Abigail Masham in The Favourite

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fictional character film character

Abigail Masham in *The Favourite* is a cunning and ambitious servant-turned-courtier who manipulates her way into Queen Anne’s favor, driving much of the film’s darkly comic political intrigue.

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
alignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
alsoAppearsIn The Favourite (screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn The Favourite NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTo court intrigue in The Favourite ⓘ
conflictWith Sarah Churchill (The Favourite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
costumeStyle early 18th-century English court dress ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom ⓘ
cousinOf Sarah Churchill (The Favourite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
directorWork Yorgos Lanthimos NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 2018 ⓘ
firstAppearance The Favourite (2018 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreContext black comedy-drama ⓘ
goal gain power at court ⓘ
secure Queen Anne’s favour ⓘ
keyAction engineers her rise at court ⓘ
manipulates Queen Anne’s affections ⓘ
undermines Sarah Churchill’s influence ⓘ
languageOfPortrayal English ⓘ
marriedTo Samuel Masham (The Favourite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
medium live-action film ⓘ
narrativeFunction political climber ⓘ
rival to Sarah Churchill ⓘ
narrativeRole antiheroine ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
occupation courtier ⓘ
servant ⓘ
personalityTrait ambitious ⓘ
cunning ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
portrayedBy Emma Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ
relationshipType favourite of the queen ⓘ
relationshipWith Queen Anne (The Favourite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuel Masham (The Favourite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relative Sarah Churchill (The Favourite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
screenwriterCreator Deborah Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony McNamara NERFINISHED ⓘ
serves Queen Anne (The Favourite) NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting court of Queen Anne ⓘ
socialStatusAtStart disgraced aristocrat ⓘ
servant ⓘ
socialStatusLater lady of the bedchamber ⓘ
royal favourite ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ

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