Milah

"Other wives became honored widows while I became lashed to the village coward."

- Milah to Rumplestiltskin

Milah is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the fourth episode of the second season. She is portrayed by guest star Rachel Shelley, and does not have a Storybrooke counterpart.

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * Milah has a talent for drawing, which she passed on to her son. Her house is full of drawings of landscapes, reflecting her dreams to see the world.
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Production Notes

 * The casting call described her as, "a woman who's often at her village's tavern and is bored with being a wife and mother. Yearning for adventure, she joins a band of thieves".
 * The casting call name for her was "Milha".
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Props Notes

 * According to co-executive producer David H. Goodman, Hook's drawing of Milah is a self-portrait. Rumplestiltskin's drawing of Baelfire was also done by her.
 * Milah's sword is the same sword that Hook uses after Rumplestiltskin takes his other sword in "The Crocodile". This can be seen in episodes like "Queen of Hearts", "Lost Girl" and "The Jolly Roger".

Costume Notes

 * The blue dress Milah wears when Rumplestiltskin returns home from the front, is the same dress that Guinevere wears for the scene where Arthur becomes king in "The Broken Kingdom".
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Other Notes

 * According to the Blu-ray exclusive featurette "A Fractured Family Tree" on Once Upon a Time: The Complete Second Season, Milah and Hook were married. Adam Horowitz has stated that this was a mistake made during the production of the featurette, and, as far as the show canon is concerned, Milah and Hook were never married.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
 * Milah's name appears in Hook's tattoo in "Tallahassee".
 * Milah appears in a drawing in "And Straight On 'Til Morning".