Nora Fries

Nora Fries
Cover art of Detective Comics #1014 (October 2019). Art by Doug Mahnke.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceAs Nora:
Batman: The Animated Series: "Heart of Ice"
First comic appearance:
Batman: Mr. Freeze
(May 1997)
As Lazara:
Batgirl #70 (January 2006)
As Mrs. Freeze:
Detective Comics #1014 (October 2019)
Created by(As Nora):
Paul Dini (writer)
Bruce Timm (artist)
As Lazara:
Andersen Gabrych (writer)
Pop Mhan (artist)
As Mrs. Freeze:
Peter J. Tomasi (writer)
Doug Mahnke (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesHomo magi (current)
Human (originally)
PartnershipsMr. Freeze
Notable aliasesLazara
Mrs. Freeze
AbilitiesAs Lazara:
  • Resurrection
  • Pyrokinesis

As Mrs. Freeze:

  • Cold adaptation
  • Cryokinesis

Nora Fries is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Entertainment. She was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for Batman: The Animated Series, in which she is depicted as the terminally ill wife of Dr. Victor Fries, who cryogenically freezes her and becomes the supervillain Mr. Freeze to find a cure for her condition. Nora is later adapted into the mainstream comic book canon and revived as a supervillain under the aliases Lazara and Mrs. Freeze.

Nora Fries made her live-action debut in the 1997 film Batman & Robin, portrayed by Vendela Kirsebom. She has also appeared in the second season of Gotham portrayed by Kristen Hager, the 2018 Arrowverse crossover event Elseworlds, portrayed by Cassandra Jean Amell, and Batwoman portrayed by Jennifer Higgin when her aging started to continue rapidly.