The images for Disney’s Year of a Million Dreams celebration, which has been extended to the end of next year, also see Dame Julie Andrews posing as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio and men’s world tennis number one Roger Federer as King Arthur.

They come after David Beckham portrayed the dragon-slaying horse-riding Prince Phillip for Disney earlier this year, along with Beyonce Knowles as Alice In Wonderland and Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella.

Rachel, who is seen with a blue and white bird resting on her hand while she befriends animals in a forest, said: "I’m a woman now, but it doesn’t matter what age your are, I think you always want to be Snow White.

"It is every little girl’s dream.

"And to be photographed by Annie, one of the great living artists, is really an amazing collaboration."

Ms Leibovitz said: "She was so Snow White. Rachel Weisz was just a perfect Snow White."

"I wanted to put them right inside a storybook.

"The more fantasy these scenes evoke, the better story they tell.

"When you work with this calibre of actor, it takes just a few seconds, a few minutes, to do these pictures."


Rachel’s ’a cauldron of emotion’ - Jan 9 2007
British film star Rachel Weisz has been described as a "cauldron of boiling emotion" - by her fiance.

US film director Darren Aronofsky paid Rachel the strange compliment when the couple gushed about their love for each other in a joint interview.

Darren, the director of fantasy film, The Fountain, said: "I have always described her as a cauldron of boiling emotion, and all you’ve got to do is turn up the heat and all these different emotions start flying out of the pot. She ignites."

The Oscar-winner was slightly more restrained in the interview by Harper’s Bazaar.

"I had seen Darren’s films and I expected to meet some kind of weird, dark, indie person, but he is very, very light in his spirit," she said.

Strangely, Rachel added: "His favourite TV show is The Price Is Right."

The eccentric couple live in New York with their seven-month-old son, Henry.

Rachel tells of love scenes’ trial - Nov 20 2006
Rachel Weisz has revealed the trials of filming love scenes in front of her movie-maker fiance.

The British actress had to get intimate with co-star Hugh Jackman in her new movie The Fountain, which was written and directed by her partner Darren Aronofsky.

In the scene, Hugh’s character climbs into Rachel’s bath and the pair begin kissing - but Darren had to demand that she remove Hugh’s trousers because she got shy.

"Darren wanted it to be clear they’re about to make love so, basically, I fall into the tub and we’re kissing and kissing," Hugh, 38, told the New York Daily News.

"And Rachel takes my shirt off and a minute or so later, we’re still kissing, and we heard this voice yell, ’Take his pants off, Rachel!’ "Finally, Darren says ’Cut!’ and says, ’Why didn’t you take his pants off?’."

The Mummy star Rachel, 35, admitted: "I was shy!"

She added: "People watch the movie and go, ’You had great chemistry’ - which is true - but we also had a heart connection, you know?