Mary Margaret Blanchard
| Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard | |
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| Once Upon a Time character | |
Promotional photograph of Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret.
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Created by | Adam Horowitz & Eddy Kitsis |
| Portrayed by |
Ginnifer Goodwin Bailee Madison (young) |
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| Occupation |
Teacher Mayor (formerly) Queen (formerly) Bandit (formerly) Princess (formerly) |
| Title | The Fairest One of All |
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| Spouse(s) | Prince Charming/David Nolan |
| Significant other(s) |
Hercules (formerly) Victor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale (formerly) |
| Children |
Emma Swan (daughter) Neal Nolan (son) |
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| Abilities | Expert archer Dark magic (in alternate reality) Communication with birds |
| Status | Cursed |
| Born | 7 March 1955 The Enchanted Forest |
| Type | Enchanted Forest character |
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Snow White, formerly known as Mary Margaret Blanchard in Storybrooke, is a fictional character in ABC's television series Once Upon a Time. She is portrayed by Ginnifer Goodwin and by Bailee Madison as a child. She is the true love of Prince Charming/David Nolan, mother of Emma Swan and son Neal, and grandmother of Emma's son Henry. The character has been one of Goodwin's best roles, one she loves playing on the show.
Before accepting the role, Goodwin stated in interviews that she'd always wanted to play Snow White and called her acceptance of the role "a no-brainer. Kitsis and Horowitz are self-described big fans of Goodwin's previous series, Big Love, and wrote the part of Snow with Goodwin in mind.
In the Enchanted Forest, Mary Margaret was actually born Snow White, the daughter of King Leopold and Queen Eva. As a young girl, Snow White's mother dies when Cora poisons her, in an attempt to make Cora's daughter Regina the new Queen. Snow is later rescued from a runaway horse by Regina, which leads to her having a loveless marriage with Snow's father. After Regina assumes the throne by killing the King, she recruits the Huntsman to kill Snow, but he ends up sparing her for her selflessness. Snow then lives in the forest, meeting Prince David while robbing him who she nicknames Charming. The pair fall in love, but he returns to his fiancée Princess Abigail, though the Evil Queen holds him captive. In exchange for Charming's life, Snow eats an apple from the Queen containing a sleeping curse. Charming breaks free of his imprisonment and awakens her with true love's kiss. The two are later married. During the wedding the Evil Queen announces her curse to destroy their happiness. Snow gives birth to Emma and she is placed in a magical wardrobe and transported to the real world as the curse takes hold.
In Storybrooke, she appears as Mary Margaret Blanchard, Henry Mills' fourth grade teacher at Storybrooke Elementary School. As a part-time volunteer at the General Hospital, she awakens David Nolan (Prince Charming) from his coma, and the pair gradually fall in love, despite David's marriage to Kathryn Nolan (Princess Abigail). Beginning a secret relationship, the affair becomes public and David's marriage breaks down. Mary Margaret becomes an outcast in the town, and is arrested for Kathryn's "murder" after fake evidence is discovered. Kathryn is later found alive, though Mary Margaret's relationship with David becomes strained as he did not believe her innocence. He decides to leave Storybrooke, but the two are reunited when the curse is broken, and they regain their memories. The two find Emma, only for Mary Margaret to be transported with her back to the remaining Enchanted Forest through a portal, though they manage to return to Storybrooke. After Regina and her mother Cora attempt to gain power by killing Mr. Gold, Mary Margaret curses Cora's heart with the same candle that Cora used to kill her mother Eva and tricks Regina into killing her. She pleads for Regina to kill her when she cannot deal with what she has done, but she instead tearfully taunts her.
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