Lola[]
She is voiced by Angelina Jolie.
Biography[]
In Shark Tale[]
Lola is first seen at the race track, looking outside a window. Behind her, Oscar brings some money to the race track to meet Sykes, but becomes distracted by his dreams of grandeur. Upon hearing that the race is rigged, he instead foolishly places it all on a long-shot bet by the name of "Lucky Day". Such a million dollar bet is noticed by Lola, who turns around and flagrantly seduces an excited Oscar, but Oscar is disappointed when she leaves upon learning that he is a whale washer, calling him "Cute, but a nobody." Later, Oscar returns to the city with a new title of the Sharkslayer after supposedly killing Frankie (when it turns out that Frankie was actually killed by a falling anchor). As the reef cheers over Oscar being the new sensational hero “Sharkslayer”, Lola is seen watching from a crowd with a new suitor holding many gifts for her. Sensing an opportunity, Lola changes her mind and heads to his penthouse. Upon arrival, she starts to flirt with him, much to Oscar's glee and Angie's jealousy and dismay. Lola takes him inside, but her plans are cut short when Oscar is informed that sharks are at the edge of the reef. He tells Lola to wait for him before leaving.
After Oscar returns, Lola, who is hiding in the corner, watches him talking with Sykes, Ernie and Bernie. After the three leave, Lola makes her presence known to the now alone Oscar. She swims up to him as he complains about himself constantly having to deal with one life threatening situation after the other. When he expresses interest in retiring, this makes Lola angry, so she grabs him and slams him against his giant lava lamp. She then holds his head in place as she uses her seductive voice to make him listen to her. Lola tells him that he doesn’t want to go back to what he was before he became the Sharkslayer, to which he quickly realizes. She tells him to show the sharks who’s boss and they’ll leave him alone, constantly pursuing her large lips. He agrees and swims out while Lola smiles her widest smile.
After Oscar finishes a Sharkslayer stunt on behalf of his new manager Sykes, Lola smiles and decides to reward him. She slowly swims up behind Oscar and in full view of the cameras. She grabs his hand, spins him around, and firmly grabs him with one fin on the side of his torso and one on the back of his head. This is to prevent him from resisting or moving away. Lola then immediately locks lips with Oscar, putting her large, lipstick-clad lips on his. Oscar doesn't resist at all and actually smiles, showing that he is enjoying this passionate yet forceful kiss. Angie sees Lola making out with Oscar on TV and gets jealous. After she leaves, we see that the make-out session is still going strong, with Lola's large lips still pressed firmly on Oscar's. She still remains floating above him and holding him firmly to keep him in place, while his arms remain down and off of Lola's body. While the make-out session occurs, news reporter Katie Current says that Oscar has conquered a few hearts and that he, the reef's most eligible bachelor, has been snapped up.
Angie reads about the kiss in the newspaper and is incredibly jealous and upset. She and Oscar get into an argument about Lola with Angie asking him if Lola wouldn't love him if he were a "nobody". Oscar claims that nobody loved him when he was a "nobody" but Angie confesses her unconditional love to him, Oscar rethinks his feelings and dumps Lola—which unfortunately, leads to her great fury as she mercilessly slams Oscar against the windows, before sulking away.
The next day, Oscar buys some Valentine's Day gifts for Angie, but before he can present them to her, he finds that Don Lino has kidnapped Angie to force a sit-down. Lenny comes along now disguised as a dolphin named Sebastian. They arrive at the meeting to find Lola (who obviously arranged the whole thing) next to Don Lino, while Angie is tied up and presented to Don Lino on a plate who prepares to eat her if Oscar doesn't comply. In response, Oscar has Lenny grab Angie and eat her on the spot (grabbing her in her mouth, but not swallowing). But Lenny starts choking and vomits Angie out, causing Lino to recognize his son. Lola watches in satisfaction as Lino chases Oscar out and towards the Whale Wash. However, Lola's plan for revenge is foiled when Oscar explains to Lino about the true circumstances behind Frankie's death, resulting a remorseful Lino to reconcile with Lenny and form a peace with Oscar and the reef, much to Lola's dismay.
In the ending credits, Lola is looking for Oscar in his penthouse (unaware that Oscar isn't there), to rekindle her relationship with him by apologizing for her actions, and bringing up the fact that he’d b crazy to not take her back. But instead of Oscar, it's really Crazy Joe waiting for her and he says, "Did somebody say CRAZY?!" before turning off the lights off-screen, much to her surprise and shock.
Personality[]
Lola is beautiful, sensuous and has no problem using her sexuality to get her way, as shown when she danced for Oscar and had a make-out session with him in public. She is described in the film as "FILF" (fish I'd like to friend). She isn't really evil but she is a bit of a vindictive brat and is also materialistic. She is a gold-digger who enjoys the finer things in life, such as forcefully kissing celebrities on live television. She is also shallow and superficial, and she knows it. She even blatantly stated to Oscar that she was "really superficial" and rebuked his affections, saying "Don't get me wrong, you're cute. But you're a nobody." She has no interest in those who are not "top of the reef", and is a self-proclaimed gold-digger. Her biggest interest in the film was money and kissing Oscar forcefully; however, she admitted there was one thing she liked better: Revenge, as she vows revenge on Oscar for dumping her and was perfectly willing to arrange the sharks to kidnap Angie and threaten her life in exchange for Oscar's obedience. She is also highly manipulative and seductive, as showed in the film, where she entranced many male fish, including a married Shark.
She enjoys doing the seductive acts she is known for. For instance, she is clearly having fun when she performs a sultry dance for Oscar. She also smiles before and after grabbing Oscar and forcing him to passionately make out with her.
She is also very domineering. When she first meets Oscar, she takes the lead and seduces him, with her hair flip pushing him back and then asking for his name while he remains speechless and giggles like a girl in front of her. To convince Oscar to not retire as the Sharkslayer, she grabs him and slams him against his giant lava lamp. She then passionately rubs her hand on his cheek and uses her soothing voice to make him listen to her and do as she says. Later on, when she makes out with Oscar, she doesn't ask his permission or go in slowly. She just grabs him and forces her lips onto his. She keeps him beneath her the entire time and keeps his arms down while she holds his body. Finally, when Oscar dumps her, she easily beats him up and throws him against some windows
Trivia[]
- Lola's character is thought to be a commentary on the objectification of woman, also it's hinted in the Shark Tale lore that she is a prostitute.
- Angelina Jolie would later voice Tigress from the Ku Fung Panda franchise along with Jack Black voicing Po but the difference is that Lola is a villain while Tigress is a hero.
- Lola and Frankie were the only antagonists to not to be redeemed.
- Her theme song is Gold Digger.
- Lola is a lionfish.
- She seems to be an inspiration of Jessica Rabbit from Who Frame Roger Rabbit due to her appearance and sultry voice, however unlike Jessica who has morals and cares for her husband, Roger Rabbit, Lola never redeemed herself and is still the same as she loves money, getting attention and wanting Oscar for herself despite getting dumped by him.