Movie Facts 🎬 on Instagram: "“Ella Enchanted” (2004). 🎬 Fun Fact: The fairy godmother in the film, Lucinda (played by Vivica A. Fox), is the one who gives Ella the “gift” of obedience at birth. Interestingly, in the original novel by Gail Carson Levine, Lucinda is actually considered one of the most reckless fairies because she often gives “gifts” that turn out to be curses—like Ella’s obedience spell."