Cindy Lou Who

Cindy Lou Who is a sweet, lovely and beautiful young girl from Dr. Seuss's storybook How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and the 2000 film, appearing as the tritagonist.

She was a two-year-old Who girl who lives in Whoville and plays a pivotal role in the story in the storybook.

In 1966, she was played and voiced by June Foray and in 2000, she was played by Taylor Momsen in the live-action movie of the same name.

1966 film
In the original book and the animated adaptation, Cindy Lou Who gets out of bed to go get a drink of water when she finds The Grinch, disguised as Santa Claus, stuffing her family's Christmas tree up the chimney.

Mistaking him for Santa, she innocently asks him why he's taking the tree. The Grinch, sensing innocence in the young girl, covers up his theft by fibbing to her, saying that there is a broken light on the tree and that he was taking it to "his workshop" to fix the problem and then return it on Christmas Day when she wakes up.

Then, the Grinch gets her drink and sends her back to bed, showing the only legitimate kindness that he has in his tiny heart.

Notably, though this is her only real scene in the original book, Cindy Lou gets a bit more screen time in the animated adaptation.

2000 Film
In the 2000 film version, Cindy Lou is eight to ten years old and knows the Grinch early in the story. Thanks to her doing some investigative reporting (her father, never shown in the book or the TV special, is a mailman).

Unlike the rest of the Whos, Cindy believes that there is some good in The Grinch. Augustus May Who, the Mayor of Whoville, angrily accuses her of robbing everyone when the Whos awake to their homes being ransacked.

However, her name is cleared shortly and she later helps the Grinch return every item back to the Whos after sneaking aboard his sleigh. In the last scene, she welcomes the Grinch and Max to her family.

Trivia

 * She was the only Who who wasn't afraid and don't hate the Grinch. She just know that The Grinch is so sweet and need a friend.


 * Cindy Lou had some similar from The Grinch like both don't have a friend, both have parents (expect The Grinch was adopted) and both realize the true meaning of Christmas at the end


 * Cindy Lou is almost look Vanellope von Schweetz like her hair style and outfit like the princess dress which it's just dress in live action. They also both become friends with the main protagonist, both show them the true meaning of friendship and both follow their dreams


 * Cindy Lou was afraid The Grinch at first until she realize that he got a dark past and trying to help him by becoming his friend and the true meaning of friendship include Christmas.


 * She was the first heroine (in Dr. Seuss movies) who gives the protagonist a kiss on the cheek at the end for bringing Christmas back, the second was Audrey for getting the tree.


 * She was the only person who helps The Grinch for being good who she remind us like Jim Hawkins (Jim to Silver), Kiara (Kiara to Kovu), Aurora (Aurora to Maleficent), Belle (Belle to The Beast) and Luke Skywalker (Luke to Anakin Skywalker).


 * Cindy Lou Who is similar to Bubbles like both love their father, both go to school, both are the same age, both are blonde, both love dogs, both become friend with a villain who redeemed (Bubbles to Fuzzy (sometimes), Cindy to The Grinch) and both had kindness in their heart.


 * Cindy Lou is also similar to Jim Hawkins:
 * Both was saved by the redeemed villains from falling (Jim to Silver, Cindy Lou to The Grinch).
 * Both become friends with the villain's pets (Morph to Jim, Max to Cindy Lou).
 * Both become friends with the main characters (Jim to Silver, Cindy Lou to The Grinch).
 * Both got a happy ending (Silver gives Jim a gift: Morph, The Grinch got a kiss (in the cheek) from Cindy, got the girl of his dream and bring the presents back).


 * Cindy Lou is similar to Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast like both are kind, both are damsel in distress, both become friend with the main characters (Cindy Lou to The Grinch, Belle to The Beast), both came back to see the main character by telling them that they still care about them, both show the main characters about friendship and kindness and both got a happy wishing which their wish came true (Cindy Lou make friend with The Grinch and gave him a kiss on the cheek, Belle was surprised that the prince was The Beast and they both kiss).

Similar Heroes

 * Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons)
 * Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls)
 * Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planets)
 * Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
 * Kiara (The Lion King 2)
 * Melody (The Little Mermaid 2)
 * Aurora (Maleficent)
 * Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
 * Roo (Winnie the Pooh)
 * Riley Andersen (Inside out)
 * Anna (Frozen)
 * Isabella Garcia-Shapiro (Phineas and Ferb)
 * Kari Kamiya (Digimon)