Mother Gothel

Mother Gothel or simply known as Gothel, is the secondary antagonist of Disney's Tangled animated franchise.

She is the main antagonist of Disney's fiftieth full-length animated feature film Tangled (which is based on the 1812 German fairytale Rapunzel by Brothers Grimm) and the posthumous overarching antagonist of Tangled: The Series and its comic book series.

As her name suggests, she is Rapunzel's former foster mother-turned-first arch-nemesis (before Zhan Tiri) who seeks to remain youthful and immortal by utilizing the magic hair of her "daughter". In Tangled: The Series, she was revealed to be Cassandra's biological mother. In Once Upon a Time, she is known in Hyperion Heights as Eloise Gardener.

She was voiced by Donna Murphy. In Tangled: The Musical, she was portrayed by Katie Whetsell.