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67-465: In the 1959 film, Maleficent was originally voiced by Eleanor Audley , who earlier voiced Lady Tremaine , Cinderella 's evil stepmother, in Cinderella (1950). Maleficent is represented as an evil fairy and the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil" who, after not being invited to a christening, curses the infant Princess Aurora to "prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die" before

134-615: A Time in Wonderland , Robin Hood and his Merry Men infiltrate Maleficent's castle in the episode " Forget Me Not ", although she does not make an appearance, only hearing her dragon roar when she discovers that there are intruders. Maleficent appears as one of the main antagonists in the Kingdom Hearts video game series, voiced by Susanne Blakeslee in the English versions and Toshiko Sawada in

201-503: A bounty on Maleficent's life, after she gravely felled him while thwarting his armed invasion of the Moors). After claiming a raven named Diaval ( Sam Riley ) as her henchman, Maleficent renames herself from guardian of the Moors to ruler of same. Both her clothing and her realm turn dark, reflecting the hatred with which she is now consumed. When she learns that now-King Stefan and his Queen Leila have

268-817: A few specialty sound effect record releases from Disneyland Records , most notably Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House . By the time of his death, he was preparing to work on the sounds for the Splash Mountain attraction in Tokyo Disneyland and Walt Disney World. James MacDonald did the first test yodeling for the dwarfs in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) before they brought in professional yodelers as well as doing some sounds for Dopey such as his hiccuping and sobbing. By 1947, Walt Disney

335-585: A giant vampire bat to create a feeling of menace". She was voiced by Eleanor Audley , who had previously performed Lady Tremaine , Cinderella's evil stepmother, in Disney's Cinderella (1950). Audley also provided some live-action recording for both of these characters to inspire the animators. In addition, dancer Jane Fowler performed some live-action reference for Maleficent. Animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas , in their book The Disney Villain , describe animating Audley's voice as "a difficult assignment but

402-557: A kiss from her true love awakens her. Later, at her castle in the Forbidden Mountains, a frustrated Maleficent asks her bestial army why they have been unable to find Aurora, who had been hidden and brought up by the three good fairies. Maleficent learns that they have focused on searching for a baby the entire time, even though 16 years have passed. She flies into a destructive rage, and soon desperately instructs her pet raven, Diablo, to find Aurora. The bird manages to succeed due to

469-424: A magical quarrel between Merryweather and Flora, which exposes their location. On the evening of Aurora's sixteenth birthday, after the three fairies have momentarily left the depressed princess alone in a castle room, Maleficent visits Aurora in the form of a will-o-the-wisp , luring the princess to a tower room where Maleficent transforms into a spinning wheel. The fairies, realizing their mistake, pursue Aurora to

536-403: A newborn daughter named Aurora ( Elle Fanning ), Maleficent acts in the name of what she considers poetic justice by cursing the newborn Aurora to fall into a deathlike slumber on her 16th birthday; the spell can be broken only by the kiss of true love, which neither Maleficent nor Stefan believe in. Knotgrass, Thistletwit, and Flittle are assigned to look after Aurora until after her 16th birthday;

603-727: A psychic medium—in the Haunted Mansion attractions in Disneyland and Walt Disney World . Audley's first television appearance was in the pilot episode of The Mickey Rooney Show as Bessie Frost, a terrible actress who stars in a series called The Trials and Tribulations of Auntie Julia on the fictional IBC network where Mickey Mulligan works as a page. From 1954 to 1970, she appeared regularly on television, including episodes of: The People's Choice ; I Love Lucy ; Crossroads ; Perry Mason ; The Real McCoys ; Richard Diamond, Private Detective ; The Twilight Zone ; Dennis

670-459: A series regular on Romance , Escape , Suspense , Lux Radio Theatre , The Story of Dr. Kildare , The Railroad Hour , and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar . She played the stepmother in one-shot adaptations of the Cinderella story on the anothology series Hallmark Playhouse , and the weekly western series The Six Shooter , that starred James Stewart . Audley's onscreen appearance

737-459: A thrilling one, working to that voice track with so much innuendo, mixed in with the fierce power". It was long rumored that Maleficent's likeness was inspired by actress Maila Nurmi , best known for her character Vampira, a camp icon that was created in 1953, and inspired by Morticia Addams from The Addams Family comic strip by Charles Addams for The New Yorker ; the Dragon Lady from

