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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madea canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Madea Context triple: [Madea’s Big Happy Family, mainCharacter, Madea]
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A.
Madea’s Big Happy Family
Madea’s Big Happy Family is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, centered on his iconic character Madea as she tries to unite her fractured family amid a serious health crisis.
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B.
Madea's Witness Protection
Madea's Witness Protection is a 2012 comedy film written, directed by, and starring Tyler Perry as his iconic character Madea, who shelters a family in the witness protection program.
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C.
Mama Klump
Mama Klump is the loving, outspoken matriarch of the Klump family in the Nutty Professor film series, known for her warm personality and comedic presence.
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D.
Titty Walker
Titty Walker is a resourceful and imaginative child protagonist in Arthur Ransome’s classic adventure novel "Swallows and Amazons."
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E.
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her is a 1992 dark comedy fantasy film known for its satirical take on vanity and immortality and its groundbreaking visual effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madea Target entity description: 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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A.
Madea’s Big Happy Family
Madea’s Big Happy Family is a 2011 comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, centered on his iconic character Madea as she tries to unite her fractured family amid a serious health crisis.
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B.
Madea's Witness Protection
Madea's Witness Protection is a 2012 comedy film written, directed by, and starring Tyler Perry as his iconic character Madea, who shelters a family in the witness protection program.
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C.
Mama Klump
Mama Klump is the loving, outspoken matriarch of the Klump family in the Nutty Professor film series, known for her warm personality and comedic presence.
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D.
Titty Walker
Titty Walker is a resourceful and imaginative child protagonist in Arthur Ransome’s classic adventure novel "Swallows and Amazons."
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E.
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her is a 1992 dark comedy fantasy film known for its satirical take on vanity and immortality and its groundbreaking visual effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ theater character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mabel Simmons
ⓘ
linked to:
Mabel Earlene Simmons
Madea Simmons ⓘ
linked to:
Mabel "Madea" Simmons
|
| appearsInWorkBy | Tyler Perry ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
loud
ⓘ
no-nonsense ⓘ outspoken ⓘ protective ⓘ sharp-tongued ⓘ streetwise ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| characterType |
comedy character
ⓘ
matriarch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Boo! A Madea Halloween ⓘ Diary of a Mad Black Woman (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (play) ⓘ
linked to:
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
I Can Do Bad All by Myself (film) ⓘ
linked to:
I Can Do Bad All by Myself
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) ⓘ
linked to:
Madea’s Big Happy Family
Madea’s Big Happy Family (play) ⓘ
linked to:
Madea’s Big Happy Family
Madea’s Family Reunion (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Madea’s Family Reunion
Madea’s Family Reunion (play) ⓘ
linked to:
Madea’s Family Reunion
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming ⓘ |
| performedByGender | male ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tyler Perry ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madea Description of subject: 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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