Agnes Gru
| Agnes Gru | |
|---|---|
| Despicable Me character | |
| First appearance | Despicable Me (2010) |
| Created by | Sergio Pablos |
| Designed by | |
| Voiced by | Elsie Fisher (2010-13) Nev Scharrel (2017-19)[1] Madison Polan (2024-26)[2] |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Family |
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Agnes Gru is a fictional character of Illumination's Despicable Me franchise. She first appeared in Despicable Me (2010) and has appeared in four films of the main series and as a cameo in the spin-off film Minions & Monsters (2026). She is voiced by Elsie Fisher for the first and second film, Nev Scharrel for the third film, and Madison Polan for the fourth film and the third Minions spin-off.
Characteristics
Concept and creation
Development
Voice
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Appearances
Despicable Me films
At the beginning of the first film (2010), she, along with Margo and Edith, are orphans and girl scouts for Miss Hattie's Home for Girls. When Gru adopts the girls, he plans to use them in order to sell the Shrink Ray from his enemy Vector which both villains plan to steal the moon as the biggest crime of the century.[3]
In the second film (2013), after Agnes turned 6 years old from her birthday, she dreamt of having a mother one day, believing that Gru will eventually fall in love with Lucy, which he denies, saying his relationship with her is only professional.[4]
In the third film (2017), after selling her Unicorn plush doll to raise enough money for Gru, after he and his new wife Lucy got fired from AVL, she and her family visits Freedonia to meet Gru's long lost twin brother Dru, only to go on a quest with Edith to find a real Unicorn in the forest which she finds only a weird goat which she adopts and names it Lucky.[5]
In the fourth film (2024), when Gru's arch-villain Maxine Le Mal escapes from prison, Silas Ramsbottom has the family relocated and given new identities as the Cunningham family, but Agnes is sad at having to leave behind her pet goat Lucky. Refuse to lie as her cover name "Brittany", she and Edith attend in a karate class which Agnes is not comfortable saying her fake name and cannot say her real name. Once Maxine is defeated, the family returned home and Agnes reunited with Lucky, teaching the goat a trick.[6]
Minions spin-off films
Agnes appears in the mid-credits of Minions & Monsters (2026) where she and one of the Minions, Bob, played with the magic spellbook left behind from the Russian Wizard.[7]
Theme parks
Agnes appears in the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem attraction, which opened on July 2, 2012 at Universal Orlando Resort.[8]
Reception
Critical response
Accolades
For voicing Agnes, Fisher, alongside Miranda Cosgrove (voice of Margo) and Dana Gaier (voice of Edith), was nominated for Best Animated Female at the 2010 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Nev Scharrel Talks 'Despicable Me 3' In Exclusive Q&A!". popstaronline.com. September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dick, Jeremy (January 28, 2024). "Gru Faces a New Nemesis in First Despicable Me 4 Trailer". CBR. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ French, Philip (2010-10-16). "Despicable Me – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ "Despicable Me 2 movie review & film summary (2013) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ Pulver, Andrew (2017-06-26). "Despicable Me 3 review – aspartame-rush animation that is starting to run out of steam". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-16.
- ↑ https://www.filminquiry.com/despicable-me-4-2024-review/?amp=1
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/movies/minions-and-monsters-review.html
- ↑ blooloop. "Universal Orlando Resort's Despicable Me Minion Mayhem 3D Ride Opens July 2nd | blooloop". blooloop.com. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ Thompson, Anne (December 22, 2010). "Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominees". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Thompson, Anne (January 10, 2011). "Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards Favor Kids Are All Right, Social Network". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023. Unknown parameter
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