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804-405: Is a recurring character in the animated series House of Mouse , voiced by Lois Nettleton . She has a major role in the episode " Halloween with Hades ", where Hades falls in love with her and tries to win her over. She also appeared as one of the villains in the series' direct-to-video film Mickey's House of Villains , where she takes part in the "It's Our House Now" musical number along with

871-638: Is identified as 'Dark Fey', although Maleficent's powers are unique to her due to her being the latest reincarnation of the powerful Phoenix. The queen nearly destroys the fairies after devising a cloud of red dust that will turn all fairies exposed to it into plants and luring them into a church for Aurora's wedding, but during the Dark Fey's attack on the kingdom, Aurora learns the truth and is able to convince both sides to stand down, Philip appealing to his own soldiers while Aurora confronts Maleficent. After asserting that she still regards Maleficent as her mother, Aurora

938-649: Is knocked off a tower by the queen, but Maleficent is able to save Aurora, ending the conflict when she breaks the curse on the King and turns the Queen into a goat. With peace restored, Maleficent walks Aurora down the aisle for her wedding to Philip, and later assures Aurora that she will return when their first child is born. Kristin Chenoweth played Maleficent in Disney Channel live-action film Descendants (2015), which follows

1005-428: Is located in the lower-level dungeon underneath Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty Castle). In the book series by Ridley Pearson , Kingdom Keepers , Maleficent appears as one of the first Overtakers encountered as she intends to leave the confines of Disney World to take over the world. Maleficent was featured in the book sequel to Sleeping Beauty called Maleficent's Revenge . Maleficent

1072-562: Is not invited to the christening ceremony." Guillermo del Toro has stated that along with Vermithrax in Dragonslayer , Maleficent is his favorite cinematic dragon. Voice actress Eleanor Audley and supervising animator Marc Davis were also praised for their work on the character. In 2016, The Frisky described Maleficent and the Evil Queen as "two of the best-realized female villains in movie history." Maleficent's live-action version from

1139-560: Is the protagonist in Serena Valentino's Disney Villains franchise book Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy . In The Simpsons short Plusaversary (2021), Maleficent (voiced by Tress MacNeille ) runs the check-in table to enter at the party in Moe's Tavern , denying access to Homer due to not being listed as part of the guests. In another The Simpsons short, Welcome to

1206-525: The Disney sound effects department, and was also the 2nd official voice of Mickey Mouse from 1947 to 1976 and again in 1978 and 1987 after Walt Disney stopped playing the character and before Wayne Allwine became the third voice of Mickey in 1977. MacDonald was born on May 19, 1906, in Crewe , England. His parents were Richard William MacDonald and Minnie Hall. The family emigrated to America when MacDonald

1273-474: The Fairy Godmother 's magic wand, and combine it with her scepter in order to rule good and evil as she pleases, for which she entrusts her daughter with the task of stealing it. When she accidentally breaches the barrier surrounding the island, she and Maleficent escape from her and obtain the wand, freezing the inhabitants of Auradon on the spot. Mal confronts her mother with the help of her friends to recover

1340-472: The video game Mickey Mousecapade (1987) (replacing Queen of Hearts from the original Japanese version). Maleficent, sporting her appearance from the 2014 live-action film, is a playable character in the Disney Infinity video games series, being introduced in Disney Infinity 2.0 (2014), and voiced by Rajia Baroudi. As with the other playable characters in the game, a tie-in figure for Maleficent

1407-521: The Club (2022), Maleficent appears along with other Disney Villains trying to convince Lisa Simpson how fun it is to be a villain. Maleficent appears in her dragon form as a minor antagonist in the Lego animated special Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest (2023), being a sidekick of Gaston , but after the princesses notice that her wing is damaged and help restore it, this leads to Maleficent siding with

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1474-657: The Datascape to conquer the data worlds. Maleficent's past is explored in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010), where she appears in her home world, Enchanted Dominion, fulfilling the same role as in Sleeping Beauty . Though she is defeated in her dragon form, she reverts to her first form and flees before she can be finished off. In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012), Maleficent and Pete invade Disney Castle and take Minnie hostage, but they are stopped in

1541-641: The Hollow Bastion castle, where she faces the protagonist, Sora , who manages to defeat her. In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004), Maleficent fills the same role as a fragment of Sora's memories. Maleficent is resurrected in Kingdom Hearts II (2005), where with Pete's help she tries to find a new base of operations and assemble a new group of villains. She and Pete return in Kingdom Hearts Coded (2008), where they are transported into

