Rose Maxson

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Rose Maxson is a central character in the film "Fences," portrayed as a devoted yet resilient wife and mother who anchors her family amid emotional and social turmoil.

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Rose Maxson canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
theater character ⓘ
appearsIn Fences ⓘ
linked to: Fences (2016 film)

Fences (film) ⓘ
linked to: Fences (2016 film)

Fences (play) ⓘ
linked to: Fences (2016 film)
associatedTheme African-American experience ⓘ
family ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
associatedWorkGenre drama ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
awardConnection Viola Davis won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Rose Maxson ⓘ
linked to: Viola Davis
characterTrait devoted ⓘ
forgiving ⓘ
loyal ⓘ
nurturing ⓘ
resilient ⓘ
creator August Wilson ⓘ
ethnicity African-American ⓘ
familyRole mother ⓘ
wife ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Fences universe ⓘ
filmReleaseAppearance Fences (2016 film) ⓘ
firstAppearance Fences (1985 play) ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
stage ⓘ
narrativeRole central character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
occupation housewife ⓘ
parentOf Cory Maxson ⓘ
portrayedBy Mary Alice ⓘ
Tonya Pinkins ⓘ
Viola Davis ⓘ
settingLocation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
settingPeriod 1950s ⓘ
spouseOf Troy Maxson ⓘ
stageAwardConnection Mary Alice won Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying Rose Maxson ⓘ
stepParentOf Raynell Maxson ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fences (2016 film) → mainCharacter → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Viola Davis → characterPortrayed → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Troy Maxson → spouse → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Troy Maxson → betrays → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Cory Maxson → hasMother → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Raynell Maxson → hasStepMother → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Raynell Maxson → raisedBy → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Maxson → usedByCharacter → Rose Maxson ⓘ
Maxson → familyNameOf → Rose Maxson ⓘ