Iduna Frozen: Who Queen Iduna Is and Who Voices Her
Iduna in Frozen is Queen Iduna of Arendelle, the mother of Elsa and Anna and the wife of King Agnarr, and Evan Rachel Wood voices her in Frozen II (2019). She is the quiet center of the sequel's mystery, because the truth about her family is what Elsa and Anna travel north to find.
Who Plays Iduna (voice)?
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Who Is Queen Iduna in Frozen?
Queen Iduna is the queen of Arendelle, the wife of King Agnarr and the mother of Elsa and Anna. Evan Rachel Wood voices her in Frozen II (2019), directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, where the credits list her as "Iduna (voice)". Wood is billed fourth in the cast, behind Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel and Josh Gad. King Agnarr is voiced by Alfred Molina.
If you are searching for the mother in the first film, the picture is simpler. In Frozen (2013), the king and queen shut the castle gates to keep their daughters apart after Elsa's ice blast hits Anna, and they are later lost in a shipwreck. The sequel is the film that gives the queen a name, a voice and a history. Frozen II carries a PG rating in the US and in Australia, and a U in the UK.
You can find her alongside the rest of the Frozen characters, and the full voice list sits on the Frozen cast page.
Iduna (voice) Films
Queen Iduna's Story Arc in Frozen IISpoilers
Queen Iduna's arc in Frozen II runs through the sisters' search rather than through scenes of her own, and the biggest reveal about her arrives in the middle of the film. The story opens with a bedtime tale from the girls' father about a battle in an enchanted forest, a battle that left the woods sealed behind mist. When Elsa later follows an unexplained voice and rouses the elemental spirits, Arendelle is emptied and the family heads north to find out why.
The forest holds two groups that have been stuck facing each other for years: the Northuldra people and a group of Arendelle soldiers. After the wind spirit shows Elsa memories of her father's past, the sisters put the pieces together. Their mother, Iduna, was Northuldra, and she had once rescued the man who became their father. For anyone who only knew the closed gates and the shipwreck from Frozen (2013), that is a real change of picture: the queen had a homeland, and it was the place the family had been avoiding.
The film then widens the question. At Ahtohallan, Elsa learns that her grandfather had a dam built to weaken the Northuldra and that he killed their leader. Anna chooses to bring the dam down by waking the earth giants, and the resulting flood is stopped by Elsa before it reaches the kingdom. Once the mist lifts, the wrong done to Iduna's people is finally answered. In my opinion, that makes her the emotional reason for the whole journey, even with little screen time. The Frozen timeline shows where this sequence falls after the first film.
Iduna's Family: Agnarr, Elsa, Anna and the Northuldra
Iduna's closest ties are to King Agnarr, to her daughters, and to the Northuldra people she came from. Agnarr is the man she once saved, and he is also the father who tells the young sisters about the enchanted forest. The sequel treats the story of the two of them as the key to the whole conflict.
Her daughters carry different halves of that history. Elsa has the ice magic that the first film explored through her powers, and she ends the sequel as the fifth spirit, the bridge between people and nature. Anna takes the crown of Arendelle, so the kingdom now has a queen whose mother came from the Northuldra. In my opinion, that is the neatest way the film honors Iduna: the two sides of her story are split between her children.
The Northuldra are her people, and the sisters meet them in the Enchanted Forest alongside the soldiers of Arendelle. The wrong in the family past is the dam, which Elsa's grandfather built against the Northuldra.
What Happened to Queen Iduna? Her Fate ExplainedSpoilers
Frozen (2013) establishes that Elsa and Anna's parents are lost at sea in a shipwreck, which leaves the sisters alone in the closed castle. Frozen II names their mother as Iduna and tells where she came from, so the sequel is where her story is filled in.
The Northuldra's story is resolved by her daughters. Elsa chooses to live in the forest as protector, Anna becomes queen of Arendelle, and the two sisters stay close.
As for what comes next, Frozen III is dated for November 24, 2027, according to TheWrap. For the order of every film, see Frozen movies in order.
Best Moments for Queen Iduna
In my opinion, Iduna's best moment is musical: "Show Yourself", performed by Idina Menzel and Evan Rachel Wood, because it puts Elsa's voice and Iduna's voice in the same song. You can find the other tracks on the Frozen soundtrack page.
A second moment is the reveal that she came from the Northuldra and saved Agnarr. It works because it reframes a mother the first film only mentioned in passing. Compared with the first film, where the parents are mostly a closed gate and a shipwreck, the sequel treats them as people with choices.
A third is the quieter payoff at the end, when Anna wears the crown and Elsa takes her place in the forest. Neither daughter had to give up one half of Iduna's inheritance to honor the other. That being said, Iduna is a supporting figure rather than a lead, and the sisters, Olaf and Kristoff still carry most of the screen time.
Facts
- Evan Rachel Wood voices Iduna in Frozen II (2019), credited as Iduna (voice). TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Frozen II (2019) lists Iduna fourth in its billing. TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Alfred Molina voices King Agnarr, Iduna's husband, in Frozen II (2019). TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Frozen II (2019) was directed by Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck. TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Frozen II (2019) has a runtime of 103 minutes. TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Frozen II (2019) was released in US theaters on November 22, 2019. BroadwayWorld, checked 2026-11-03
- Frozen II (2019) is rated PG in the US. TMDB, checked 2026-11-03
- Frozen III is dated for US release on November 24, 2027. TheWrap, checked 2026-11-03
FAQs
Is Iduna Elsa's mother?
Yes. Queen Iduna is the mother of Elsa and Anna and the wife of King Agnarr. Frozen II (2019) names her and reveals that she came from the Northuldra people.
Does Queen Iduna have powers?
Elsa is the sister with ice powers, and by the end of Frozen II she realizes she is the fifth spirit linking people with nature. Iduna is a woman who came from the Northuldra and once saved Agnarr.
Why did Iduna call Elsa?
In Frozen II, Elsa hears a mysterious voice, follows it, and wakes the elemental spirits. Her search takes the sisters to the Enchanted Forest, where they learn that their mother Iduna came from the Northuldra, and later to Ahtohallan, where Elsa learns that her grandfather built the dam to weaken the Northuldra.
Who is the voice of the mother in Frozen 2?
Evan Rachel Wood voices Iduna in Frozen II (2019), credited as Iduna (voice). Alfred Molina voices her husband, King Agnarr.
Did Agnarr know Iduna saved him?
Frozen II establishes that Iduna once saved Agnarr, and the sisters learn this in the forest. No official statement spells out exactly what Agnarr knew, so any answer beyond the rescue itself is a viewer's interpretation.
How old is Queen Iduna, and what happened to her?
No official age has been published for Queen Iduna. Frozen (2013) says Elsa and Anna's parents are lost at sea in a shipwreck, and Frozen II names their mother as Iduna.