1608-633: The Isle of the Lost, where she accidentally falls and ends up on the streets of the place. Although she does not appear in Descendants 3 (2019), it is revealed that Mal's father is Hades . She appears in the animated television special Descendants: The Royal Wedding (2021), still turned into a lizard, where she attends Mal and Ben's wedding. A teenage Maleficent appears in the spin-off film Descendants: The Rise of Red , played by actress Marissa Kruep. Maleficent

1675-504: The Japanese versions. She seeks to take control of the many worlds and engulf them in darkness, with Pete acting as her second-in-command. She has appeared in nearly every game in the series. She appears in the first Kingdom Hearts game (2002), as the leader of a group of villains who seek to dominate the worlds thanks to the darkness using the Heartless . She has her base of operations in

1742-593: The Left (both 1933); Kill That Story ; Ladies' Money (both 1934); Susan and God (1937–1938; 1943); and In Bed We Cry (1944). Audley worked extensively in the 1940s and 1950s in radio, notably playing Liz Cooper's aristocratic mother-in-law, Mrs. Cooper, who typically looks down on her, on My Favorite Husband (the role was initially played by Bea Benaderet ), and the Anderson family's neighbor, Mrs. Smith, on Father Knows Best . In addition, Audley performed on radio as

1809-634: The Menace ; Mr. Lucky ; The Tab Hunter Show ; Pete and Gladys ; and Hazel (in four appearances as different characters). Audley had recurring roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show as the P.T.A head Mrs. Billings, on The Beverly Hillbillies as the school headmistress Mrs. Potts, on Mister Ed as Wilbur Post's aunt Martha, on Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Mrs. Teaseley, on My Three Sons as Mrs. Vincent, and on Green Acres as Oliver Douglas 's disapproving mother, Eunice Douglas, despite being only five months older than actor Eddie Albert who played

1876-511: The Queens of Darkness, along with Ursula and Cruella De Vil , and temporarily the Evil Queen. In dragon form, she mothered Lilith ( Nicole Muñoz [teen]/ Agnes Bruckner [adult]), and ends up making a deal with the protagonists to find her. In the series finale , it is mentioned in dialogue that Lilith's father was Zorro , whom no one knew could become a dragon. In the spin-off series Once Upon

1943-628: The Sea (1954). The majority of his effects are available on Cartoon Trax Volume 1 , from The Hollywood Edge, which was released in 1992. A few of his other effects showed up on other non-Disney sound libraries, such as the International Sound Effects Library, BBC Sound Effects Library and the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library, both from Sound Ideas . Some other releases containing MacDonald's sound effects include

2010-682: The act thanks to Lea . She appears in Kingdom Hearts Union χ (2017) fulfilling the same role as in Birth by Sleep , as an image of the future events. After her defeat, she meets the Darkness, who tells her about her future. During Kingdom Hearts III (2019), Maleficent and Pete focus on traveling the worlds in search of the Black Box. Maleficent is the final boss in the North American version of

2077-400: The characters' facial features and expressions to be closely similar to Audley's. In addition to providing their voices, she served as the performance model for both characters for live-action referencing to help the animators. Audley had initially turned down the role of Maleficent because she was battling tuberculosis at the time. Audley provided the voice for Madame Leota—the spirit of

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2144-682: The circus train engine from Dumbo (1941); Evinrude the dragonfly from The Rescuers (1977); the bees in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966); and Buzz-buzz (later called "Spike"), the bee who gets the best of Donald Duck in his 1950s short films . He also made the sound effects of Tick Tock the crocodile from Peter Pan (1953) and Dragon Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (1959) by using castanets . MacDonald also added voice effects, like on-screen humming for Kirk Douglas in 20,000 Leagues Under

2211-633: The comic strip Terry and the Pirates ; and the Evil Queen from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).. In 2014, entries were discovered in Nurmi's journals describing sessions for Walt Disney in November 1956, and the Walt Disney Company was subsequently able to find archival documents corroborating Nurmi's participation as a "live-action reference" model for the character. Maleficent's likeness in

2278-473: The crumbling cliff to her death. The 2014 live-action reboot presents Maleficent as a good-hearted but tragic fairy who defends the Moors, a realm of supernatural beings, from neighboring humans. She is played by Angelina Jolie . Prior to sporting her iconic dark attire, Maleficent had a pair of giant wings and wore a brown leather dress, with sandals and an anklet. She could heal a tree's broken branch just by touching it, and shared an immense fondness with all

