Academy Award nominee Barbara Hershey has landed a mother of a role on ABC’s Once Upon a Time, as the very woman who brought the Evil Queen into this world — or, to be more precise, into the fairytale world.Hershey, who is also an Emmy and Golden Globe winner for her role in the 1990 TV-movie A Killing in a Small Town, will first appear as the queen’s mum, Cora, later this season, with the option of also having a short arc in Season 2 (if/when the fantastical drama conjures up a renewal this spring).
Hershey’s Oscar nod came for her supporting role in 1996′s The Portrait of a Lady. Much more recently, she has appeared on the big screen in Black Swan (where she played Natalie Portman’s mother) and last spring’s horror-thriller Insidious. Her long film resume also includes The Last Temptation of Christ (as Mary Magdalene), Hannah and Her Sisters and Beaches, to name but a few.
The actress’ most recent TV credits include a 2010 installment of the British series Agatha Christie’s Poirot and the short-lived WB family drama The Mountain.
Source: TV Line
I haven't seen her before, but she looks like she could fit very well.
ReplyDeleteGood choice. She was scary as Natalie Portman's mother in the Black Swan movie.
ReplyDeleteI think she is an excellent bit of casting. She should fit in really well.
ReplyDeleteInteresting choice. She was in Black Swan? Now definitely going to watch it!
ReplyDeleteExcellent choise!!! Visually (I mean juts look at that picture with both of them there...) and talent wise
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Definitely look alike.
ReplyDeleteA little celebrity gossip if you like that sort of thing: Barbara Hershey and Naveen Andrews (Sayid from Lost) were a couple for 5 or so years.
ReplyDeleteI'm not too familiar with her, but at least some physical similarities are there.
ReplyDeleteWOW. This is a major casting coup. Way beyond what I could have asked for.
ReplyDeleteWoah, nice pick! She def looks like she could be the Evil Queen's mother :)
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