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."

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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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Singin' in the Rain characterPortrayed Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont