Madea

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Madea is a tough, loud, and sharp-tongued matriarch created and portrayed by Tyler Perry, known for her comedic yet heartfelt role in a series of stage plays and films.

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Madea canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
theater character ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mabel Simmons ⓘ
Madea Simmons ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy Tyler Perry ⓘ
characterTrait loud ⓘ
no-nonsense ⓘ
outspoken ⓘ
protective ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ
streetwise ⓘ
tough ⓘ
characterType comedy character ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Tyler Perry ⓘ
culturalContext African-American culture ⓘ
fictionalEthnicity African-American ⓘ
fictionalGenderPresentation female ⓘ
fictionalResidence Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta
firstAppearanceMedium stage play ⓘ
franchise Madea film series ⓘ
fullName Mabel Earlene Simmons ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
dramedy ⓘ
hasSpinOff Madea film series ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
stage ⓘ
television ⓘ
narrativeRole comic relief ⓘ
family matriarch ⓘ
moral voice ⓘ
notableFor combining broad comedy with moral lessons ⓘ
notableWork A Madea Christmas (film) ⓘ
linked to: A Madea Christmas

A Madea Christmas (play) ⓘ
linked to: A Madea Christmas

Boo 2! A Madea Halloween ⓘ
Boo! A Madea Halloween ⓘ
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (film) ⓘ
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play) ⓘ
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (film) ⓘ
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (play) ⓘ
Madea Goes to Jail (film) ⓘ
linked to: Madea Goes to Jail

Madea Goes to Jail (play) ⓘ
linked to: Madea Goes to Jail

Madea’s Big Happy Family (film) ⓘ
Madea’s Big Happy Family (play) ⓘ
Madea’s Family Reunion (film) ⓘ
Madea’s Family Reunion (play) ⓘ
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming ⓘ
performedByGender male ⓘ
portrayedBy Tyler Perry ⓘ

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