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Glinda the Good Witch teaches Dorothy the magical power of her shoes in 'The Wizard of Oz', helping Dorothy and Toto get home.
Michelle Pfeiffer plays Lamia, the most powerful of three evil witch sisters, in the movie 'Stardust.'
Ravenna, "The Evil Queen," is a dangerously powerful sorceress played by Charlize Theron.
Three sisters and best friends discover they're the descendants of witches in this classic '90s TV series.
Witch Willow Rosenberg is one of Buffy's inner-circle Scooby Gang members in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'
The villainous sea-witch Ursula is the main antagonist in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid.'
Splendora Agatha “Aggie” Cromwell is the witch in Halloweentown, and the grandmother of main characters Marnie, Dylan, and Sophie.
On her 16th birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers her magical powers and learns how to use them with the help of her two aunts and a black cat called Salem.
Muggle-born witch Hermione Granger proves time and time again that she's at the top of her class of peers in the 'Harry Potter' franchise.
Orphans Tony and Tia try to escape those who want to exploit their extra-sensory powers in 'Escape to Witch Mountain.'
Meryl Streep roams an enchanted forest, searching for a way to restore her looks as the witch in 'Into the Woods.'
On his return from the Crusades, Behman of Bleibruck (Nicolas Cage) is tasked with transporting an accused witch so her curse can be lifted, in 'Season of the Witch.'
Veronica Lake's quest for revenge using a love potion, as 17th-century reincarnated witch Jennifer, backfires in 'I Married a Witch.'
The White Witch in 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' holds the land in an eternal winter.
Angelica Houston plays the all-powerful leader of the world's witches, Eva Ernst or the "The Grand High Witch," in this screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's book 'The Witches.'
Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak) uses her cat to cast a love spell in 'Bell, Book and Candle.'
In this supernatural horror film, three documentary filmmakers disappear while uncovering the local myth of the Blair Witch.
Angelina Jolie plays the role of Maleficent, based on the witch from the animated version of 'Sleeping Beauty.'
Mystic Falls' resident witch Bonnie (Kat Graham) is a heroine in 'The Vampire Diaries.'
A reimagining of the iconic TV show, Nicole Kidman plays Isabel, a witch who begins a new life as an actress.
A 13-year old witch moves to a new place and decides to use her flying ability to make a living as an air courier.
Best friends Agatha and Sophie are separated to encounter magic and enchantment at the School for Good and the School for Evil.
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Historian and witch Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) uncovers the mysteries of a much sought-after supernatural tome in 'A Discovery of Witches.'
Witch Mary Sibley (Janet Montgomery) exacerbates hysteria as a distraction in 'Salem.'
A trio of resurrected witches race against time to suck the life out of a child before the sun rises, in 'Hocus Pocus.'
The Owens' sisters battle a curse of doom on the men they fall in love with in 'Practical Magic.'
Three women unwittingly form a coven and cast spells with the words they speak in 'The Witches of Eastwick.'
Lena, played by Alice Englert, comes from a family of spellcasters in 'Beautiful Creatures.'
Endlessly fascinating, witches have a compelling hold on our psyche. These powerful and unpredictable women, real or otherwise, have been a source of fear and wonder for centuries. Unsurprisingly, the witch motif is enduringly popular in countless films and TV series.
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Endlessly fascinating, witches have a compelling hold on our psyche. These powerful and unpredictable women, real or otherwise, have been a source of fear and wonder for centuries. Unsurprisingly, the witch motif is enduringly popular in countless films and TV series.
Are you a fan? In this gallery, discover witchy entertainment that casts a spell over big and small screen audiences alike. Click on!