Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Mother Gothel is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist in Walt Disney Pictures' 50th animated feature film Tangled (2010). The character is voiced by American actress and singer Donna Murphy in her voice-acting debut. Before Tangled, Murphy was almost exclusively known as a stage actress. Upon learning from her agent that Disney was auditioning actresses for the villainous role of Mother Gothel, Murphy decided to audition for the part spontaneously.Loosely based on the witch in the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Rapunzel", Mother Gothel is a vain old witch who, for centuries, has hoarded the healing powers of a magical flower in order to remain young and beautiful forever. When the flower is suddenly harvested by the kingdom of Corona in order to heal its pregnant queen, its rejuvenating powers are inherited by the queen's daughter Rapunzel, stripping Gothel of her access to it. With her life suddenly in danger, Gothel steals the baby, imprisoning the princess in an isolated tower for eighteen years while pretending to be her mother. Uncommon for a Disney villainess, Gothel is not a witch as the character lacks magical powers of her own. Inspired by the Evil Queen from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Lady Tremaine from Disney's Cinderella (1950), Gothel was developed by directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard into a more complex villain than the Brothers Grimm's character because she is forced to rely solely on her wit, charisma and intelligence to survive.The film's most difficult character to develop, Gothel's exotic appearance, whose beauty, dark curly hair and voluptuous figure were deliberately drawn to serve as a foil to Rapunzel's, was inspired by both Murphy and American singer Cher. Mother Gothel has been mostly well-received by film critics, who enjoyed the character's sense of humor, complexity, charisma and showmanship, dubbing her a scene stealer while praising Murphy's performance enthusiastically. However, some critics felt that Gothel was simply too passive – a weaker, less intimidating Disney villainess than Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (1959), Cruella de Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and Ursula from The Little Mermaid (1989)."@en }
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- Mother_Gothel abstract "Mother Gothel is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist in Walt Disney Pictures' 50th animated feature film Tangled (2010). The character is voiced by American actress and singer Donna Murphy in her voice-acting debut. Before Tangled, Murphy was almost exclusively known as a stage actress. Upon learning from her agent that Disney was auditioning actresses for the villainous role of Mother Gothel, Murphy decided to audition for the part spontaneously.Loosely based on the witch in the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Rapunzel", Mother Gothel is a vain old witch who, for centuries, has hoarded the healing powers of a magical flower in order to remain young and beautiful forever. When the flower is suddenly harvested by the kingdom of Corona in order to heal its pregnant queen, its rejuvenating powers are inherited by the queen's daughter Rapunzel, stripping Gothel of her access to it. With her life suddenly in danger, Gothel steals the baby, imprisoning the princess in an isolated tower for eighteen years while pretending to be her mother. Uncommon for a Disney villainess, Gothel is not a witch as the character lacks magical powers of her own. Inspired by the Evil Queen from Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Lady Tremaine from Disney's Cinderella (1950), Gothel was developed by directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard into a more complex villain than the Brothers Grimm's character because she is forced to rely solely on her wit, charisma and intelligence to survive.The film's most difficult character to develop, Gothel's exotic appearance, whose beauty, dark curly hair and voluptuous figure were deliberately drawn to serve as a foil to Rapunzel's, was inspired by both Murphy and American singer Cher. Mother Gothel has been mostly well-received by film critics, who enjoyed the character's sense of humor, complexity, charisma and showmanship, dubbing her a scene stealer while praising Murphy's performance enthusiastically. However, some critics felt that Gothel was simply too passive – a weaker, less intimidating Disney villainess than Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty (1959), Cruella de Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and Ursula from The Little Mermaid (1989).".