Velma

E939627

Velma is a central vaudevillian performer and murderess character in the 1926 play "Chicago," later popularized in its musical and film adaptations.

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Velma canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn Chicago (1926 play) ⓘ
Chicago (2002 film) ⓘ
Chicago (musical) ⓘ
awardAssociatedWithPortrayal Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones, 2003) ⓘ
basedOn Belva Gaertner ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Maurine Dallas Watkins ⓘ
fictionalStatus convicted murderer ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Chicago ⓘ
firstAppearance Chicago (1926 play) ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre crime ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
hasTheme celebrity criminal culture ⓘ
corruption in the justice system ⓘ
media sensationalism ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
stage ⓘ
television ⓘ
narrativeFunction co-protagonist ⓘ
narrator in musical numbers ⓘ
notableFor being a central character in Chicago ⓘ
notableSong All That Jazz ⓘ
I Can’t Do It Alone ⓘ
Nowadays ⓘ
When Velma Takes the Stand ⓘ
occupation showgirl ⓘ
vaudeville performer ⓘ
personalityTrait ambitious ⓘ
cynical ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
portrayedBy Ann Reinking ⓘ
Bebe Neuwirth ⓘ
Catherine Zeta-Jones ⓘ
Chita Rivera ⓘ
Ruthie Henshall ⓘ
Ute Lemper ⓘ
relationship fellow inmate of Roxie Hart ⓘ
rival of Roxie Hart ⓘ
roleInWork murderess ⓘ
vaudeville headliner ⓘ
settingOfActivities Chicago ⓘ
timePeriod 1920s ⓘ

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