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Maleficent

Maleficent (/məˈlɛfɪsənt/ or /məˈlɪfɪsənt/) is a fictional character who first appears in Disney Animation's 1959 film, Sleeping Beauty. Maleficent is the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" based on the wicked fairy character in Charles Perrault's fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, as well as the villainess who appears in the Brothers Grimm's retelling of…

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Affiliation
Disney Villains
Based on
The Wicked Fairy by Charles Perrault
Children
Mal (daughter; in Descendants)
Created by
Marc Davis · Eric Cleworth
Designed by
Marc Davis · Eyvind Earle
First appearance
Sleeping Beauty (1959)

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related to Development · 26
Maleficent → According, Animators Ollie Johnston, Audley, Audley's, Aurora, Cinderella's, Davis, Disney's Cinderella, Eleanor Audley, European, Frank Thomas, French, In, Jane Fowler, Jean Markale, Juno, Lady Tremaine, Latin, Lucina, Mala Lucina
related to Reception · 21
Maleficent → Aurora, Benjamin Justice, Colleen Elaine Donnelly, Disney, Dragonslayer, Eleanor Audley, Elphaba, Evil Queen, Guillermo, In, Maleficent's, Marc Davis, She, Stephan's, The, The Frisky, Toro, Vermithrax, Voice, When
related to Descendants franchise · 19
Maleficent → Although, Auradon, Descendants, Disney Channel, Disney's, Evil Queen, Fairy Godmother's, Hades, However, In, Isle, Kristin Chenoweth, Lost, Mal, Mal's, Maleficent's, She, The Isle, When
related to Sleeping Beauty · 19
Maleficent → Angered, Aurora, Before, Diablo, Eleanor Audley, Flora, Forbidden Mountains, In, King Stefan, Later, Maleficent's, Merryweather, Princess Aurora, Queen Leah, Queen Leah's, Royal Guards, She, The, Though Merryweather
related to Theme parks · 16
Maleficent → At Disneyland Paris, Belle, Bois Dormant, Disney Parks, Disney Villains, Dragon, Dream Along, Fantasmic, La Tanière, Le Château, Linda Gary, Maleficent's, Mickey, Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, She, Sleeping Beauty Castle
related to The Simpsons shorts · 11
Maleficent → Club, Disney Villains, Homer, In, In The Simpsons, Lisa Simpson, Moe's Tavern, Plusaversary, The Simpsons, Tress MacNeille, Welcome
related to Other appearances · 8
Maleficent → Gaston, Lego, Lego Disney Princess, Once Upon, Studio, The Castle Quest, The DuckDuckGo, Walt Disney Animation Studios
related to Printed media · 7
Maleficent → Disney World, In, Kingdom Keepers, Maleficent's Revenge, Overtakers, Ridley Pearson, Sleeping Beauty
Voiced by · 5
Maleficent → Eleanor Audley (Sleeping Beauty), Linda Gary (Fantasmic! & Disney's Fantillusion), Lois Nettleton (House of Mouse), Susanne Blakeslee (2002–present), Tress MacNeille (Plusaversary)
related to External links · 3
Maleficent → Disney Archives, IMDb, MaleficentMaleficent

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MaleficentAffiliationDisney Villains1.00infobox
MaleficentBased onThe Wicked Fairy by Charles Perrault1.00infobox
MaleficentChildrenMal (daughter; in Descendants)1.00infobox
MaleficentCreated byMarc Davis1.00infobox
MaleficentCreated byEric Cleworth1.00infobox
MaleficentDesigned byMarc Davis1.00infobox
MaleficentDesigned byEyvind Earle1.00infobox
MaleficentFirst appearanceSleeping Beauty (1959)1.00infobox
MaleficentGenderFemale1.00infobox
MaleficentHomeThe Forbidden Mountains1.00infobox
MaleficentPortrayed byKristin Chenoweth (Descendants)1.00infobox
MaleficentPortrayed byMarissa Kruep (Descendants: The Rise of Red; as teenager)1.00infobox
MaleficentSignificant othersHades (in House of Mouse and Descendants)1.00infobox
MaleficentSpeciesFairy1.00infobox
MaleficentTitleThe Mistress of Evil1.00infobox
MaleficentVoiced byEleanor Audley (Sleeping Beauty)1.00infobox
MaleficentVoiced byLinda Gary (Fantasmic! & Disney's Fantillusion)1.00infobox
MaleficentVoiced byLois Nettleton (House of Mouse)1.00infobox
MaleficentVoiced bySusanne Blakeslee (2002–present)1.00infobox
MaleficentVoiced byTress MacNeille (Plusaversary)1.00infobox
Maleficentis aself-proclaimed0.90text
Maleficentis aprotagonist in Serena Valentino's Disney Villains franchise book Mistress of All Evil0.90text

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