Granny

"I don't want her to have that burden. It's a terrible burden."

- Granny to Snow White referring to her granddaughter's curse

Widow Lucas, better known as Granny, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. She débuts in the first episode of the first season. She is portrayed by guest star Beverley Elliott, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Granny.

Granny is based on Red Riding Hood's grandmother from the fairytale, "Little Red Riding Hood" and is an allusion to Widow Tweed from the Disney film, "The Fox and The Hound".

Trivia
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Etymology

 * The surname "Lucas" is of Latin origin derived from the Greek given name "Loukas", meaning "from Lucania", an ancient region in Italy.
 * Granny is one of very few Enchanted Forest characters to have a known surname.

Character Notes

 * Is transformed into a werewolf by her husband, who carried the shape shifting gene. The effects of this appear to wear off as she aged, though her heightened sense of smell remains.
 * While telling the story of her childhood encounter with a wolf, Granny gives a time frame of "nearly three score years ago". This indicates that Granny is in her sixties.
 * The character Granny features some aspect of the "youngest kid" from the fable The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids as she had six brothers, who were killed by the wolf.
 * Uses a crossbow as a personal weapon and a small dagger as a backup.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.