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The pair tease me by saying she's the new villainess but it's left unclear whether she will have a role in the new films.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

She’s not evil; it’s this archetype that chases her: the deadly villainess, the villain behind the man.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

But the infernal Agni knows, as does any reader familiar with “The Ramayana”: Kaikeyi is destined to play a villainess in the great game of gods and mortals.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

Cruella This is the second trailer for the upcoming origin story of the villainess from 101 Dalmatians and it makes me think we’re supposed to be rooting for Cruella?

From The Verge • Apr. 11, 2021

The villainess gnashed her teeth and said, “Foiled again!”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith