List of Disney's Cinderella characters
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Disney's Cinderella is an animated feature film based on the fairy tale of the same name, released in 1950, which received two direct-to-video sequels: Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002) and Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007). The main characters introduced in the first film include the protagonist Cinderella, her mouse friends Jaq and Gus, her stepmother Lady Tremaine and stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella, her Fairy Godmother, and her love interest, Prince Charming. Dreams Come True and the 2015 live-action film introduced new characters while expanding on the story.
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Cinderella (voiced by Ilene Woods in the original film and Jennifer Hale in the sequels) is a young orphan who, after the death of her father, is forced into servitude under her evil stepmother, Lady Tremaine, and stepsisters, Anastasia and Drizella. Despite this, she maintains hope through her dreams, believing that one day her dreams of happiness will come true and her kindness will be repaid. Though kind and down-to-earth, she is also a daydreamer.
With the help of her animal friends, she repairs her mother's old dress so that she can attend a royal ball, but is heartbroken when her stepsisters tear it up and fears that her dreams will never come true. However, her Fairy Godmother appears and uses her magic to transform the dress into a gown, as well as a pumpkin into a carriage, Jaq, Gus, and the mice into horses, her horse Major into a coachman, and her bloodhound Bruno into a footman. However, she warns her that the magic will end at midnight. At the ball, she dances with Prince Charming, with whom she falls in love, before leaving at midnight and leaving behind one of her slippers. Although he does not know her name, he identifies her by the slipper, which fits her, and they marry soon after.
In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Eloise Webb as a 10-year-old in the prologue and Lily James in the present. She was originally named Ella, with Cinderella being a spiteful nickname the stepsisters gave to her after she slept near the fireplace and was covered by cinder (ash).
In the live-action Descendants film series, Cinderella has a son named Chad, who appears in the first three films, and a daughter named Chloe, who appears in the fourth film. Cinderella also appears in the fourth film, Descendants: The Rise of Red, portrayed by Brandy Norwood, who previously portrayed Cinderella in the 1997 television film Cinderella,[1] while Morgan Dudley portrays the character as a teenager, with her real name being Ella.[2]
| Jaq | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Cinderella (1950) |
| Created by | Ward Kimball John Lounsbery |
| Based on | Bud Abbott |
| Voiced by | Jimmy MacDonald (1950–1989) Rob Paulsen (2001–present) |
| Alias | Jaq-Jaq |
| Species | Mouse |
| Significant other | Mary |
| Gus | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Cinderella (1950) |
| Created by | Ward Kimball John Lounsbery |
| Based on | Lou Costello |
| Voiced by | Jimmy MacDonald (1950–1989) Corey Burton (2001–present) |
| Alias | Gus-Gus |
| Species | Mouse |
Jaq and Gus (voiced by Jimmy MacDonald in the original film, Rob Paulsen and Corey Burton in the sequels) are two mice who serve as Cinderella's sidekicks and closest confidants, with Jaq serving as the mices' leader.
After Cinderella rescues Gus from a cage, he and Gus are two of four mice that the Fairy Godmother transforms into stallions so that Cinderella can attend the ball, but return to normal at the stroke of midnight. Later, Jaq and Gus steal the key to Cinderella's room from Lady Tremaine so she can escape. They are last seen attending the wedding of Cinderella and Prince Charming.
In Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, they and the mice move into the castle and Gus comes up with the idea to make the new book of stories to replace the old one. In Aim to Please, Jaq and Gus help Cinderella prepare for the ball and support her when she doubts herself. In Tall Tail, Jaq, feeling useless, wishes that he were a human, which the Fairy Godmother grants. He helps Cinderella and the others prepare for the fair before realizing that he liked being a mouse better and returns to normal. In An Uncommon Romance, he and the mice attempt to help Lucifer win the affections of the snobby female cat Pom-Pom in hopes that the cats will leave the mice alone.
In Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, Gus and Jaq help the Fairy Godmother prepare for Prince Charming and Cinderella's anniversary party. After Lady Tremaine reverses time and makes the slipper fit Anastasia's foot, they help Cinderella search for Prince Charming and witness Tremaine casting a spell on him to make him forget Cinderella and believe that he danced with Anastasia. Though they reclaim the wand from Tremaine, she has Cinderella arrested before she can lift the spell on Prince Charming. Gus and Jaq manage to convince Prince Charming that Cinderella is the right girl through a song, "At the Ball". They later help Cinderella put on her wedding gown, but Tremaine sends them away and assigns Lucifer to drive them in a pumpkin carriage over a cliff. After escaping, Cinderella, Jaq, and Gus return to the palace and they attack the entrance guards to let her through to the wedding. They appear in the closing credits in a series of photos.
Jaq and Gus also appeared in the Grandma Duck comics in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, where they live with Grandma Duck and her grandnephew Gus Goose and met Donald Duck and Daisy Duck. They also appear in the Mickey Mouse comic strip Mousepotamia.
Like other characters from the first film, Jaq and Gus make cameo appearances in the television series House of Mouse as guests of the titular club. In the direct-to-video film Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, they take part in the musical number "The Best Christmas of All", where they give Cinderella a dress for Christmas.
Jaq appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, where he befriends Ventus after freeing him from a mousetrap. Ventus later helps him gather the necessary materials for Cinderella's dress; after Tremaine locks Cinderella in her room, Jaq retrieves the key and is saved by Aqua when the Unversed ambush him.
In the live-action film, Jaq is a doe named Jacqueline, while Gus is referred to as Gus-Gus.
In Once Upon a Time, Billy the mechanic (Jarod Joseph) is revealed in the episode "Child of the Moon" to be the mouse Gus. Soon after, he is murdered by D.A. Albert Spencer/King George (Alan Dale) intending to frame someone.[3]
Lady Tremaine (voiced by Eleanor Audley in the original film and Susanne Blakeslee in sequels and other media) is the main villainess of the franchise, who is based on the original character from the fairy tale created by Charles Perrault. She is cruel and seeks to ensure her daughters' success. After marrying Cinderella's father for his money, following his death she reveals her true motives of treating Cinderella like a maid while devoting her time and love to her daughters.
In live-action, she was portrayed by Cate Blanchett in the live-action film, by Linda Ko in Descendants 3. Two versions of the character appear in Once Upon a Time: the first is portrayed by Jan Brandle Smith in the first season and by Lisa Banes in the sixth season, and the second version, known as Rapunzel Tremaine, is portrayed by Gabrielle Anwar in the seventh season and Meegan Warner as a child.
| Anastasia Tremaine | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Cinderella (1950) |
| Created by | Ollie Johnston Wetzel Whitaker |
| Portrayed by | Holliday Grainger (2015 film) Yael Yurman (Once Upon a Time) |
| Voiced by | Lucille Bliss (1950-1983) Tress MacNeille (1994-present) Lesli Margherita (sequels, singing) |
| In-universe information | |
| Family | Sir Francis Tremaine (father, deceased; 2015 film) Lady Tremaine (mother) Drizella Tremaine (twin sister) Cinderella's father (step-father, deceased) Cinderella (step-sister) Prince Charming (step-brother-in-law) Dizzy Tremaine (niece; Descendants) Chad Charming (step-nephew; Descendants) Chloe Charming (step-niece; Descendants) |
| Significant other | The Baker |
| Children | Anthony Tremaine (Descendants) |
Anastasia Tremaine (voiced by Lucille Bliss) is the younger daughter of Lady Tremaine.[4] Though following the original story's depiction of the ugly and cruel stepsister in the first film, Anastasia undergoes a redemption arc in the sequels as she struggles to find genuine love and follow her conscience despite her mother and sister's negative influence. Pat Williams, James Denney, and Jim Denney reported that actress "Lucille Bliss was the voice of Cinderella's stepsister, Anastasia, an experience that remains one of her fondest memories." Bliss that "I was just a teenager when I got the part...I read that Walt had personally selected me for the part of Anastasia."[5]
In the original film, she and Drizella are cruel to Cinderella and tear up her dress before the Fairy Godmother repairs it. In Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, Anastasia falls in love with a working-class baker and wants to get close to him, which Tremaine forbids because of her prejudice towards his social standing. However, Cinderella reassures her that the baker is a good man, regardless of what Lady Tremaine believes, and encourages her to follow her heart. With help from Cinderella and her animal friends, they reunite and attend Cinderella's ball together, where she thanks Cinderella for her help.
In Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, she finds the Fairy Godmother's wand, setting into motion Tremaine's plot to destroy Cinderella's "happily ever after" and gain a rich lifestyle at the palace. Though manipulated and forced into marrying Prince Charming as a means to fulfil her family's selfish desires, she begins to feel remorse and guilt. At the altar, after realizing she does not truly love Prince Charming and having understood what true love really means after talking with the King, she refuses to marry him and sets things right after regaining the wand. Afterwards, she repairs her relationship with Cinderella, who invites her to stay in the castle to be her lady-in-waiting. During the credits, she is shown sitting in the palace garden while looking at the baker.
Variety stated that "stepsister Anastasia is appreciably more sympathetic" in Cinderella III.[6] At Walt Disney World during the Cinderella's Gala Feast attraction, Julie and Mike Neal stated that "everyone will love Anastasia and Drizella, Cinderella's evil stepsisters, who wander the room with Lady Tremaine..."[7]
Like other characters from the first film, Anastasia makes cameo appearances in the television series House of Mouse as a guest of the titular club. In the direct-to-video film Mickey's House of Villains, she takes part in the musical number "It's Our House Now" when villains take over the club.
She appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in her homeworld, Castle of Dreams, having the same role as in the original film. However, the darkness in her heart leads her to attempt to murder Cinderella before the Cursed Coach, an Unversed born from their jealousy, drops a bomb on them and transforms them into Heartless. She also appears as a playable character in Disney Magic Kingdoms.[8]
In the live-action film, she, along with her mother and sister, leave the kingdom with the Grand Duke.
While Anastasia does not appear in the Descendants franchise, her son, Anthony, appears in the Isle of the Lost book series.
Two versions of the character appear in Once Upon a Time. Clorinda, Cinderella's stepsister who is based on her, appears in the sixth season, portrayed by Mekenna Melvin, while in the seventh season, named Anastasia like in the animated film, she is portrayed by Yael Yurman.
| Drizella Tremaine | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Cinderella (1950) |
| Created by | Ollie Johnston Wetzel Whitaker |
| Portrayed by | Sophie McShera (2015 film) Adelaide Kane (Once Upon a Time; adult) Anna Cathcart (Once Upon a Time; tween) |
| Voiced by | Rhoda Williams (in Cinderella) Russi Taylor (1986-2020) Kaitlyn Robrock (2020-present) |
| Family | Sir Francis Tremaine (father, deceased; 2015 film) Lady Tremaine (mother) Anastasia Tremaine (twin sister) Cinderella's father (step-father) Cinderella (step-sister) Prince Charming (step-brother-in-law) Anthony Tremaine (nephew; Descendants) Chad Charming (step-nephew; Descendants) Chloe Charming (step-niece; Descendants) |
| Children | Dizzy Tremaine (Descendants) |
Drizella Tremaine (voiced by Rhoda Williams in the original film and Russi Taylor in the sequels) is the older daughter of Lady Tremaine.[9] Drizella appears in various novels and other publications.[10][11][12][13] She, like Anastasia and Tremaine, is haughty, abusive, and cruel, and envious of Cinderella's success and beauty. Unlike Anastasia, she remains cruel and obedient to Tremaine.
In the original film, she and Drizella are cruel to Cinderella and tear up her dress before the Fairy Godmother repairs it. In Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, during the story An Uncommon Romance, she is shocked after Anastasia rebels against Tremaine and declares her love for the baker, but still sides with Tremaine.
Like other characters from the first film, Drizella makes cameo appearances in the television series House of Mouse as a guest of the titular club. In the direct-to-video film Mickey's House of Villains, she takes part in the musical number "It's Our House Now" when villains take over the club.
She appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in her homeworld, Castle of Dreams, having the same role as in the original film. However, the darkness in her heart leads her to attempt to murder Cinderella before the Cursed Coach, an Unversed born from their jealousy, drops a bomb on them and transforms them into Heartless.
