Matron "Mama" Morton

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fictional character film character musical theatre character

Matron "Mama" Morton is the tough, corrupt yet charismatic matron of the women's prison in the musical film "Chicago," known for her self-serving charm and the song "When You're Good to Mama."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ
adaptedBy Bob Fosse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fred Ebb NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Kander NERFINISHED ⓘ
alignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
appearsIn Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chicago (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chicago (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedSong When You’re Good to Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Matron Morton (Chicago 1926 play character) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait charismatic ⓘ
corrupt ⓘ
self‑serving ⓘ
tough ⓘ
controls women’s cell block ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy Maurine Dallas Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Chicago universe ⓘ
firstAppearance Chicago (stage musical, 1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium film musical ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ
narrativeFunction comic relief ⓘ
corrupt authority figure ⓘ
notableWork When You’re Good to Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation prison matron ⓘ
portrayedBy Alberta Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amber Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brenda Braxton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Carol Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chita Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jennifer Holliday NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jennifer Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kandi Burruss NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lynda Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marcia Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary McCarty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queen Latifah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roz Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ruthie Henshall NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ute Lemper NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleType supporting character ⓘ
setting Cook County Jail NERFINISHED ⓘ
sings When You’re Good to Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ
stageProduction Chicago Broadway 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chicago Broadway revival 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chicago West End productions NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Chicago (film musical) → character → Matron "Mama" Morton ⓘ
subject surface form: Chicago (film)
Chicago (2002 film) → character → Matron "Mama" Morton ⓘ
Chicago → mainCharacter → Matron "Mama" Morton ⓘ
subject surface form: Chicago (musical)