Lady Tremaine 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 Lisa Banes in Season Six.
Lady Tremaine is based on the Stepmother from the fairytale "Cinderella", and on the character of the same name from the Disney film Cinderella.
History
Before First Curse
Having two daughters of her own, Lady Tremaine gains a stepdaughter by marrying Cinderella's father. One evening, after forbidding Cinderella to leave the house, she and her daughters leave on a carriage for the ball at the King's castle while Cinderella stays behind, sadly watching them leave. ("The Price of Gold")
Family
Mother † | Father † | Lady Tremaine | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cinderella/Ashley Boyd | Prince Thomas/Sean Herman | Clorinda | Tisbe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexandra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
- Solid lines denote blood relationships
- Dashed lines denote marriage relationships that result in offspring
- Lady Tremaine has been married twice
- Lady Tremaine has one stepdaughter via her second marriage
- Alexandra was conceived in the Enchanted Forest, but born in Storybrooke
Trivia
Character Notes
- Lady Tremaine, Clorinda, Tisbe, Cinderella and Prince Thomas have the longest gap between their first and second appearances with one hundred and nine episodes episodes between "The Price of Gold" and "The Other Shoe".
- Lady Tremaine mentions that she owns a cat. This is a reference to Lucifer from the Disney film Cinderella. ("The Other Shoe")
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season One | ||||||||||
"Pilot": | "The Thing You Love Most": | "Snow Falls": | "The Price of Gold": | "That Still Small Voice": | "The Shepherd": | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter": | "Desperate Souls": | "True North": | "7:15 A.M.": | "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree": |
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"Skin Deep": | "What Happened to Frederick": | "Dreamy": | "Red-Handed": | "Heart of Darkness": | "Hat Trick": | "The Stable Boy": | "The Return": | "The Stranger": | "An Apple Red as Blood": | "A Land Without Magic": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Once Upon a Time: Season Six | ||||||||||
"The Savior": | "A Bitter Draught": | "The Other Shoe": | "Strange Case": | "Street Rats": | "Dark Waters": | "Heartless": | "I'll Be Your Mirror": | "Changelings": | "Wish You Were Here": | "Tougher Than the Rest": |
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"Murder Most Foul": | "Ill-Boding Patterns": | "Page 23": | "A Wondrous Place": | "Mother's Little Helper": | "Awake": | "Where Bluebirds Fly": | "The Black Fairy": | "The Song in Your Heart": | "The Final Battle Part 1": | "The Final Battle Part 2": |
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