who plays the witch from brave in once upon a time

Rebecca Mader continues to cast a spell in the most positive of ways.

Can't fault the acting from especially Lana Parrilla, Jennifer Morrison and Sean Maguire. It doesn't feel like we are going round in circles or ground to a halt.

Loved that there was a different side to the relationship between Emma and Regina and Robin Hood's role and his chemistry with the Evil Queen in the flashbacks (very engrossing and added a good deal to both characters) were delightful. There is though in 'Witch Hunt' a good deal of plot and character progression and the fresh twists and ideas introduced in 'New York City Serenade' are thankfully not wasted and build on the big potential seen before. It may lack slightly the shocking revelations and game changing seen in the previous two episodes. This promise shows no signs of diminishing with 'Witch Hunt', a fine episode and in the better half of Season 3, a season where for me the episodes ranged from pretty good to brilliant (leaning towards the positive opinion for the episodes that had a mixed reception). The second half of Season 3 showed a lot of promise after 'New York City Serenade', which did a great job following one from one of 'Once Upon a Time's' most special episodes 'Going Home'.

Which was why it was sad when it ran out of ideas and lost its magic in the later seasons. Watched it without fail every time it came on and it was often a highlight of the week. Really loved the idea of turning familiar fairy tales on their heads and putting own interpretations on them and the show early on clearly had clearly had a ball. When 'Once Upon a Time' first started it was highly addictive and made the most of a truly great and creative premise.

Who plays the witch from brave in once upon a time