Cast
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Ella: A scullery maid from the tale "Cinderella" and the protagonist of the film. She is in love with Humperdink but later realizes that her true love is her friend Rick.
- Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Rick: A stressed out servant who works for the prince and finds him as a grand annoyance. He has a peculiar crush on his friend Ella.
- Andy Dick as Mambo: A rebellious and goofy purple cat-like creature who works for the wizard. Bored with the cycle of good endings, he wishes for things to go differently every once in a while but relents when he see how far far out of control things went.
- Wallace Shawn as Munk: An uptight and smart orange pig creature who also works for the wizard. Unlike Mambo, he avoids causing trouble in the fairy tales'. He helps Ella stop Frieda from taking over fairy tale land. Although he and Mambo bicker, they're best friends.
- Patrick Warburton as the Prince: The prince of the Cinderella story. Unlike the original prince, he is somewhat lazy and ignorant, but is determined to find his "maiden", Cinderella. He follows steps in a tiny booklet he carries around. His name is revealed to be Humperdink and is only mentioned in a deleted scene on the DVD release.
- George Carlin as the Wizard: An ancient wizard who watches over the fairy tale's of Fairy Tale Land, making sure they go by the book and balances scales of good and evil to make sure they go well. He leaves his assistants in charge while goes on vacation in Scotland. This was one of George Carlin's last films before his death from heart failure in following year.
- Sigourney Weaver as Frieda: Cinderella's power hungry stepmother and the main antagonist. She takes over Fairy Tale Land by breaking the balance of good and evil on the scales and takes the Wizard's staff for more power. She is defeated by Ella and sent to Antarctica.
- Michael McShane as Rumpelstiltskin from the tale "Rumpelstiltskin". He takes the baby from its mother after Frieda breaks the balance of good and evil on the scales' and assists her.
Amigos voiced by Tom Kenny, Rob Paulsen, Philip Proctor
Dwarves voiced by John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny
Stepsisters voiced by Kath Soucie, Jill Talley
Witches voiced by Tress MacNeille, Jill Talley
Two out of the three Wolves are voiced by Tom Kenny and Jon Polito
Additional voices by Lee Arenberg, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Debi Derryberry, Patti Deutsch, Shae D'Lyn, Andrew Dolan, Bill Farmer, Jack Fletcher, Roger L. Jackson, Sherry Lynn, Mickie McGowan, Natalie Nassar, Laraine Newman, Jan Rabson, Kevin Michael Richardson, Jim Ward, and April Winchell
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