Snowbell

Snowbell is the fluffy white cat of the Little family in the hugely popular Stuart Little films, adapted from E. B. White's classic children's novel. Voiced with dry, exasperated wit by Nathan Lane in the movies, Snowbell is the comic heart of the story: a cat who wakes up one day to discover that his family has adopted a small, well-spoken mouse named Stuart as a son — and, worse still, expects him to treat this mouse as a brother rather than a snack.

Much of Snowbell's humour comes from the collision between his instincts and his conscience. He is mortified at the idea of the neighbourhood cats learning that he takes orders from a mouse, and early on he is drawn into schemes to get rid of Stuart. Yet beneath the wounded pride and the grumbling is a cat who slowly, grudgingly comes to care for the little creature he was meant to resent.

By the end of Stuart's adventures, Snowbell has completed one of the great reluctant redemption arcs in family film, transforming from a scheming rival into a genuine, if endlessly sarcastic, friend and protector. His journey from selfish house cat to loyal companion gives the films their warmth.

Snowbell endures as one of cinema's most beloved talking cats — proof that a character built on feline pride, laziness and reluctant affection can steal an entire film from its titular mouse.