While most female icons in family-friendly films are pure of heart and good intentions (Snow White, Dorothy, Belle, Hermione Granger and Ariel, just to name a few) there are a whole slew of female film icons who are scheming, devious, dastardly and just plain EVIL.

The newest female baddie set to torment our screens is Scarlet Overkill (voiced by Sandra Bullock), a stylish scoundrel who’s determined to not only dominate the world but to become the first female super-villain in Minions.  In celebration of the ladies we love to loathe, here are eight of the most notorious villains from favorite family-friendly flicks.

Ursula
The Little Mermaid, Rated G, 1989
Evil attributes: Steals souls.
Poor unfortunate souls end up being held hostage by the purple hued Ursula, an octopi-ish creature who slithers across the screen with her tentacles and bad intentions.

The Wicked Witch of the West
The Wizard of Oz, Rated G, 1939
Evil attributes: A now-classic witched wicked look, green skin and an army of winged monkeys.
You can’t blame the Wicked Witch of the West for being mad, Dorothy’s house did fall on and kill her sister. But soon after it was all about the shoes, those glittery ruby red slippers and she’d do anything to get them.

Cruella De Vil
One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Rated G, 1961/ 101 Dalmatians, Rated G, 1996
Evil attributes: An obsession with exotic furs and is armed with the money to buy them.
Cruella De Vil is all about fashion, but not just any off-the-rack, pick up at your local H&M type fashion, she is all about the most exotic, most rare, most unusual skins and furs that money can buy (either legally, or not).

Bellatrix Lestrange
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rated PG, 2007/ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Rated PG , 2009/ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Rated PG, 2010/ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Rated PG, 2011
Evil attributes: A skilled full-blood witch.
Bellatrix Lestrange, played beautifully by Helena Bonham Carter, is a witch, a Death Eater and a loyal disciple of Lord Voldemort. Her goal is to create a pure-blooded wizarding race ridding the world or half-blood or Muggle-born wizards.

Lady Tremaine
Cinderella, Rated G, 1950 and Cinderella, Rated PG, 2015
Evil attributes: Worst step-mother EVER
Cinderella’s abusive stepmother, a heartless human, showered her cruelty on the sweet orphaned girl in both the original animated feature and the new reboot. Lady Tremaine was selfish, mean and really had a thing against her beautiful, courageous and kind stepdaughter.

Trunchbull
Matilda, Rated PG, 1996
Evil attributes: Cruelty in mortal form.
Trunchbull, the head mistress of Matilda’s school, is the worst principal in the world. When children would misbehave, in even the slightest of ways, Trunchbull would send them to the Pokey, a very small cabinet lined with pieces of broken glass. She may be human, without any special powers, but she’s still incredibly evil.

Maleficent
Sleeping Beauty, Rated G, 1959
Evil attributes: A witch with the ability to curse.
Maleficent is a bitter witch who really knows how to hold a grudge. When she isn’t invited to Princess Aurora’s baby shower, she places a curse on the child. Who does that?!? While the original Disney film keeps Maleficent purely evil, in the 2014 reboot Maleficent has a change of heart transforming her from villain to friend.

Mother Gothel
Tangled, Rated PG, 2010
Evil attributes: Kidnapper who is wrought with vanity.
Mother Gothel will do anything to stay young and attractive, even if that means kidnapping a baby and locking her in a tower for years. She’s manipulative, selfish and cruel but is given a fabulous ditty with “Mother Knows Best.

Sunny Chanel is a regular contributor to Fandango Family, Babble.com, Mom.me, Disney Imagicademy and Mommy Nearest as well as her own whimsical site Wonder and Company. When she isn't writing, watching movies or doing crafts, she is playing dress up with her 8-year-old daughter.