Drizella also appears as a playable character in the world building game video game Disney Magic Kingdoms.[8]
In the live-action film, where she is portrayed by Sophie McShera, she is known as Drisella. She, along with her mother and sister, later leave the kingdom with the Grand Duke.
While Drizella does not appear in the Descendants franchise, she has a daughter, Dizzy who appears in Descendants 2 and Descendants 3, as well as TV specials and other media.
Multiple versions of Drizella appear in Once Upon a Time. Tisbe, Cinderella's stepsister who is based on her, appears in the sixth season, portrayed by Goldie Hoffman. Another version of Drizella serves as a secondary antagonist during the seventh season, portrayed by Adelaide Kane.[14] In flashbacks, a tween Drizella is portrayed by Anna Cathcart (who, coincidentally, also played Drizella's daughter, Dizzy, in the Descendants film series).
| Lucifer | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Cinderella (1950) |
| Created by | Ward Kimball John Lounsbery Wolfgang Reitherman Norm Ferguson |
| Voiced by | June Foray (1950-1989) Frank Welker (2001-present) Jon Olson (2010) |
| Alias | Rucifie (by the mice) |
| Species | Cat |
| Gender | Male |
| Children | Beelzebub (Descendants) |
| Owner | Lady Tremaine |
Lucifer (vocal effects provided by June Foray in the original film, Frank Welker in the sequels, and Jon Olson in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep) is the Tremaines' pet cat, who antagonizes the mice and seemingly dies by falling out of the tower's window after being scared away by Bruno. However, the sequels reveal that he survived the fall due to cats always landing on their feet.
In Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, Lucifer appears in the third and final segment, An Uncommon Romance, where he falls in love with the snobby palace cat Pom-Pom and makes a deal with the mice that he will not chase them again if they help him reconcile with Pom-Pom. Though the plan works, Pom-Pom goads Lucifer into breaking his promise and dumps him out of spite.
In Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, Lady Tremaine turns him into a human coachman to take Cinderella and the mice away from the palace. However, he falls off the coach and returns to normal.
Like other characters from the first film, Lucifer makes cameo appearances in the television series House of Mouse as a guest of the titular club. In the direct-to-video film Mickey's House of Villains, he takes part in the musical number "It's Our House Now" when villains take over the club.
Lucifer appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep as a boss character who Ventus fights while helping Jaq gather the necessary materials for Cinderella's dress.
| Fairy Godmother | |
|---|---|
 Fairy Godmother in a 1964 trading card | |
| First appearance | Cinderella (1950) |
| Created by | Milt Kahl |
| Portrayed by | Helena Bonham Carter (2015 film) Melanie Paxson (Descendants film series) Grace Narducci (Descendants: The Rise of Red, young) |
| Voiced by | Verna Felton (in Cinderella) Russi Taylor (1986–2015) Barbara Dirikson (2019–present) Grey DeLisle (The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse) |
| Species | Fairy |
| Children | Jane (Descendants) |
The Fairy Godmother (voiced by Verna Felton in the first film, by Russi Taylor in sequels and other media, and Grey DeLisle in The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse) appears after Cinderella's stepsisters tear up her dress, using her magic to transform her gown into a dress, the mice into stallions, Bruno the dog into a footman, Major the horse into a coachman, and a pumpkin into a white coach. However, she warns Cinderella that the magic will run out at midnight.
In Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, she reads the story of Cinderella to the animals until Gus and Jaq arrive. They then decide to make a new book to narrate what happens after her "happily ever after". In Tall Tail, she turns Jaq into a human so he can help Cinderella in the palace.
In Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, her wand is stolen by Anastasia, who accidentally turns her into a stone statue, and Tremaine uses its magic. By the end of the film, she is returned to normal and offers to return Cinderella and Prince Charming to their former lives, but chooses not to after realizing that their love has grown stronger than it was in the original timeline.
Like other characters from the first film, the Fairy Godmother makes cameo appearances in House of Mouse as a guest of the club. She has a major role in "Goofy's Menu Magic", where Goofy becomes popular after using her wand to cook.
She appears in The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse in the episode "Disappearing Act", where she appears to advise Mickey along with other magical characters.
