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    Home » DISNEY

    Know Your Disney Villainesses

    Published: Jun 19, 2018 · Modified: Oct 28, 2022 by Rhonda · 35 Comments

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    Disney Villainesses don't get the air time or exposure that the Princesses do, however, they are equally just as important in the movies!

    It's hard being your own woman sometimes. You create your own stand-out style, make your mark on the world - and people still call you Brenda instead of Linda. The lady villains of Disney know your pain.

    KNOW YOUR DISNEY VILLAINESSES

    Constantly I see people making reference to Maleficent and they're really talking about the Evil Queen. People say things like "That one chick...with the mermaid. Isn't she a fish or something?" and Ursula is just sitting over there like "I'm half octopus! How is that forgettable?!" With the upcoming (highly anticipated) Maleficent II movie, one would think fans could get their ducks in a row. Right?

    I understand that we all have our favorites (I want Maleficent to be my EFF - evil friend forever) but, do yourself a favor and expand your horizons..

     

    Ready to Sharpen your knowledge of Disney's Bad Girl Club?

     

    How many female Disney villains are there?

    There are ten female villains in the Disney movie franchise:

    The Evil Queen 
    Maleficent
    Ursula
    Cruella De Vil
    Madame Medusa
    The Queen of Hearts
    Madame Min
    Yzma
    Lady Tremain
    Mother Gothel

     

    Here is a breakdown so you can Know all of your Disney Villainesses!

    The Evil Queen

    snow white evil queen

    Story: Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
    Aliases: The Queen, Wicked Queen, Queen Grimhilde
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: Joan Crawford
    Who She Is: Queen, stepmother to Snow White, narcissist
    Powers: Dark Magic via magic mirror, cauldron and spells
    Quote: "Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"
    Trademarks: Poison Apple, black hood, crown

     



    Maleficent

    maleficent

    Story: Sleeping Beauty
    Aliases: Mistress of all Evil, Embodiment of Evil
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: original fairy tale
    Who She Is: Evil Fairy, third wheel at parties
    Powers: Magical Being, transformation, curses
    Quote: "The princess shall indeed grow in grace and beauty, beloved by all who know her. But... before the sun sets on her 16th birthday, she shall prick her finger, on the spindle of a spinning wheel - AND DIE! "
    Trademarks: Raven, horns

     


     Ursula

    disney ursula

    Story: The Little Mermaid
    Aliases: The Sea Witch
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: Divine (performer)
    Who She Is: The Sea Witch, granter of wishes, King Triton's sister. keeper of Ariel's voice
    Powers: Transformation, granting wishes, curses
    Quote: "I'm not asking much. Just a token really, a trifle. You'll never even miss it. What I want from you is your voice."
    Trademarks: tentacles, eels



    Cruella De Vil

    cruella de vil

    Story: 101 Dalmations
    Aliases: None
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
    Who She Is: Wealthy fur addict, dog kidnapper (killer)
    Powers: Money, henchmen
    Quote: "My only true love, darling. I live for furs. I worship furs! After all, is there a woman in all this wretched world who doesn't? "
    Trademark: black and white hair



     Madame Medusa

    madame medusa

    Story: The Rescuers
    Aliases: Auntie Medusa
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: Animator's ex-wife
    Who She Is: Pawn shop owner, jewel thief, kidnapper
    Powers: Henchmen
    Quote: "I want that diamond. I've got to have the Devil's Eye!"
    Trademarks: alligators



    The Queen of Hearts

    queen of hearts

    Story: Alice in Wonderland
    Aliases: None
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: Elizabeth de Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk
    Who She Is: Impatient ruler of Wonderland
    Powers: henchmen (guards)
    Quote: "Off with their heads!"
    Trademark: Cards, painting roses



     Madame Mim

    madame mim

    Story: The Sword in the Stone
    Aliases: Magnificent Marvelous Mad Madam Mim
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: unknown
    Who She Is: Annoying little witch who challenged Merlin (and lost)
    Powers: transformation
    Quote: "Cause I'm the magnificent, marvellous, mad Madam Mim!"
    Trademark: becoming a germ, purple hair



    Yzma

     

    yzma disney

    Story: The Emperor's New Groove
    Aliases: none
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: Yma Sumac (speculated)
    Who She Is: Emperor Kuzco's  former right hand gal now bent on revenge
    Powers: transfiguration potions
    Quote:  "Pull the lever, Kronk!"..."WRONG LEVER!!!!"..."Why do we even have that lever?!"
    Trademark: Kronk



     


     Lady Tremain

    lady tremain disney

    Story: Cinderella
    Aliases: Evil Stepmother, Wicked Stepmother
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: original fairy tale
    Who She Is: Cinderella's mean stepmother, social ladder climber
    Powers: Affluence, evil daughters
    Quote: "Oh. Pay no attention to her."
    Trademark: Dracula Hair, high collars



     Mother Gothel

    mother gothel

    Story: Tangled (Rapunzel)
    Aliases: none
    Disney Villainesses Inspiration: original story by the Brother's Grimm
    Who She Is:  Witch who kidnapped Rapunzel and pretended to be her mother
    Powers: Witchcraft, the tower, cunning
    Quote: “You want me to be the bad guy? Fine... Now, I'm the bad guy.”
    Trademark: Think Meg from Hercules in 15 years



     

    Do you have a favorite Disney Villainess?  I think that Maleficient, is actually not as bad of a villain like some of the others.  She, unlike some of the villians, had a change of heart for her  "Little Beastly".

     

    Looking for more Disney posts? Head over to our Disney area! 

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    Comments

    1. AvatarCassie @ Southeast by Midwest says

      February 17, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      LOVE this post! It grates a nerve so much when people don't get their Disney characters correct. I'm forever hearing people talking about "Simba's uncle, what's his name? Mufasa?" ZOMG get it right!!

      Reply
    2. AvatarLisa Joy Thompson says

      February 16, 2014 at 12:06 pm

      My kids are always calling the Villainesses by the wrong names! But they regularly call their cousins and aunts and uncles by the wrong names too. I guess they're just bad with names! :)

      Reply
    3. AvatarAmanda Love says

      February 13, 2014 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks for the villainess run down. I didn't know about a few of them. Love the fact history. :)

      Reply
    4. AvatarChrysa says

      February 13, 2014 at 2:19 pm

      I love the villainesses! When I was about 4 my great aunt had a hair-do with a white stripe in it. The first time I met her I gasped, pointed and said "Mom! It's Cruella De Vil!!"

      Reply
    5. AvatarLolo says

      February 12, 2014 at 11:31 pm

      I love them all, but think Ursula is my favorite!

      Reply
    6. AvatarCat Davis says

      February 12, 2014 at 9:58 pm

      I'm actually bummed about this Maleficent movie coming out. I don't even remember seeing Sleeping Beauty as a kid so I have no background on this character. I wish they would have pulled the movie out of the vault before creating this one.

      Reply
    7. AvatarAmy Desrosiers says

      February 12, 2014 at 9:04 pm

      I think the Evil Queen from Snow White was the most wicked villain. I thought it was cool how she changed appearances.

      Reply
    8. AvatarJanel says

      February 12, 2014 at 8:18 pm

      Ursulas quote cracks me up. My favorite "villian" is Yzma! She's hilarious.

      Reply
    9. AvatarPiera says

      February 12, 2014 at 5:40 pm

      This post was awesome. My family and I are a bunch of Disney nuts so it was cool to seeing all the info on the villianesses

      Reply
    10. AvatarEliz Frank says

      February 12, 2014 at 5:28 pm

      Yep, this is a great post on all the wicked ladies of the Disney stables. They are maleficent and my fave one is Aunt Medusa.

      Reply
    11. AvatarAshley M says

      February 12, 2014 at 5:05 pm

      Awesome round up of the villains! I've never given them much thought.

      Reply
    12. AvatarKrystal says

      February 12, 2014 at 2:44 pm

      Ursula scared me a bit when I Was growing up. Though, now, I think she is FIERCE!

      Reply
    13. AvatarTess says

      February 12, 2014 at 2:43 pm

      Thanks for the list. I did not know that they are inspired from another character.

      Reply
    14. AvatarAutumn says

      February 12, 2014 at 10:22 am

      This is a great round-up. It's interesting how many people get some of these mixed up. Of course, I'm of the opinion that some of these ladies are just misunderstood ;)

      Reply
    15. AvatarPaige says

      February 12, 2014 at 9:41 am

      Love the collection! It's so interesting to see character inspiration for them all!

