Princess Janessa

Princess Janessa is a minor character in Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses. She is one of King Randolph and the late Queen Isabella's twelve daughters. Janessa is one of the triplets, the other two being Kathleen and Lacey, and they are all five years old at the end of the movie. Janessa is interested in bugs, and she loves to collect them. Janessa's favorite gem is the aquamarine, and her favorite flower is the jonquil.

In the movie, Janessa, voiced by Britt McKillip, and her eleven sisters discover a magical world of dancing. Like her sisters, Janessa loves to dance. When their father's evil cousin, Duchess Rowena, arrives at their home and tries to take over the kingdom by killing King Randolph, Janessa and her sisters work together to defeat her.

Story
Janessa appears in beginning of the movie, with her triplet sisters, Kathleen and Lacey, when she try to catch another insect- blue bug. In the same time, in room appear their elder sisters- twins, Hadley and Isla, on stilts. They collide with each other and fall down.

Later, triplets leave the family dinner to meet Derek, the royal cobbler. He gives to princesses a new shoes, and they start dancing.

In the evening, when eldest sisters talking about Genevieve's feelings, Janessa tries to catch her new bug. After, she catches it and wishes a good night to her bugs: Tomas, Richard...She discovers, that Harold is disappears. Ashlyn, Blair and Courtney are scared, and Janessa takes Harold- a caterpillar.

Personality
Janessa looks like the leader of the triplets, because she is eldest triplet. She is very close with Kathleen, and want to protect Lacey. She looks the most obedient from all twelve princesses.

Appearance
Janessa has dark brown hairs and dark blue eyes. Her favourite color is aquamarine blue; her princess and ballet dresses are in this color. When she wears ballet dress and gray Rowena's dress, she makes a hairbun; in other cases her hairs is untied.