<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is incomplete . This is because there is a reference to Mattinson without identifying who this is and relevance to the section . Most likely, it refers to Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who was an assistant animator on Sleeping Beauty . (March 2017) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is incomplete . This is because there is a reference to Mattinson without identifying who this is and relevance to the section . Most likely, it refers to Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, who was an assistant animator on Sleeping Beauty . (March 2017) </Td> </Tr> <P> The character was animated by Marc Davis . The wicked sorceress or horned witch was aptly named "Maleficent" (an adjective which means "doing evil or harm"). In determining Maleficent's design, standard depictions of witches and hags were dismissed as Mattinson's opted for an elegant, sinister, green - skinned beauty centered around the appearance of flames, ultimately crowning the villain with a black two - pointed headdress, often called an "atora". According to Mattinson, Maleficent "was designed like a giant vampire bat to create a feeling of menace ." </P> <P> She was voiced by Eleanor Audley, who had previously performed Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's evil stepmother, in Cinderella . Audley also provided some live - action recording for both of these characters, to inspire the animators . In addition, dancer Jane Fowler performed some live - action reference for Maleficent . Animators Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, in their book The Disney Villain, describe animating Audley's voice as "a difficult assignment but a thrilling one, working to that voice track with so much innuendo mixed in with the fierce power ." </P>

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