Jasmine

"I did not come so far and sacrifice so much only to give up on finding Aladdin."

- Jasmine to the Oracle

Princess Jasmine, also known as Shirin, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts, with her only appearance, in the fourth episode of the sixth season. She is portrayed by guest star Karen David.

Jasmine is based on Badroulbadour from One Thousand and One Nights, and Jasmine from the Disney film Aladdin.

Trivia

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Etymology

 * Jasmine's alias, Shirin, is the name of another female character from One Thousand and One Nights, who appears in a story on the three hundred and ninety-first night called "Khusrau and Shirin and the Fisherman". The character is based on a real seventh century Persian queen who became an important heroine in Persian literature after her death.

Production Notes

 * Her casting call name was "Scheherazade".
 * Scheherazade is also a well-known character and the narrator from One Thousand and One Nights.
 * The casting call describes her as "a regal Middle Eastern/Arabic beauty who never backs down from a good fight and can go toe-to-toe with even the toughest adversaries".