Belle (Once Upon a Time)
| Belle/Belle French | |
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| Once Upon a Time character | |
Promotional photograph of Emilie de Ravin as Belle.
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| First appearance | "Skin Deep" |
| Created by | Adam Horowitz & Eddy Kitsis |
| Portrayed by | Emilie de Ravin |
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| Aliases | Lacey Belle Gold Margie, Verna |
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| Family |
Sir Maurice/Moe French (father) Colette (mother, deceased) |
| Spouse(s) | Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold (ex-husband) |
| Significant other(s) |
Gaston Will Scarlet |
| Children | Gideon (son, with Rumplestiltskin) |
| Relatives |
Peter Pan (father-in-law) The Black Fairy (mother-in-law) Baelfire/Neal Cassidy (stepson) Henry Mills (step-grandson) |
| Abilities | Intellectual |
| Status | Alive |
| Type | Enchanted Forest character |
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Belle Gold (née French), briefly known as Lacey, is a fictional character in ABC's television series Once Upon a Time. She is portrayed by Emilie de Ravin, who became a series regular in the second season and onwards after making recurring appearances in the first season, and has become a fan favorite since her debut. She is both based on the character from Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, and the Disney princess of the 1991 film of the same name.
In the Enchanted Forest, Belle is the daughter of Sir Maurice and his wife Colette. She is the true love of Rumplestiltskin.
During the Ogre Wars during an Ogre attack Colette protected her daughter at the expense of her own life. Belle does not remember this and to get back her memories she travels to Arendelle where she meets Princess Anna, and is partially responsible for her being caught by the Snow Queen. When her father's realm is again threatened by the ogre wars, Rumplestiltskin offers to protect it in exchange for Belle becoming caretaker of his estate. Belle accepts the deal and the pair form a bond until Rumplestiltskin mistakenly believes that Belle is working for Regina and forces her to leave forever. Belle later joins an expedition to hunt the Yaoguai, a monster terrorizing a distant kingdom. Using her knowledge of books, she teams up with Mulan to defeat the beast, which turns out to be a cursed Prince Phillip. She then intended to return to Rumplestiltskin, though the Evil Queen captures her, even as Belle defiantly tells her that she will never keep her apart from Rumplestiltskin. Then, the Evil Queen falsely claims to Rumplestiltskin that Belle committed suicide, devastating him.
In Storybrooke, Belle is kept beneath the town's hospital for 28 years by Regina. She is later released by Jefferson and finds Mr. Gold (Rumplestiltskin), professing her love for him when the curse is broken and standing beside him as he brings magic to Storybrooke. When Gold finds a way to leave Storybrooke without losing his memories, Belle is shot by Captain Hook, causing her to fall across the border and lose her memory again. Belle later "remembers" her cursed self as a scantily-clad barfly named Lacey, who encourages the darker urges in Gold. Gold later finds a potion that returns her original identity, after which she does not use the name "Lacey". As Mr. Gold, along with Emma Swan, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, and Captain Hook travel to retrieve a kidnapped Henry from Neverland, he gives Belle a protection spell to cast around Storybrooke.
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