Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-4877635-20160722094328/@comment-1916997-20160812181230

ItachiIshtar wrote: Kat still did initially think that it might have been Sarah Jane Redmond as Cinderella's step-mother, so yeah it could be the same character still, and just another recast.

It should be noted that Sarah-Jane Redmond has been filming a new Hallmark movie called "The Irresistable Blueberry Farm", so maybe she wasn't available for OUAT.

https://twitter.com/kctalent/status/753690513312624640

https://twitter.com/samanthajferris/status/761101880298577921

https://twitter.com/ShannonCKent/status/761646112750960640

https://twitter.com/ShannonCKent/status/761780978289217537

https://twitter.com/ShannonCKent/status/763960611101286400 And a lead in a tv movie is a bigger get, than what is likely to be a supporting role in one episode of Once, so I would imagine given the choice, the actress goes with the tv movie.