Ebenezer Scrooge's past.

Role in the story[]

Belle appears during the sequence where the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Scrooge his early years. Here, we see that she was his fiancée, but she eventually broke off their engagement due to his growing obsession with money. Most adaptations show them meeting each other at a Christmas party while Scrooge was working for Fezziwig.

In the original story, after showing Scrooge the day he and Belle ended their relationship, the Ghost also shows him that Belle later married and found happiness with another man. This scene is often omitted in the adaptations.

Portrayals[]

Picture Performer Production Year Notes
Edna Flugrath A Christmas Carol 1914
Francelia Billington The Right to be Happy 1916
Mary Glynne Scrooge 1935
Rona Anderson Scrooge 1951 This version of the character is named Alice.
Sally Fraser General Electric Theater: "The Trail to Christmas" 1957
Mary Webster Tales from Dickens: "A Chirstmas Carol" 1959
Voiced by
Jane Kean
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol 1962 She sang the song "Winter Was Warm".
Suzanne Neve Scrooge 1970 This version of the character is named Isabel Fezziwig.
Voiced by
Shelby Flint
The Stingiest Man in Town 1978 She performed the song "Golden Dreams"
A Christmas Carol 1982 This is one of the few adaptations to include the scene of Belle with her family after she left Scrooge.
Daisy Duck
(voiced by Patricia Parris)
Mickey's Christmas Carol 1983 This version of the character is named Isabel.
Lucy Gutteridge A Christmas Carol 1984 This is another adaptation that keeps the scene showing Belle with her family after she left Scrooge.
Sachi Parker Scrooged 1988
Meredith Braun The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992 She performed the cut version of the song "When Love is Gone".
Wilma Flintstone
(voiced by Jean Vander Pyl)
A Flintstones' Christmas Carol 1994 The part of Belle is originally given to a woman named Maggie. However, Maggie catches the Bedrock Bug before she can perform, so Wilma portrays the role instead. Later, Wilma fills in for one of the actors playing the charity workers after said actor also gets sick, resulting in a completely ad-libbed scene where Scrooge (played by Fred) tells Belle that he's learned the error of his ways.
Voiced by
Kathleen Barr
A Chirstmas Carol
Voiced by
Jodi Benson
A Christmas Carol 1997
Laura Fraser A Christmas Carol 1999
Angeline Ball A Christmas Carol 2000 In this movie, she's called Bella and is the love interest of Eddie Scrooge; at the end, they marry and have a son named Marley.
Voiced by
Kate Winslet
Christmas Carol: The Movie 2001 In the movie, she's a nurse, but does not marry another man and have children with him after breaking up with Scrooge. She reunites her friendship with him after he encountered Jacob Marley's ghost and the three spirits. In fact, Scrooge gives a few of his money to her for the patients (especially children) all around London.
Jennifer Love Hewitt A Christmas Carol 2004
Robin Wright Penn A Christmas Carol 2009 Robin Wright Penn also plays Fan (Scrooge's sister) in this film.
Shannon Moore Mister Scrooge to See You! 2013
Charlie Russell A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong 2017
Tammy Gobblesworth The Loud House: "A Flipmas Carol" 2020 In Flip's youth, he got locked out of the Royal Woods Middle School Christmas dance and missed out on dancing with the girl of his dreams. At the end of the episode, Flip learns that Tammy is now running the Gobblesworth turkey company; this would set up a later episode, "Flip This Flip", about him reuniting with Tammy (who would be voiced by Jodi Benson).
Voiced by
Jessie Buckley
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 2022 She is renamed Isabel Fezziwig for this adaptation.
Janaya Mahealani Jones A VHS Christmas Carol

External links[]

A Christmas Carol
Humans Ebenezer ScroogeBob CratchitMrs. CratchitTiny TimBelinda CratchitMartha CratchitPeter CratchitFredBelleMr. FezziwigFan
Ghost Jacob MarleyThe Ghost of Christmas PastThe Ghost of Christmas PresentThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to ComeIgnorance and Want