Sleeping Beauty [+] All Characters

The characters from Sleeping Beauty are some of my favorite Disney characters EVER. Every one from Aurora, the beautiful and dutiful princess, to the drunkard minstral are some of my favorite classic Disney characters.

Princess Aurora

Aurora, known as Briar Rose by the three good fairies, is the daughter of King Stephan and Queen Leah. At her baptism she is gifted with beauty and music by Flora and Fauna, respectively. Before she can be given a gift by Merryweather though, Maleficent shows up and curses Aurora. The curse is that Aurora will die after pricking her finger on a spindle wheel on her 16th birthday. After Maleficent leaves, Merryweather, the only one not to give Aurora a gift, alters the curse to a deep sleep that when Aurora is kissed by her true love she will awaken. Aurora is voiced beautifully by Mary Costa.

Prince Philip

Philip is the son of King Hubert, the ruler of a kingdom who has close ties to the kingdom that is ruled by Aurora's parents, Stephan and Leah. At Aurora's baptism a young Prince Philip is betrothed to the newborn Aurora in the hopes that it will bring the two kingdoms even closer. Philip is voiced by Bill Shirley.

King Stefan

Stephan is the father of Aurora and the ruler of a prosperous kingdom. He is a good, kind, and just king who loves his wife and daughter very much. So much in fact that with a heavy heart he, along with Queen Leah, watched as their baby daughter was taken away by the three good fairies to live as commoners in the forest in the hopes that Aurora would be able to escape the curse. He is great friends with Hubert, the ruler of a neighboring kingdom. Stefan is voiced by Taylor Holmes.

Queen Leah

Leah is the mother of Aurora and the wife of King Stefan. She is a beautiful and good queen who loves her husband and daughter very much. So much in fact that with a heavy heart she, along with King Stefan, watched as their baby daughter was taken away by the three good fairies to live as commoners in the forest in the hopes that Aurora would be able to escape the curse. Queen Leah is voiced by Verna Felton, who also voiced Flora in the same movie.

King Hubert

King Hubert is the father of Philip and a great friend of King Stefan, the ruler of a neighboring kingdom. Not much is known about him except that he initially disapproves of Philip's choice to marry a 'commoner' because neither one of them knows that the commoner that Philip fell in love with is actually Philip's betrothed, Princess Aurora. Hubert is voiced by Bill Thompson.

Flora

Flora is the 'red' fairy, the unofficial leader of the three good fairies. She is a bit of a glory hog, but has a good heart. She tends to clash with Merryweather a lot because of her need to always be in charge even when it would be best to let someone else take the reins. Flora is voiced by Verna Felton.

Fauna

Fauna is the 'green' fairy, the flighty and sweet fairy of the group. She tends to try to be the peacemaker in the group whether it is a fight between Flora and Merryweather or whether she's trying to see the good in Maleficent (which there is none, of course). Fauna is voiced by Barbara Jo Allen.

Merryweather

Merryweather is the 'blue' fairy, the levelheaded one of the group. She is pretty much a contradiction in that on the one hand she is the most levelheaded of the three fairies, while on the otherhand she is the most impetious and quick to anger of the three of the fairies. She tends to clash with Flora because of Flora's tendency to want to take control even if it would be best to have someone else do the job. Merryweather is voiced by Barbara Luddy.

Maleficent

Maleficent is the villain of the story. After she is not invited to Princess Aurora's christening/baptism, she comes to the castle with a curse upon her lips that Aurora will die on her 16th birthday after pricking her finger on a spindle wheel. Maleficent is voiced by Eleanor Audley.