Ellen Brody

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Ellen Brody is the resilient and protective wife of police chief Martin Brody in the Jaws film series, known for her role as a grounding family presence amid the shark-related terror.

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Ellen Brody in the Jaws film series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedForFilmBy Steven Spielberg
appearsIn Jaws
Jaws 2
Jaws: The Revenge
appearsInFranchise Jaws franchise
surface form: Jaws film series
appearsInMedium feature film
associatedWith great white shark attacks
basedOn Ellen Brody from the novel Jaws
characterTrait family-oriented
protective
resilient
supportive
countryOfFictionalResidence United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Peter Benchley
familyName Brody
fictionalOccupation homemaker
fictionalResidence Amity Island
firstAppearance Jaws
surface form: film Jaws (1975)
franchiseRole recurring character in Jaws sequels
genre horror film character
thriller film character
givenName Ellen
hasChild Michael Brody
Sean Brody
hasRelationship mother of Michael Brody
mother of Sean Brody
narrativeRole grounding family presence
wife of the protagonist
portrayedBy Lorraine Gary
setting fictional New England island community
spouseOf Martin Brody

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Jaws character Ellen Brody
Jaws (novel) character Ellen Brody
Lorraine Gary characterPortrayed Ellen Brody
Jaws 2 mainCharacter Ellen Brody
Amity Island notableResident Ellen Brody
Lorraine Gary notableRole Ellen Brody
this entity surface form: Ellen Brody in the Jaws film series
Martin Brody spouse Ellen Brody