Queen of Hearts (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)

The Misunderstood Queen of Hearts
Alice character
John Tenniel's illustration of the King and Queen of Hearts at the trial of the Knave of Hearts.
First appearance	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Last appearance	Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Created by	Lewis Carroll
Portrayed by	Barbara Hershey (Once Upon a Time) Miranda Richardson Kathy Bates (Alice)
Voiced by	Verna Felton (1951) Tress MacNeille (1998–2010, 2014) April Winchell (2011–present)
In-universe information
Species	Playing card
Gender	Female
Occupation	Queen
Family	Duchess
Spouse	King of Hearts
Children	Ten Hearts Lizzie Hearts Ever after high Red Descendants The Rise of Red
Nationality	Wonderland

The Queen of Hearts is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. She is a childish, foul-tempered monarch whom Carroll himself describes as "a blind fury", and who is quick to give death sentences at even the slightest of offenses. One of her most famous lines is the oft-repeated "Off with his/her head!" / "Off with their heads!"

The Queen is referred to as a card from a pack of playing cards by Alice, yet somehow she is able to talk and is the ruler of the lands in the story, alongside her husband, the King of Hearts. She is often confused with the Red Queen from the 1871 sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, although the two are very different.