La Petite Ballerina

La Petite Ballerina is a one-time character who appeared in the holiday film, Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale. She first appeared when King Jerry is magically granted his wish to dance one Christmas Eve Night and the toys come to life, whisking King Jerry and his young ward Tuffy off to a enchanted kingdom, where she danced with him upon their first meeting and she, King Jerry and the toys enjoyed a nice welcoming dinner until the alley cats lead by King Jerry's arch-nemesis, Tom Cat, who serves as the captain of the guards for the the evil Cat King, suddenly came crashing the party and capturing all the toys.
King Jerry, along with a horse named Nelly and a Christmas ornament elf named Paulie tried to put a stop to this, but they were shot out of a cannon named Tom, and La Petite Ballerina was later imprisoned in a birdcage by Tom, and brought to the castle to the Cat, where he simply asks her to dance for him, but she shoots him down.
When Tuffy arrives with a string of keys to set her free, she tells the young mouse to go warn King Jerry about Tom and his army of alley cats who are out to stop him and his friends from reaching the star to the Toymaker while she frees herself. She manages to distract the Cat King and keep him busy with the string of keys long enough for King Jerry and his friends to reach the star and the toymaker.
Later in the film, La Petite Ballerina leads all the captured toys against the army of cats into rebellion during the battle. The battle is won, however, she and King Jerry are nearly crushed by a falling backdrop, but Nelly sacrifices herself to save them, taking the impact herself. She dies from the injuries, causing King Jerry, Tuffy and the toys to mourn for her, but she is revived by the magic from the star, thus allowing her to talk on her own without a string.
She is voiced by Tara Strong, who voices Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls.
==Quotes==
==Gallery ==
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Jerry mouse with la petite ballerins.jpeg|King Jerry and Queen La Petite Ballerina
Le Petite Ballerina and Jerry.jpeg
Le Petite Ballerina held prisoner by the Cat King.jpeg|La Petite Ballerina held prisoner by the King of the Cats
T&J: a nutcracker tale: la petite ballerina facing lackey.jpeg
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File:T&J: a nutcracker tale - la petite ballerina's heroic scowl.png|La Petite Ballerina's heroic scowl.
File:T&J: a nutcracker tale - La Petite Ballerina glaring angrily at the Cat King.jpeg|La Petite Ballerina glaring angrily at the Cat King
File:T&J: a nutcracker tale - la petite ballerina shocked face.jpeg
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File:T&J: a Nutcracker Tale - Jerry's first dance.jpeg
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T&J a nutcracker tale - la petite ballerina facing the alley cats and the cat King .jpeg|La Petite Ballerina facing the King of the Cats
La petite ballerina imprisoned by Tom.jpeg|La Petite Ballerina imprisoned by Tom
La petite ballerina being held prisoner by the king of cats.jpeg
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Jerry's party getting crashed by a group of alley cats.jpeg|Queen La Petite Ballerina with King Jerry and the toys when the cats begin raiding the feast
== Trivia ==
*It is possible that she is based on the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcraker.
Category:Tom and Jerry Heroes
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