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The Old Woman is the former owner of Donkey, who she tried to sell to Lord Farquaad's army.

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As punishment for being so talkative (and being stubborn and refusing to work, presumably), the Old Woman decides to turn Donkey in to Lord Farquaad for a reward. When the Old Woman explains that Donkey can talk, the Captain of the Duloc Guards offers 10 shillings for him, if she can prove so. Not wanting to be sent away, Donkey refuses to speak, causing the Captain to order her to be arrested instead. While being dragged away by the guards, she accidentally kicks Tinker Bell's cage, which hits Donkey, granting him the ability to fly. Donkey accidentally speaks and tries to fly away, but the magic shortly wears off afterwards, and he drops down onto the ground. The Captain orders his men to seize Donkey, but fails when he runs into Shrek and gets frightened by the ogre. It is unknown what happened to her afterwards (as Donkey never mentions anything about her to anyone), but it is assumed that the guards let her go after finding out she is right that Donkey can talk, but is forced to leave empty-handed.

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  • Her voice actress, Kathleen Freeman, had her last film role as this character. She died on August 23, 2001, three months after the release of Shrek.
  • She is the first Shrek character to swear on-screen, saying "I'm the talkinest damn thing you ever saw!" while moving Donkey's mouth.
  • She was originally going to be a witch that cast a spell on Donkey, which gave him the ability to talk. The idea was scrapped and the Old Woman was created instead.
  • The app "Shrek's Fairytale Kingdom" claimed the Old Woman was Old Mother Hubbard.
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