Billy Porter confirmed over the weekend that he will in fact play the Fairy Godmother in Sony's live-action reboot of Cinderella. The Hollywood Reporter revealed on … Cinderella, Or The Little Glass Slipper Fairy tale by Charles Perrault Once upon a time there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that ever was seen. TIL that, in the original Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother is in fact a cynical device to show that while you may have intelligence, grace and charm, you will never succeed without the right connections