Shirley Maisel

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Shirley Maisel is a comedic, overbearing, and traditional Jewish matriarch in the television series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," known for her meddling nature and sharp-tongued humor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish mother stereotype
fictional character
television character
appearsIn The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
appearsOnPlatform Amazon Prime Video
surface form: Amazon Prime Video streaming service
associatedWithTheme Jewish identity
family dynamics
gender roles in mid-20th-century America
belongsToGenre period comedy-drama
characterTrait comedic
meddling
overbearing
sharp-tongued
traditional
countryOfOriginOfSeries United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Amy Sherman-Palladino
ethnicBackground Jewish American
genreOfWork comedy-drama television series
hasChild Joel Maisel
hasDaughterInLaw Miriam Midge Maisel
surface form: Miriam "Midge" Maisel

Miriam Maisel
hasFamilyName Maisel
hasPersonalityArchetype overprotective mother
traditional Jewish matriarch
hasReligion Judaism
hasSon Joel Maisel
hasSpouse Moishe Maisel
knownFor disapproving of Joel and Midge’s marital problems
dramatic reactions
family-centered worldview
interfering in her son Joel’s life
languageOfSeries English
narrativeRole comic relief
matriarch
network Amazon Prime Video
partOfFictionalFamily Maisel family
portrayedBy Caroline Aaron
setting New York City
timePeriod early 1960s
late 1950s

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel character Shirley Maisel
Miriam Midge Maisel relative Shirley Maisel
Joel Maisel hasRelative Shirley Maisel
Moishe Maisel spouse Shirley Maisel
Caroline Aaron characterPortrayed Shirley Maisel