

She was portrayed by the guest star Kristin Bauer van Straten who also portrayed Ms. Maleficent is regarded as the most dangerous and darkest member of the Queens of Darkness and Gold's top ally in Season 4 until she sensed betrayal and left his team, after which Isaac Heller became the main antagonist of the finale. Unlike her partners Cruella De Vil and Ursula, Maleficent works to put herself on a more equal level in the partnership with Gold and works with him rather than for him. She was the leader of the Queens of Darkness back in the Enchanted Forest, but upon her resurrection in the present day, she shared the role with Rumplestiltskin, AKA Mr. She was involved in helping Regina in sleep cursing Snow White, just as Regina was involved in helping her sleep cursing Aurora. Maleficent is famous among villains for her creation of the Sleeping Curse, her writing of a highly popular spell book (used by both Cora Mills and Regina Mills), her ability to bend fire to her will, and her power to transform into a terrifying dragon. She serves as the final antagonist of Season 1, a minor antagonist in Season 2, and the main antagonist (alongside Rumplestiltskin and the Queens of Darkness) in the second half of Season 4.

Maleficent is a major antagonist in the ABC show Once Upon a Time and the mother of Lilith "Lily" Page. That's why you haven't shed one tear over our tentacled friend's departure - because you have me, and to have me means you have to give me what I want. I'm useful, and we both know Cruella and Ursula were a means to an end.
