Stella Kowalski

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fictional character theatre character

Stella Kowalski is a central character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," portrayed as the conflicted, loyal wife of Stanley Kowalski and sister to the fragile Blanche DuBois.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Stella Kowalski canonical 10
Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatre character ⓘ
appearsIn A Streetcar Named Desire ⓘ
A Streetcar Named Desire ⓘ
surface form: A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)
associatedWithTheme class conflict ⓘ
denial ⓘ
domestic violence ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ
marital loyalty ⓘ
sexual desire ⓘ
characterTrait conflicted ⓘ
dependent ⓘ
forgiving ⓘ
loyal ⓘ
passionate ⓘ
conflictWith Blanche DuBois ⓘ
Stanley Kowalski ⓘ
creator Tennessee Williams ⓘ
dramaticFunction embodiment of compromise between desire and morality ⓘ
mediator between Blanche and Stanley ⓘ
familyName Kowalski ⓘ
firstAppearance A Streetcar Named Desire ⓘ
surface form: A Streetcar Named Desire (play, 1947)
gender female ⓘ
givenName Stella ⓘ
hasChild unnamed baby ⓘ
hasRelative Eunice Hubbell ⓘ
hasStageDirection often pregnant or recently postpartum in the play ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century American drama ⓘ
maidenName Stella DuBois ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableDecision chooses to believe Stanley over Blanche at the end of the play ⓘ
notableScene reunion with Stanley after the “STELLA!” scene ⓘ
occupation housewife ⓘ
partOf American theatre canon ⓘ
portrayedBy Cate Blanchett ⓘ
Jessica Lange ⓘ
Kim Hunter ⓘ
Natasha Richardson ⓘ
Patricia Clarkson ⓘ
Ruth Wilson ⓘ
relationshipToBlanche younger sister ⓘ
relationshipToStanley devoted wife ⓘ
residence Elysian Fields ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
settingOfActions Kowalski apartment ⓘ
sibling Blanche DuBois ⓘ
spouse Stanley Kowalski ⓘ
workLocation New Orleans, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana

Referenced by (11)

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

A Streetcar Named Desire → hasCharacter → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
Blanche DuBois → sibling → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire → relative → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
subject surface form: Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire → sibling → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
subject surface form: Blanche DuBois
Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire → livesWith → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
subject surface form: Blanche DuBois
Stanley Kowalski → spouse → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
The Nurse → associatedWithCharacter → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
subject surface form: The Nurse (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Steve Hubbell → neighborOf → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
Eunice Hubbell → associatedWith → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
Kim Hunter → characterRole → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
Kim Hunter → notableAwardFor → Stella Kowalski ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire