Yubaba is the main antagonist of Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning animated fantasy film Spirited Away. She is a witch, the proprietor of the Bathhouse, the identical twin sister of Zeniba and the mother of Boh. She has a bird servant affectionately referred to by fans as Yu-Bird, an apprentice by the nickname of Haku, Spirit-like pets named Kashira and is the employer of countless other bathhouse workers. She was voiced by Mari Natsuki in the original Japanese version, while in the English dub, she is voiced by the late Suzanne Pleschette, who also voiced Zira in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride.