who is the villain in sleeping beauty

The villain in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty is Maleficent , the dark fairy who curses Princess Aurora.

In the story, she is the main antagonist and the character most people mean when they ask about the villain.

Quick scoop

• Name: Maleficent.

• Role: Main antagonist of the 1959 Disney film.

• What she does: She curses Aurora to sleep until true love’s kiss breaks the spell.

If you meant the original fairy tale instead of the Disney movie, the villain is still usually treated as the evil fairy who places the curse.