James and the Giant Peach

…appeared in such films as James and the Giant Peach (1996), Ella Enchanted (2004), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Paddington 2 (2017), Finding Your Feet (2017), and The Picture of Dorian Gray (2021). In addition, she lent her voice to various projects, including Corpse Bride (2005).

…and the Giant Peach (1961; film 1996), written for his own children, originated as a bedtime story. The book follows the adventures of a young orphan who escapes his nasty aunts by going on a journey around the world inside an enormous rolling peach. It was followed in 1964 by…