ginnifer goodwin played maleficent in once upon a time.
who plays maleficent in once upon a time?
ginnifer goodwin
a version of maleficent plays a role in the storylines for the 2011 american fantasy drama tv series "once upon a time", played by kristin bauer van straten as a witch who is able to take the form of a fire-breathing dragon. maleficent is first introduced as the "only friend" of the evil queen from "snow white". she is also somewhat responsible in her use of magic: she kept rumpelstiltskin's dark curse hidden to ensure it would never be used, and, upon learning she had been robbed by robin hood, allowed him to keep the gold on the condition that will scarlet return a dangerous mirror (actually a portal to wonderland) he had stolen. she does have a bit of a temper, having gone after two generations of sleeping beauties: queen briar rose and princess aurora, her daughter.
maleficent
after a brief reunion with his daughter, stefan locks her away in a room for her own safety while setting up a plan to kill maleficent. however, the power of the curse draws aurora to the dungeon, where a spinning wheel magically reassembles itself. she pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep, fulfilling the curse. maleficent, intent on saving aurora, abducts phillip and infiltrates stefan's castle, but phillip's kiss fails to awaken aurora. at her bedside, maleficent apologizes to aurora and kisses her forehead. aurora awakens, as maleficent's motherly feelings towards her count as true love. however, as maleficent and aurora attempt to leave, they are ambushed by stefan and his guards, with an iron net dropping on her. maleficent transforms diaval into a dragon, and he battles stefan's guards, but he is eventually caught as well. stefan taunts maleficent, who is dizzy and sick from the iron, his former love for her fully gone. but before he can deliver a killing blow, aurora finds maleficent's wings and releases them. they fly to maleficent and reattach themselves. maleficent carries stefan to the top of the castle's highest tower and beats him easily and quickly in battle, but cannot bring herself to kill him. stefan attacks her as she turns away, however, and both plummet from the tower, entwined. maleficent opens her wings and stefan loses his grip, falling to his death.
maleficent (film)