Eudora is a supporting character of Disney's 2009 animated feature film The Princess and the Frog and its 2025 sequel. She is the mother of Princess Tiana and the wife (later widow) of James. She is her daughter's confidante and wants her to be happy. She also doesn't want her daughter to overwork too much. According to Mr. La Bouff, Eudora's the finest seamstress in all of New Orleans, having made most of his daughter's dresses (Eudora's very well-respected by the La Bouff family).
Appearances[]
The Princess and the Frog[]
In The Princess and the Frog, Eudora's seen as working as a seamstress and is married to James, Tiana's father. While she's very supportive of Tiana's dreams of becoming a professional chef and having her own restaurant, Eudora expresses concern for Tiana overworking herself. Eudora really wants Tiana to get married and have children of her own so she can be a grandmother, but is still willing to support Tiana in achieving her dream..
At the end of the film she is seen at the (second) wedding of Tiana and Naveen, followed by being seated with the king and queen of Maldonia in a carriage leading ahead of the married couple and last seen sitting at a table with Naveen's parents in Tiana's restaurant.
The Prince and the Waitress[]
Eudora is set to appear in the sequel.
Once Upon a Time[]
Eudora appears in the show's seventh season episode "Greenbacks", portrayed by Robin Givens. In the series, she is a noblewoman, who was formerly wealthy and is facing financial disaster.
After the death of her husband, Queen Eudora is forced to auction items of her castle to pay taxes after the King of their land raises them. Eudora suggests to her daughter that if she found a Prince to marry, then their financial problems may be solved. After Princess Tiana finds out that Prince Marius is just a commoner named Robert, Eudora consoles her daughter, regretting for ever telling Tiana to get married to solve their financial problems. She is later seen attending her daughter's coronation in the episode "A Taste of the Heights".
Trivia[]
- Similar to the King in Cinderella, Eudora wanted Tiana to get married and have grandchildren.
- Eudora is the third mother of a Disney princess to be alive; the first being Queen Leah, the second being Fa Li, the fourth being Queen Arianna, the fifth being Queen Elinor, and the sixth being Sina. She is also the first Disney Princess mother to be a widow.
- Eudora only has spoken lines in the beginning of the movie while she has no dialogue in the end as she watches Tiana and Naveen's wedding and sits up with Naveen's parents during the opening of her daughter's restaurant.