Ellen Griswold

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Ellen Griswold is the long-suffering yet loving matriarch of the Griswold family in the National Lampoon’s Vacation comedy film series.

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Ellen Griswold canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsAlongside Audrey Griswold
Clark Griswold
Rusty Griswold
appearsIn National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
surface form: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon’s European Vacation
surface form: National Lampoon's European Vacation

National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983 film)
surface form: National Lampoon's Vacation

Vacation (2015 film)
Vegas Vacation
appearsInGenre holiday comedy film
road comedy film
basedOn characters from National Lampoon magazine stories
characterRole matriarch of the Griswold family
child Audrey Griswold
Rusty Griswold
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator John Hughes
familyName Griswold
fandom National Lampoon's Vacation fandom
fictionalUniverse National Lampoon’s Vacation film series
surface form: National Lampoon's Vacation universe
filmSeriesDebutYear 1983
firstAppearance National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983 film)
surface form: National Lampoon's Vacation (1983 film)
genre comedy
givenName Ellen
hasCanonicalStatus main character in Vacation series
hasLastNameFrom Clark Griswold
hasOnScreenFamilyName Griswold family
hasRelative Catherine Johnson
Cousin Eddie Johnson
hasTrait patient
pragmatic
supportive spouse
languageOfWorkOrName English
medium live-action film
narrativeFunction foil to Clark Griswold's impulsiveness
notableCharacteristic long-suffering
loving
occupation homemaker
partOf National Lampoon’s Vacation film series
surface form: National Lampoon's Vacation film series
portrayedBy Beverly D’Angelo
surface form: Beverly D'Angelo
portrayedByInVacation2015 Beverly D’Angelo
surface form: Beverly D'Angelo (cameo)
spouse Clark Griswold

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Vacation (2015 film) character Ellen Griswold
Vegas Vacation character Ellen Griswold
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983 film) character Ellen Griswold
subject surface form: National Lampoon’s Vacation
Clark Griswold spouse Ellen Griswold
Clark Griswold relative Ellen Griswold
Rusty Griswold mother Ellen Griswold
Beverly D’Angelo notableRole Ellen Griswold