Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
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Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont is the shrill-voiced, comically vain silent-film star whose transition to talkies provides much of the humor and conflict in the classic musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ rolePerformance ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonistic ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Singin' in the Rain ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Cosmo Brown
ⓘ
Don Lockwood ⓘ Kathy Selden ⓘ |
| basedOnIndustryTransition | silentFilmsToSoundFilms ⓘ |
| characterName | Lina Lamont ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
selfImportant
ⓘ
temperamental ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
musical ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| metaCommentaryOn |
impactOfSoundOnSilentStars
ⓘ
starImageVsReality ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
sourceOfConflict
ⓘ
sourceOfHumor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comicVanity
ⓘ
difficultyTransitioningToTalkies ⓘ shrillVoice ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | silentFilmStar ⓘ |
| partOf | MGMMusicalTradition ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jean Hagen ⓘ |
| roleType | supportingCharacter ⓘ |
| romanticLinkInStory | Don Lockwood ⓘ |
| settingEra | late1920sHollywood ⓘ |
| symbolizes | obsolescenceOfSomeSilentStars ⓘ |
| toneContribution |
satireOfHollywood
ⓘ
slapstickComedy ⓘ |
| usesPlotDevice | dubbingOfVoice ⓘ |
| vocalCharacteristic |
gratingAccent
ⓘ
highPitchedVoice ⓘ |
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