Tzipporah — The Prince of Egypt Character Profile

About Tzipporah

Midianite woman who becomes Moses' wife and supports his mission.

Tzipporah — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Survival skills, Emotional support, Cultural mediation

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 5.5/10

Tzipporah appears in 3 titles

• The Ten Commandments (1956) — character page
• The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Michelle Pfeiffer

Appears in

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Tzipporah — spouse — Moses (Val Kilmer)
• Tzipporah — child — Jethro (Danny Glover)
• Tzipporah — Family Daughter And Father — Jethro (Danny Glover)

  Jethro's household provides Tzipporah and Moses with refuge.

  Jethro is identified as Tzipporah's father and welcomes Moses into Midian.

• Tzipporah — Family Husband And Wife — Moses (Val Kilmer)

  Their marriage becomes the emotional foundation of Moses's exile and mission.

  Moses falls in love with Tzipporah, marries her, and later returns to Egypt with her.

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• Moses (Val Kilmer)
• Rameses (Ralph Fiennes)
• Miriam (Sandra Bullock)
• Rameses Son (voice) (Bobby Motown)
• Aaron (Jeff Goldblum)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Aria Noelle Curzon)
• Hebrew Child (singing voice) (Christopher Rodriguez Marquette)
• Hebrew Child (singing voice) (Shira Roth)
• Young Miriam (voice) (Eden Riegel)
• Hebrew Child (singing voice) (Michel Patrician)
• Hebrew Child (singing voice) (Justin Timsit)
• Yocheved (voice) (Ofra Haza)