Cinderella (The Price of Gold)

"All you did was show that anyone can change her life."

- Snow White to Cinderella

Princess Ella, better known as Cinderella, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the fourth episode of the first season. She is portrayed by guest star Jessy Schram, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Ashley Boyd.

Cinderella is based on the titular character from the fairytale, "Cinderella", and the Disney film Cinderella.

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * The Fairy Godmother, who appears to Cinderella, is also patron to King George's family.
 * Cinderella and Snow White were pregnant at the same time. However, Snow White gave birth before the Dark Curse arrived and Cinderella did not. This resulted in her counterpart Ashley's twenty-eight years long pregnancy until giving birth following Emma's arrival to Storybrooke.
 * Cinderella, her stepfamily, and Prince Thomas have the longest gap between their first and second appearances, with one hundred and nine episodes between "The Price of Gold" and "The Other Shoe".


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Disney

 * Cinderella's dress is similar to the one she wears in the film.


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Set Dressing

 * Among the numerous fairytale illustrations pinned to the wall in Henry's room are two copies of an illustration by the artist and book illustrator Helen Stratton from a 1903 edition of Grimms' Fairy Tales. The image depicts a scene from the "Cinderella" fairytale, in which a bird gives the titular character a beautiful ball gown. One image is pinned next to Henry's door while another copy is among the images adorning the wall next to Henry's bed.
 * An engraving by the nineteenth century French artist Gustave Doré also appears. It is from Les Contes de Perrault, an 1867 edition of the seventeenth century French author Charles Perrault's fairy tales. It depicts a scene from "Cinderella", where the prince lets the titular character try on the glass slipper.

Costume Notes

 * The earrings worn by Cinderella for her wedding are Betsey Johnson Bow & Teardrop Earrings (no longer available).


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Goofs

 * If you look closely, or play it in slow motion, as Cinderella signs Rumplestiltskin's contract, the first letter she writes is clearly a C; seemingly proving that her true name is Cinderella, and "Ella" is simply her nickname. "The Other Shoe" proved it was a mistake.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.