Daisy Werthan
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Daisy Werthan is an elderly, sharp-tongued Jewish widow from Atlanta whose evolving relationship with her Black chauffeur forms the emotional core of the play and film "Driving Miss Daisy."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Driving Miss Daisy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Driving Miss Daisy (1989 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardConnection | role for which Jessica Tandy won the Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| characterArc | gradual softening of racial and class prejudices ⓘ |
| characterConflict |
initial distrust of Hoke Colburn
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resists loss of independence ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Alfred Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Southern Jewish community in Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drivingStatus | loses ability to drive after car accident ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyRelation | mother of Boolie Werthan ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | stage play Driving Miss Daisy (1987) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChauffeur | Hoke Colburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainRelationship | friendship with Hoke Colburn ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widow ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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stage ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | central character in Driving Miss Daisy ⓘ |
| notableScene | admits to Hoke that he is her best friend ⓘ |
| occupation | former schoolteacher ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
independent
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proud ⓘ sharp-tongued ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| politicalContext | lives through Civil Rights era in the United States ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Dana Ivey
NERFINISHED
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Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForChauffeur | employs Hoke Colburn after being deemed unsafe to drive ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th-century American South ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper-middle-class ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
aging
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class and social status ⓘ race relations in the American South ⓘ religious and cultural identity ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfStory | approximately 1948 to early 1970s ⓘ |
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