Editing Tinker Bell (section)

==In film==
Film adaptations provided the first vocal effects for the character, whether through sound, such as musical expressions or the sound of a tinkling bell, or human speech.

===''Peter Pan'' (1924)===
In the [[Peter Pan (1924 film)|1924 film]], Tinker Bell was played by [[Virginia Browne Faire]].

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===''Hook''===
In the 1991 film ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'', Tinker Bell is portrayed by [[Julia Roberts]]. After taking the now-adult Peter to Neverland to rescue his children, Tinker Bell persuades Captain Hook to give her three days to restore Peter's lost memories (including his abilities to fly, fight, and crow) in order to ensure a fair fight between Peter and Hook. After Peter's memory is restored, Tinker Bell "wishes" herself into a human-size woman to share a kiss with Peter. After Peter returns to London, Tinker Bell appears to him one last time on the [[Peter Pan statue]] in [[Kensington Gardens]] to tell him that she will always love him.

In this version, Tinker Bell is portrayed as a winged, six-inch-tall tomboyish sprite with a red "pixie cut" hairstyle. She wears a ragged leather tunic with matching shorts and carries a dagger strapped to her leg. Only while flying does she appear as the traditional ball of light. Tinker Bell displays strength beyond all proportion to her size and is capable of picking up and carrying a grown man, as well as wielding a human sword while flying (giving the impression that the sword is hovering in mid-air). This is also the first interpretation in which Tinker Bell has the ability to transform into a human-size version of herself. ''Hook'' subverts Tinker Bell's canon by having her survive well into the [[modern era]], whereas the original novel states that fairies are naturally short-lived. The implication of the novel was that Tinker Bell died shortly after the Darling children's adventures, and that Peter forgot her.

===''Peter Pan'' (2003)===
In the 2003 film ''[[Peter Pan (2003 film)|Peter Pan]]'', [[P. J. Hogan]] originally planned to use a computer-generated version of the character, but instead used [[Ludivine Sagnier]] in combination with digital models and effects to take advantage of the actress's expressions.

=== ''Peter Pan & Wendy'' (2023) ===
In the 2023 film ''[[Peter Pan & Wendy]]'', [[Yara Shahidi]] portrayed Tinker Bell. This marked the first time a person of color portrayed the character, who had been previously portrayed by white actors. This adaptation followed in the footsteps of Disney's casting of the African American actress [[Halle Bailey]] to play [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] in ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (2023).

=== ''Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare'' (2025) ===
Tinker Bell appears in the 2025 horror film ''[[Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare]]'' which portrays her as a human instead of a fairy. In this version she is addicted to [[heroin]], whilst mistaking it for fairy dust. She and Captain Hook help Peter Pan kidnap kids. She is played by Kit Green.  <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3828430/peter-pans-neverland-nightmare-exclusive-trailer/|work=Bloody Disgusting|title='Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare' Exclusive Trailer – 'Poohniverse' Movie Gets Extremely Bloody|last=Squires|first=John|date=August 30, 2024|access-date=August 31, 2024}}</ref>