2345-492: The damage which she herself inflicted; after Philip's kiss fails to break the curse (because he's not yet truly in love with Aurora), Maleficent voices her regrets and herself kisses Aurora's brow. Roused from her enchanted sleep, and now fully aware of her father's true nature, Aurora foils his efforts to destroy Maleficent by returning the dark fairy's severed wings. Completely stripped of her bitterness and thirst for vengeance, Maleficent declares an end to her feud with Stefan, but

2412-404: The denizens of her mystical domain. Maleficent befriends a thieving peasant boy named Stefan, upon being alerted to his presence by a trio of pixies : Knotgrass ( Imelda Staunton ), Thistletwit ( Juno Temple ), and Flittle ( Lesley Manville ). As a young adult, Maleficent is betrayed by her love interest, Stefan, who uses iron to burn off her wings so that he can succeed King Henry (Henry declared

2479-471: The earlier Latin name Mala Lucina , with " Lucina " being an epithet of Juno , the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth. In determining Maleficent's design, standard depictions of witches and hags were dismissed, as Davis had opted for an elegant, sinister, green-skinned beauty, depicted as "vain femme fatale , utilizing a classic archetype of a bad woman". According to Davis, Maleficent "was designed like

2546-445: The eponymous 2014 film, as portrayed by actress Angelina Jolie , was inspired by Lady Gaga 's appearance in her " Born This Way " (2011) music video. For the scene when Maleficent transforms into a dragon in the original film, she was animated by Eric Cleworth, who said that the dragon was modeled on a rattlesnake , with "powerful muscles moving a bulky body over the rocky terrain". Sound effects artist Jimmy MacDonald searched for

2613-555: The fairies have freed Phillip from her dungeon. She climbs to the top of one of her castle's towers and proceeds to blast Phillip with lightning, and after the good fairies foil these attempts, she summons a forest of thorns, through which Phillip slices his way out. Enraged, she blows away and confronts him in front of King Stefan's castle and transforms herself into a huge dark dragon . The three fairies cast an enhancing enchantment on Phillip's Sword of Truth, which he throws into Maleficent's heart, mortally wounding her before she falls off

2680-726: The film series of the same name has received critical attention, different from its original, animated counterpart. Benjamin Justice describes this version of Maleficent as "a full person, good and evil, powerful and vulnerable, vengeful and loving" and notes that, while she and Aurora value heterosexual relationships and love, neither of them "let the idea of [one true love] define the arc of the personal or public lives." When analyzing Maleficent's disability after she loses her wings due to Stephan's betrayal, Colleen Elaine Donnelly compares her role to that of Elphaba in Wicked , explaining that in both cases,

2747-415: The first season finale, " A Land Without Magic ". She later returns in an undead form in the second season episode " The Evil Queen ", where Hook confronts her. She acts as one of the main antagonists in the second half of the fourth season , where she is resurrected by Mr. Gold ( Rumplestiltskin ), appearing with a look more inspired by the animated version of Disney , and is part of a group known as

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2814-403: The good fairies named Merryweather replies that she was unwanted. Angered, she prepares to leave. Queen Leah asks her if she is offended, causing Maleficent to deny her rage, and subsequently offers to bestow a "gift" on Aurora to prove that she "bears no ill will". Maleficent confirms that Aurora will grow in grace and beauty, "beloved by all who know her", but as revenge for not being invited by

2881-478: The king, driven by shame too great to bear, attempts to kill her and himself, only to take a fatal fall from his own castle's highest turret. Following Aurora's ascension over her late parents' domain, Maleficent crowns her to rule the Moors as well, with Diaval and Phillip looking on proudly. Angelina Jolie reprised the role in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil , in which Maleficent's relationship with Aurora

2948-481: The kingdom, she curses Aurora so that before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel's spindle and die. Before the Royal Guards can seize her, Maleficent disappears, laughing triumphantly. Though Merryweather still has her gift to bestow, she cannot dispel Maleficent's power, but she can weaken the curse: if Aurora was to prick her finger, she will not die but only sleep until

3015-898: The mice and Bruno the dog in Cinderella (1950), the Dormouse in Alice in Wonderland (1951), Humphrey the Bear , the howling of the dogs at the pound (along with Thurl Ravenscroft ) in Lady and the Tramp (1955), the Wolf in The Sword in the Stone (1963), and the hyena in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). He appeared in the film Toby Tyler (1960) as the Circus Band Drummer, but