She also appears in Disney Magic Kingdoms[15] and the Kingdom Hearts series. In the first game, she comes to live in Traverse Town with Merlin after Maleficent destroys her home world, Castle of Dreams, and restores the spirits of the beings contained in the summon gems, allowing Sora to summon them in battle. She also appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep in the world Castle of Dreams, reprising her role from the film and shrinking Ventus and Aqua to the size of mice, and in the Re Mind expansion of Kingdom Hearts III, where Merlin and Yen Sid task her with assisting in the search for Sora by looking into Riku's dreams.
Like other Cinderella characters, the Fairy Godmother is a meet-and-greet character at Disney Parks.[16] She is also the host in the Magic, Music and Mayhem live show at Magic Kingdom.
In the live-action film, she is portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter and serves as the narrator.
The Fairy Godmother appears in the Descendants film series, portrayed by Melanie Paxson, where she is the principal of Auradon Preparatory and has a daughter, Jane. In the first film, Maleficent seeks to steal her magic wand. In the fourth film, Descendants: The Rise of Red, she is the new president of Auradon University, and also a past version of her appears as a teenager, portrayed by Grace Narducci.[17] She is the only character that is present in the four installments of the Descendants films.
| Prince Charming | |
|---|---|
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| First appearance | Cinderella (1950) |
| Created by | Milt Kahl |
| Portrayed by | Richard Madden (2015 film) Paolo Montalban (Descendants: The Rise of Red) Tristan Padil (Descendants: The Rise of Red, young) |
| Voiced by | William Phipps (Cinderella, speaking) Mike Douglas (Cinderella, singing) Christopher Daniel Barnes (sequels) Matt Nolan (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep) Keith Ferguson (Once Upon a Studio) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | King Charming (Descendants: The Rise of Red) Kit (2015 film) |
| Title | Prince |
| Family | Unnamed King (father) Unnamed Queen (mother, deceased) |
| Spouses | Cinderella |
| Children | Chad Charming (Descendants) Chloe Charming (Descendants) |
| Relatives | Lady Tremaine (step-mother-in-law) Drizella Tremaine (step-sister-in-law) Anastasia Tremaine (step-sister-in-law) Cinderella's father (father-in-law, deceased) Cinderella's mother (mother-in-law, deceased) |
Prince Charming (voiced by William Phipps in the original film, singing voice provided by Mike Douglas, Christopher Daniel Barnes in the sequels) is Cinderella's love interest and husband after the first film.
In the first film, the King organizes a ball for Prince Charming so he can find a wife. After meeting Cinderella, they fall in love until she is forced to leave at midnight. After finding the slipper that she left behind, he has her try it on to prove that she was the girl he met, and they marry afterwards.
In Cinderella III: A Twist in Time, while he and Cinderella are celebrating their first anniversary, Tremaine obtains the Fairy Godmother's wand and reverses time to the moment of the Duke's arrival at her manor with the glass slipper. She then uses the wand to fit the slipper onto Anastasia's foot and make her marry Prince Charming, casting a spell on him to make him forgot Cinderella and believe that he danced with Anastasia. After meeting Cinderella while she attempts to reclaim the wand, he is confused by the connection he feels with her before Gus and Jaq convince him or their story. During the wedding, Tremaine makes Anastasia look exactly like Cinderella to take her place at the wedding. After Anastasia refuses to marry him, he and Cinderella marry again.
He appears in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, reprising his role from the film, and as a playable character in Disney Magic Kingdoms.[15]
In the live-action film, where he is portrayed by Richard Madden, he is known as Kit and first met Cinderella while hunting deer, with Cinderella believing that Kit is an apprentice training under his father. His desire to see Cinderella again led him to open the ball to commoners, and he becomes king after his father dies from illness.
In the Descendants film series, he and Cinderella have a son, Chad, and a daughter, Chloe, who appears in the fourth film. He also appears in the fourth film, Descendants: The Rise of Red, as "King Charming", being portrayed by Paolo Montalban, with a teen Prince Charming being portrayed by Tristan Padil.[1]
Though he is known as Henry in an official advertisement from Disney France,[18] he is referred to as "Prince Charming" in Disney media and merchandise.[19][20]
