Wicked Witch of the East

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Wicked Witch of the East
Oz character
The Wicked Witch of the East as pictured in The Tin Woodman of Oz—illustration by John R. Neill (1918)
First appearance	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
Created by	L. Frank Baum
Portrayed by	Michelle Federer (Wicked) Rachel Weisz (Oz the Great and Powerful) Florence Kasumba (Emerald City) Marissa Bode (Wicked film adaptation)
In-universe information
Alias	Gingema (1939) (The Wizard of the Emerald City) Evvamene (1974) (The Wiz) Rebecca Eastwitch (1992) (Oz Squad #2) Nessarose Thropp (1995) (Wicked) Old Sand-Eye (2000) (The Unknown Witches of Oz) Diana (2003) (MÄR) East (2006) (Witch Hunter) Evanora (2013) (Oz the Great and Powerful) Zinna (2013) (Grimm Fairy Tales presents Oz #1) Witch of the East (2014) (Once Upon a Time) Mistress East (2017) (Emerald City) Malvonia (2019) (How the Wizard Came to Oz)
Species	Human (witch)
Title	The Wicked Witch of the East
Occupation	Ruler of the Munchkin Country (at time of death)
Nationality	Ozian of Munchkin descent

The Wicked Witch of the East is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. She is a crucial character but appears only briefly in Baum's classic children's series of Oz novels, most notably The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900).^[1]

The Wicked Witch was a middle-aged, malevolent woman who conquered and tyrannized the Munchkin Country in Oz's eastern quadrant, forcing the native Munchkins to slave for her night and day. Her charmed Silver Shoes (changed to ruby slippers in the 1939 film musical) held many mysterious powers and were her precious possession. The Witch is killed when Dorothy Gale's farmhouse lands on her at the start of the first book. Her body turns to dust, leaving behind the magical shoes to be passed to Dorothy.