Which Ride or Die actress played the Witch Mother in Hocus Pocus 2?

Hannah Waddingham is the Ride or Die actress who played the Witch Mother in Hocus Pocus 2.

Waddingham appears near the beginning of the 2022 Disney+ sequel as the mysterious Mother Witch. In the film’s 1653 Salem prologue, she encounters the young Sanderson sisters after they flee their village. She gives Winifred the spell book that helps shape the sisters’ future as witches.

The role is brief but important because it expands the mythology established by the 1993 original. Hocus Pocus 2 is both a sequel and a prequel: its modern-day story follows a new group of teenagers, while its opening scenes explain how the Sanderson sisters first gained access to powerful magic.

Viewers sometimes describe Waddingham’s character as the Sanderson sisters’ mother because of the wording “Witch Mother.” That is not her family relationship. She is a separate, older witch who guides them. Waddingham was already widely recognized for Ted Lasso and Game of Thrones before taking the part.