3082-443: The opening of Star Tours at Disneyland in 1987. Despite formally retiring, MacDonald remained involved with several Disney productions; he voiced Evinrude from The Rescuers (1977) and was often consulted for sound-effects projects. MacDonald was the original voice actor for Chip , one half of the duo Chip and Dale. He provided the voice of Lumpjaw in Fun and Fancy Free , Jaq and Gus

3149-526: The other villains. An alternate version of Maleficent appears in the ABC television series Once Upon a Time , played by Kristin Bauer van Straten . She debuts in a flashback of the first season episode " The Thing You Love Most ", where Regina (the Evil Queen ) goes in search of her help, being Maleficent shown as a woman with curly blonde hair and wearing a pink dress. She was slain by Emma Swan in dragon form in

3216-414: The pixies prove to be grossly incompetent and negligent, however. In order to ensure that her curse comes to pass, Maleficent cares for and (when required) protects the child from afar. Eventually, as Aurora grows into an industrious and sweet-tempered young woman, Maleficent recognizes the folly of punishing Stefan's daughter for something he alone did. This tender regard for Aurora enables Maleficent to undo

3283-509: The princesses, and she defeats Gaston to help them. Maleficent has a cameo appearance in the short film Once Upon a Studio (2023), as part of the Walt Disney Animation Studios characters who gather to take a group photo. The original version of Maleficent has been called as "one of the most sinister Disney Villains ". She is generally described as an "evil, cold hearted fairy who can curse an innocent baby just because she

3350-470: The role of her son. Audley died from respiratory failure in 1991, six days after her 86th birthday. She is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles , California . Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects artist) John James MacDonald (May 19, 1906 – February 1, 1991) was a British -born American Foley artist, voice actor, musician and conductor. He was the original head of

3417-516: The sound of a dragon's fiery breath by requesting the United States Army to send him some training films on flame throwing , and these films provided just the right sound for him. In the animated film, where she is voiced by Eleanor Audley , Maleficent arrives at King Stefan and Queen Leah 's castle during the christening of their newborn daughter, Princess Aurora . She expresses displeasure about not receiving an invitation, to which one of

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3484-469: The story "intends to reform the stereotype of the evil witch by providing a backstory." Eleanor Audley Eleanor Audley ( née Zellman ; November 19, 1905 – November 25, 1991) was an American actress with a distinctive voice and a diverse body of work. She played Oliver Douglas's mom, Eunice Douglas, on the CBS sitcom Green Acres (1965–1969), and provided two Disney animated classics with

3551-417: The sun sets on Aurora's sixteenth birthday. A revision of the character appeared as the protagonist in the 2014 live-action film Maleficent , portrayed by Angelina Jolie , who reprised the role in the 2019 sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil . This version of Maleficent is portrayed as a sympathetic character, who is misunderstood in trying to protect herself and her domain from humans. The character

3618-406: The teenage children of Disney 's iconic heroes and villains, including Maleficent's daughter Mal. She is the main antagonist of the film, as well as the leader of the villains who have been imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost. In the prequel novel for the film, The Isle of the Lost , it is mentioned that she and the Evil Queen argued over being the ruler of the place. In the film, she longs to get

3685-627: The tower room. Unfortunately, on Maleficent's command, Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle and falls asleep. When Flora, Merryweather, and Fauna arrive too late, Maleficent appears and taunts them of their attempts of defeating her. Maleficent then reveals Aurora, shocking the fairies as she disappears, cackling, leaving the fairies heartbroken at what happened. Later on, Maleficent and her goons capture Prince Phillip , Aurora's true love, and imprisons him. Maleficent then rests well, thinking she has triumphed. However, she later wakes up and by seeing that Diablo has been turned to stone, she discovers that

3752-622: The voices of the two iconic villainesses: Lady Tremaine , Cinderella's evil stepmother in Cinderella (1950), and Maleficent , the wicked fairy in Sleeping Beauty (1959). She had roles in live-action films, but was most active in radio programs such as My Favorite Husband as Liz Cooper's mother-in-law, Mrs. Cooper, and Father Knows Best as the Anderson family's neighbor, Mrs. Smith. Audley's television appearances include those in I Love Lucy , The Dick Van Dyke Show , Mister Ed , Hazel , The Beverly Hillbillies , Pistols 'n' Petticoats , and My Three Sons . Eleanor Zellman

3819-399: The wand, with Maleficent having to transform into a dragon in the confrontation. However, the power that Mal possesses of her thanks to the friendship of her friends, helps her defeat her mother, transforming her into a lizard, and immediately afterwards being locked in a glass cabinet. In the sequel Descendants 2 (2017), Maleficent continues in her lizard form, and is taken back by Mal to

