--- description: The popular snow queen is coming to TV title: Once Upon a Time Frozen Elsa Cast: Georgina Haig Will Play Princess image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Once Upon a Time_ Casts Its Elsa ## Video: Check Out Who’ll Play ‘Frozen’ Characters In ‘Once Upon A Time’ [Watch (HLS stream): Check Out Who’ll Play ‘Frozen’ Characters In ‘Once Upon A Time’](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/chPuRLy1.m3u8) (0:55)  _Published 2014-07-02. We finally know the next actors to play ‘Frozen’ characters. ABC caused quite the stir in May when Elsa from the Disney movie — her face not shown, of course — appeared in the season finale of ‘Once Upon A Time.’_  by [Lily Rothman](/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jul 3, 2014 1:25 PM CUT  by [Lily Rothman](/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Jul 3, 2014 1:25 PM CUT Georgina Haig will play the role of Elsa—as in, _Frozen_‘s snow queen—in the upcoming season of _Once Upon a Time_, ABC said Thursday. Haig has previously appeared in the movie _The Sapphires_ and, as Etta, in the TV show _Fringe_. The news that Elsa would appear in the fairytale-centric show made a splash in May when a suspiciously similar looking woman appeared in the show’s season finale. At the time, executive producer Edward Kitsis told TIME the mysterious new character was definitely Elsa but that the actress who would play the newly-beloved Disney character had not yet been cast. The idea to include the character had been brewing for months, as it became clear that popular love for _Frozen_ was not just a passing fad. _Frozen_ characters Anna and Kristoff will be played by Elizabeth Lail and Scott Michael Foster. **Read More:** [How the Producers of ](http://time.com/96491/elsa-frozen-once-upon-a-time-secret/ "undefined")[_Once Upon a Time_](http://time.com/96491/elsa-frozen-once-upon-a-time-secret/ "undefined")[ Kept That _Frozen_ Shocker a Secret](http://time.com/96491/elsa-frozen-once-upon-a-time-secret/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2953511/once-upon-a-time-else-georgina-haig/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2953511/once-upon-a-time-else-georgina-haig/"},"headline":"Once Upon a Time Casts Its Elsa","datePublished":"2014-07-03T13:25:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:57:46.387Z","description":"The popular snow queen is coming to TV","url":"https://time.com/2953511/once-upon-a-time-else-georgina-haig/","keywords":["Television","movies","Frozen","Disney","Elsa"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lily Rothman","jobTitle":"Rothman is managing editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2953511/once-upon-a-time-else-georgina-haig/","name":"Once Upon a Time Casts Its Elsa"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Check Out Who’ll Play ‘Frozen’ Characters In ‘Once Upon A Time’","description":"We finally know the next actors to play ‘Frozen’ characters. ABC caused quite the stir in May when Elsa from the Disney movie — her face not shown, of course — appeared in the season finale of ‘Once Upon A Time.’","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/chPuRLy1/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-02T13:05:24.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/chPuRLy1.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/2953511/once-upon-a-time-else-georgina-haig/","duration":"PT55S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/2953511/once-upon-a-time-else-georgina-haig/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```