Lady Tremaine

Lady Tremaine (also known as the Wicked Stepmother) is the primary antagonist from Disney's animated classic Cinderella. She is based on the original character from the Cinderella fairy tale created by Charles Perrault. Eleanor Audley voiced Lady Tremaine. Audley also provided some live-action recording for the character, to inspire the animators. Animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, in their book The Disney Villain, describe animating Audl... more

Lady Tremaine (also known as the Wicked Stepmother) is the primary antagonist from Disney's animated classic Cinderella. She is based on the original character from the Cinderella fairy tale created by Charles Perrault. Eleanor Audley voiced Lady Tremaine. Audley also provided some live-action recording for the character, to inspire the animators. Animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, in their book The Disney Villain, describe animating Audley's voice as "a difficult assignment but a thrilling one, working to that voice track with so much innuendo mixed in with the fierce power." Lady Tremaine was drawn with such an evil and realistic simplicity that could not compare with the greater amount of detail given to many of the other characters. Lady Tremaine is a woman of upstanding heritage and haughty elegance. She lives by the phrases "Above all -- self control," and "You must always keep your word." She will do anything to move her daughters forward, whether it be cajoling her... less