3886-781: Was 1 month old. They travelled via the SS Haverford from Liverpool , England, arriving in Pennsylvania fifteen days later. As a young man, MacDonald landed a job as a musician on the Dollar Steam Ship Lines, which in 1934 led to an opportunity to record music for a Disney cartoon. He went on to secure a permanent contract with Disney, becoming head of the sound department. In addition to directing sounds for animated shorts as aurally complicated as Mickey's Trailer (1938), he developed many original inventions and contraptions to achieve expressive sounds for characters like Casey Jr.,

3953-538: Was also released. Maleficent acts as the main antagonist in the video game Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016), where she casts a curse on the titular Kingdom. She also usually appears in limited time Events known as Tower Challenges, where she takes part in the Boss Battle of the event. An alternate version of Maleficent appears as a playable character in the video game Disney Mirrorverse . As part of an ongoing collaboration between Disney and Epic Games , Maleficent

4020-478: Was also uncredited dubbing actors playing small parts in films such as I Was a Male War Bride (1949) and Broken Arrow (1950). In the animated film industry, Audley provided her distinctive voice to Lady Tremaine , Cinderella's cruel stepmother, in the 1950 Disney film Cinderella ; and Princess Aurora's wicked fairy nemesis, Maleficent , in Disney's 1959 version of Sleeping Beauty . For those films, animators Frank Thomas and Marc Davis designed

4087-656: Was an uncredited role as a parole board member in the 1949 noir film The Story of Molly X starring June Havoc . Other film appearances followed, including: Pretty Baby (1950); Gambling House (1951); Cell 2455, Death Row (1955); The Unguarded Moment ; Full of Life (both 1956); Spoilers of the Forest (1957); Home Before Dark (1958); an uncredited cameo as the mother and slain victim of suspect Jack Graham in The FBI Story (1959); The Second Time Around (1961); and Hook, Line and Sinker (1969). Audley

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4154-483: Was animated by Marc Davis, who also animated Aurora in the film. She was aptly named "Maleficent" (an adjective derived from the Latin maleficentia , which means "doing evil or harm"), and may have been based on earlier French and European myths and legends about the fairy Mélusine , especially in the 2014 live-action film of the same name. French historian Jean Markale suggested that the name "Mélusine" may have derived from

4221-598: Was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 19, 1905. Her family had moved to West 86th Street in Manhattan , New York City, by 1917. Zellman began using the stage-name "Eleanor Audley" sometime before 1940. A Democrat , she supported Adlai Stevenson 's campaign during the 1952 presidential election . Audley made her Broadway debut at age 21 in the 1926 production of Howdy, King . Her other stage appearances included On Call (1928–1929); Pigeons and People ; Thunder on

4288-802: Was confirmed on August 10, 2024, alongside Cruella de Vil and Captain Hook , to be among the first Walt Disney Animation Studios characters to be added as outfits in Fortnite Battle Royale . They were released on October 19 that same year. Maleficent sometimes appears in Disney Parks as a meet-and-greet character. She also appears in attractions and live shows, commonly involved with other Disney Villains, like Fantasmic! (voiced by Linda Gary ), Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party , or Dream Along with Mickey . At Disneyland Paris an animatronic version of Maleficent's dragon form La Tanière du Dragon

4355-401: Was getting too busy and hoarse from smoking to continue voicing Mickey Mouse , so he offered the job to MacDonald. MacDonald voiced Mickey Mouse until his retirement in 1976, at which point he was replaced by his sound effects protégée, Wayne Allwine , for The New Mickey Mouse Club . However, MacDonald returned to voice Mickey again for an appearance at the 50th Academy Awards in 1978 and

4422-432: Was tested. Other fairies of her species appeared, led by Conall ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ). In the course of the film, Prince Philip's mother Queen Ingrith ( Michelle Pfeiffer ) attempts to provoke a war between the humans and the fairies by creating the impression that Maleficent has cast another curse on the king, forcing Maleficent to flee the kingdom only to be rescued by others of her kind. During this time, Maleficent's species

4489-600: Was uncredited and appeared in Fantasia (1940) as one of the musicians MacDonald played drums in the Firehouse Five Plus Two jazz band. He played with the band on and off from its inception until it disbanded in the early 1970s. MacDonald married Sarah Roberta Cullen in 1936, they remained married until his death in 1991. MacDonald died of heart failure at his home in Glendale , California on February 1, 1991, at

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