Look Who’s a Disney Villain! Jane Fonda Stars in ‘Elena and the Secret of Avalor’ (VIDEO)

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"Elena and the Secret of Avalor," a special television movie event that tells the backstory of how Elena was imprisoned in her magical amulet, premieres SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (7:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. (Disney Channel) SHURIKI, ESTEBAN

When you need a great Big Bad you get a great actress. Two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda will play the evil sorceress Shuriki in Disney’s Elena and the Secret of Avalor, a TV movie event premiering Sunday, Nov. 20 (7/6c) in a special simulcast on Disney Channel and Disney Junior.

The movie, a prequel to the hit Elena of Avalor series, reveals how the title characters was imprisoned by the conniving Shuriki in a magic amulet and was eventually set free by the heroine of another hit Disney series, Sofia the First’s Princess Sofia of Enchancia.

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Here’s an exclusive preview of La Fonda in action!

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