a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince

Cinderella is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known about the world.Jack Zipes, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm, p 444, ISBN 0-393-97636-X The earliest version of the story may have originated in China around A.D. 860 — Ye Xian appeared in Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang by Tuan Ch'eng-Shih, a book which dates from the Tang Dynasty. The best-known version was written by the French author Charles Perrault in 1697, based on an earlier literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile as La Gatta Cenerentola in 1634, but, especially in the English speaking world, the animated film from Walt Disney Productions has become the standard contemporary version.

Cinderella is a 1950 animated feature produced by Walt Disney, and released to theaters on February 15, 1950 by RKO Radio Pictures. In the film, a young girl abused by her stepmother and step-sisters is still able to go the ball and win her prince with the help of a a pumpkin, half dozen mice, and a fairy godmother. The evil stepmother Lady Tremaine and her malevolent cat Lucifer make foils for Cinderella and her allies in this musical version of the fairy tale.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is the name of a musical written for television by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based upon the fairy tale, Cinderella. It was produced for television three times, all of which are now available on DVD. The first version, starring Julie Andrews, first appeared on television in 1957.

In United States sports, a Cinderella refers to a team or player who advances much further in a tournament than expected. Cinderellas tend to gain much media and fan attention as they move closer to the championship game at the end of the tournament. The term comes from the end of the fairy tale Cinderella, and its idea is that one can unexpectedly achieve success after a period of obscurity.

Originally released in 1994, Cinderella is a 48-minute animated film based on the classic story, Cinderella by Charles Perrault.

Cinderella is the 20th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. The story is based on the famous Charles Perrault fairy tale Cinderella and stars Jennifer Beals as the title character.