Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity

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Charity Hope Valentine in *Sweet Charity* is the optimistic, love-struck dance-hall hostess at the center of the musical’s story, known for her resilience, naivety, and heartfelt search for genuine romance.

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Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
musical theatre character
appearsIn Sweet Charity
basedOn Nights of Cabiria
surface form: Cabiria
basedOnWork Nights of Cabiria
characterTrait hopeful
kind-hearted
naive
optimistic
resilient
romantic
trusting
createdBy Cy Coleman
Dorothy Fields
Neil Simon
createdForWork Sweet Charity
filmAppearance Sweet Charity
surface form: Sweet Charity (1969 film)
firstAppearance Sweet Charity
surface form: Sweet Charity (1966 stage musical)
gender female
medium film adaptation
stage
narrativeRole protagonist
notableQuality keeps believing in love despite repeated heartbreaks
notableSong Big Spender
If My Friends Could See Me Now
I’m a Brass Band
Where Am I Going?
occupation dance-hall hostess
taxi dancer
personalityArchetype ingénue
portrayedBy Christina Applegate
Debbie Allen
Denise Van Outen
Gwen Verdon
Shirley MacLaine
Sutton Foster
Tamzin Outhwaite
Veronica Dunne
relationshipTypeWithOscarLindquist romantic interest
relationshipWith Oscar Lindquist
romanticStatus unlucky in love
searchesFor genuine romance
true love
setting New York City
storyTheme innocence in a cynical world
resilience in the face of disappointment
search for love
worksAt dance hall

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Gwen Verdon notableRole Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity
Charlotte d'Amboise notableRole Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity
Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon notableRole Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity
subject surface form: Gwen Verdon