Anthony DeRosa was the supervising animator for the Lawrence character, whose design was influenced by the Mr. Smee character from Peter Pan.[12] Oprah Winfrey as Eudora, Tiana's mother who wants to see her happy and worries that Tiana focuses too much on her dream of owning a restaurant.[14] Ruben A. Aquino animated both Eudora and her husband, James.[9] Terrence Howard as James, Tiana's father, who helped instill a strong work ethic in Tiana.