Jadis the White Witch is the main antagonist of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. She was played by British actress Tilda Swinton. Swinton's performance won particular acclaim among fans and critics. The White Witch is the primary antagonist in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. She kidnaps Edmund Pevensie and Mr. Tumnus. She eventually turns Tumnus to stone. She is defeated when Aslan mauls her to death. BBC film critic Stella Papamichael wrote: The witch's name is Jadis: "As the cold hearted White Witch, Tilda Swinton sets the tempo for this bracing adventure. She is a pristine picture of evil, like the specter of Nazism that forces the children out of London to the sanctuary of a country manor."