      Reply
    16. AvatarSue says

      February 12, 2014 at 9:15 am

      Give those villainesses their due! Without them, there would be know story! Ha!

      Reply
    17. Avatarbrett says

      February 12, 2014 at 8:53 am

      hahahahahaha

      why is it so funny to me that it's an ex wife who inspired a whole disney villainess? that's awesome!

      Reply
    18. AvatarPauline Cabrera says

      February 12, 2014 at 6:43 am

      This post is so cooool! The trivia you added with each character is truly amazing. I never thought that Madame Medusa is the creator's ex wife! That's funny! :)

      Reply
    19. AvatarDebbie L. says

      February 12, 2014 at 5:58 am

      I agree to have a villain named after you is not good. But it does make me laugh - what a way to get back at your EX! Very informative post! Thanks

      Reply
    20. AvatarRosey says

      February 12, 2014 at 5:40 am

      Disney does have some great villainesses!! We like to hate the 'bad guy' (her quote) from Tangled. :)

      Reply
    21. AvatarLiz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

      February 12, 2014 at 2:30 am

      How interesting that Joan Crawford was an inspiration for one? She certainly played a good one in the movies.

      Reply
    22. AvatarJennifer Bullock {MommyBKnowsBest} says

      February 12, 2014 at 12:26 am

      I don't know if I would say I want any of them to be my EFF but this was a great round up of villains. Thanks for a unique and fun post.

      Reply
    23. AvatarJenni E. says

      February 12, 2014 at 12:26 am

      This is such a great post! I tell you, when I was little I was scared to death of Cruella De Vil. She still gives me the eebie jeebies!

      Reply
    24. AvatarMelissa says

      February 11, 2014 at 11:42 pm

      I love this post! Gotta love the Disney Villains!

      Reply
    25. AvatarKrystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says

      February 11, 2014 at 9:31 pm

      Disney knows their villianesses for sure, don't they? Some of them are so scary!

      Reply
    26. AvatarJenn says

      February 11, 2014 at 3:26 pm

      I get the Evil Queen and Maleficent mixed up ALL the time! LOL Unless I'm really paying attention, I often mistake one for the other.

      Reply
    27. AvatarTracey says

      February 11, 2014 at 3:01 pm

      This was such an awesome post! I really loved reading it. You did a great job!

      Reply
    28. AvatarKecia says

      February 11, 2014 at 2:27 pm

      Okay, there were a couple of Disney Villainesses I didn't know much about! It's neat that some were inspired by people. I'm ready to see Maleficent!!

      Reply
    29. AvatarShell says

      February 11, 2014 at 2:16 pm

      Auntie Medusa and Maleficent terrified me when I was a kid. My boys think this is funny.

      Reply
    30. AvatarDebra says

      February 11, 2014 at 2:11 pm

      I've always been partial to Cruella De Vil. I also like that she has her own sort of theme song too!

      Reply
    31. AvatarTerry says

      February 11, 2014 at 1:17 pm

      I am not up on anything Disney... but doesn't the Queen of Hearts look kind of like Fred Flintstone to you. LOL, maybe I am just seeing things.

      Reply
    32. AvatarRobin (Masshole Mommy) says

      February 11, 2014 at 11:31 am

      I am a Disney freak, so I know my villainesses. I am SO excited for the movie Maleficent with Angelina Jolie!!!

      Reply
    33. AvatarTheresa says

      February 11, 2014 at 10:59 am

      I love that Disney is putting the spotlight on the villains lately! Maleficent will probably always be my favorite, but I do love The Queen of Hearts almost just as much!

      Reply
    34. AvatarMandy@ TheHouseholdHero.com says

      February 11, 2014 at 10:53 am

      LOVE IT!! Great informative post :) As a former cast member with Disney, you will be amazed at how much Disney Knowledge people get incorrect! At work we named our beast of a safe "Ursula!"

      Reply
    35. AvatarAnnie (@MamaDweeb) says

      February 11, 2014 at 10:52 am

      I had no idea Madame Medusa was inspired by the creator's ex wife! LOL!!! I sooooo would not want to be her hahahahaha!!!! This post is AWESOME.

      Reply

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