Shirley
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Shirley is a devout, long-suffering matriarch in Tyler Perry’s "Madea’s Big Happy Family," whose illness and desire to reunite her fractured family drive much of the film’s emotional core.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | protagonist-adjacent ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Madea’s Big Happy Family
NERFINISHED
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Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
hiding her illness from her children
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trying to bring her children together before she dies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Tyler Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | dies during the film ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement |
family gathering at restaurant
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reading of her will ⓘ |
| emotionalImpactOnAudience | pathos ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
aunt of Madea’s extended family
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mother of Byron ⓘ mother of Kimberly ⓘ mother of Tammy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Madea film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasBeliefSystem | Christian faith ⓘ |
| hasCondition | terminal illness ⓘ |
| hasMotivation | reunite her fractured family ⓘ |
| hasRelationship |
friend of Aunt Bam
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friend of Madea ⓘ |
| hasRole | matriarch ⓘ |
| hasSceneType |
family dinner scenes
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hospital scenes ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
devout
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long-suffering ⓘ serious ⓘ soft-spoken ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally good ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for family reconciliation
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emotional core of the film ⓘ |
| partOf | Tyler Perry film universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Loretta Devine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenTimeImportance | major character ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
faith
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family unity ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| toneAssociation |
heartwarming
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melancholic ⓘ |
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