Pocahontas (1995 film) character flowered into the idea of a grandmotherly spiritual adviser to Pocahontas. Because of Katzenberg's opposition to having Grandmother Willow in the story, Joe Grant assisted fellow veteran story artist Burny Mattinson with coming up tree puns such as "My bark is worse than my bite", "The roots of all problems", and "They're barking up the wrong tree." Mattinson reluctantly added them to his pitch for the next morning, and during the story meeting, he exclaimed, "Everybody loved it! All of a sudden: 'Oh, I want her in!' 'Let's build her part bigger!'" In September 1992, Disney began casting actors
Brittany Ratcliffe Brittany Ratcliffe Brittany Margaret Ratcliffe (born February 7, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward. She plays for Utah Royals FC in the NWSL. Raised in the Williamstown section of Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, Ratcliffe played soccer at Paul VI High School. Ratcliffe played for the University of Virginia. She appeared in 93 matches throughout her career there. Ratcliffe was drafted by Boston Breakers in the 2nd round of the 2016 NWSL College Draft. She signed with Boston in April 2016 and made 15 appearances and 5 starts that season. Boston later waived Ratcliffe