What new character is coming to Once Upon a Time? Read the casting announcement for Katerina and help us decide: is she the original Sleeping Beauty?

SpoilerTV has reported that the show is currently looking for an actress to play “Katerina,” who will appear in episode 2×15. She is described as, “40 years old, regal, beautiful and kind, with a big heart, and loved by her family, which is very close.”

Could her name be a reference to Princess Katerina from the Russian fairytale? This story is very similar to that of Sleeping Beauty, which might make Katerina the mother of Aurora! That would certainly fit: she seems to be the right age, and since Aurora is a princess, her mother would need to be regal, and “loved by her family.”

If this speculation holds, will the 15th episode of Once Upon a Time‘s second season be an Aurora flashback? Or could it go back even further – after all, Aurora’s mother has her own history with Maleficent, as we learned in season 1.

Or is Katerina just a fake name given in the casting announcement to disguise the character’s true identity?

Share your theories in the comments!

Once Upon a Time returns Sunday for the big mid-season finale episode “Queen of Hearts.” It airs at 8/7c on ABC, and based on the promo this feels like a big one, so don’t miss it!