Red Queen

"You should know better than anyone that the surest way to make me do something is to tell me that I can't."

- Anastasia to Will Scarlet

Queen Anastasia, formerly known as the Red Queen and later as the White Queen, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. She débuts in the first episode. She is portrayed by starring cast member Emma Rigby.

The Red Queen is based on the character of the same name from Lewis Carroll's novella "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and represents the White Queen from the same novel. She is also based on the Evil Stepsisters from the fairytale "Cinderella".

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * Cora says that Anastasia reminds her of herself and that she is much more the kind of daughter she'd choose to have.


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Production Notes

 * Anastasia was the casting call name which was given to Aurora's character.
 * Interestingly, the name "Anastasia", which comes from the Disney film "Cinderella", means "resurrection", which is exactly what happens to the character in the spin-off finale "And They Lived...".


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Disney

 * Despite not being Cinderella's stepsister, the Red Queen shares many similarities with Anastasia from the Disney films Cinderella and its direct-to-video sequel Cinderella II: Dreams Come True, such as her name and the fact that a prince chose her stepsister instead of herself. They also both wear a pink dress and fall in love with a man their mother does not approve of.


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Costume Notes

 * The Red Queen's crown was made by Vancouver-based accessories designer Medicina Designs. The crown was comprised of red cut glass stones, rhinestones and Swarovski crystal beads. The original crown had prominent rhinestone spikes, but they were shortened by the costume department, who also added more gemstones to the front.


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Other Notes

 * In the original promo and the twenty minute preview, the Red Queen wore a much more revealing outfit than she did in the actual premiere.
 * In most adaptations of Lewis Carrol's novels, she is usually merged or confused with the Queen of Hearts. In this series, like the original, they are two different characters, Cora being the Queen of Hearts and Anastasia being the Red Queen.
 * Also in Lewis Carroll's novels and most adaptions, the Red and White Queens are shown as separate characters. However, in this series, Anastasia is originally the villainous Red Queen, but later goes on to become the good-hearted White Queen.