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Madea (known in full as Mabel "Madea" Simmons) is a fictional character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a towering, massive, and thuggishly tough elderly woman.Vindictive in nature, Madea gets even in a bad way; in fact, when asked why she felt the need to get somebody all the time, Madea answered: "Well when you gettin' got and somebody done got you and you go get them, when you get 'em, everybody's gon' get got." Adding to this, Madea is highly overreactive, willing to threaten the use of deadly weapons; destroy property; use physical violence; take on the law; and use any and all means necessary to show up an offending party. Incorrigible in her overreactive ways, Madea has repeatedly landed herself in court (usually before Judge Mablean), anger management classes, house arrest, and even prison.
Despite the way the character goes about it, she stands for what's right and has a nurturing side. As examples, Madea is often seen officiously involving herself in circumstances in which others have been wronged, offering self-defense tips, instruction, or avenging them on her own; by her very nature, Madea is more than willing to "thug out" on some of the sassiest and brattiest of children and teens, but also shows to care about their well-being in the end. The character combines an unusual pronunciation style with her locutions, such as "Heller, how ya dern?" or "Halleluyer praise da lort!"
Madea is based on Perry's mother, his aunt, and watching Eddie Murphy perform The Klumps. In Perry's own words Madea is ". . .exactly the PG version of my mother and my aunt, and I loved having an opportunity to pay homage to them. She would beat the hell out of you but make sure the ambulance got there in time to make sure they could set your arm back. . ."
Perry has announced that he's working on a Madea animated film. The film, titled Madea's Tough Love, was released in January 2015.
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Filmography of Mabel "Madea" Simmons (8 films)
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A Madea Christmas (2013)
, 1h40Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Films based on plays
Actors Anna Maria Horsford, Larry the Cable Guy, Tyler Perry, Chad Michael Murray, Tika Sumpter, Eric Lively
Rating51%
In Atlanta, Georgia Mabel "Madea" Simmons (Tyler Perry) has been talked into getting a job at a local store as customer service by her great-niece Eileen Murphy (Anna Maria Horsford). Madea quickly gets fed up with the customers and starts speaking rudely to them, causing herself to get fired on her first day. Madea then asks for her paycheck, but her boss tells her they will mail it to her. Infuriated, Madea steals a dress and some money from the cash register, then exits shortly after.
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
, 1h54Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Tyler Perry, Romeo Miller, Doris Roberts, Tom Arnold
Rating50%
George Needleman, a nerdy, high level CFO in New York City, promises his son that he will take him to his Saturday afternoon baseball game after he gets back from the office. He gets to his office and arrives to a harrowing scene; his co-workers are shredding documents and are in a state of chaos. He sees his boss, who informs him that his company is a Ponzi scheme run by the mob. He is being accused of spearheading the scheme and laundering funds and has to enter his family into a witness protection program. The program relocates them to a refuge where no one will think to look for them: Madea and Joe's house in Georgia.
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
, 1h46Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine, Shad Moss, David Mann, Cassi Davis, Tamela Mann
Rating48%
Shirley goes to visit Dr. Evans with Aunt Bam about her cancer and finds out that it has gotten worse. She asks Aunt Bam to call her children so she can tell them. Cora and Mr. Brown are at the hospital, to get Mr. Brown a check-up. Dr. Evans tells them he has to do a colonoscopy on Mr. Brown, and they find a growth that needs to be removed surgically. Meanwhile, Madea drives her car through a restaurant because they stopped serving breakfast for the day when she wanted a biscuit sandwich.
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
, 1h53Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodríguez, Brian J. White, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight, Kwesi Boakye
Rating47%
The films opens with April (Taraji P. Henson), a self-centered, alcoholic singer, performing at a nightclub where she works. On the other side of town, Madea (Tyler Perry) and Joe Simmons (Perry) catches Jennifer (Hope Olaidè Wilson), Manny (Kwesi Boakye), and Byron (Freddy Siglar) breaking into their house. After hearing the children’s troubles, Madea welcomes and feeds them. Jennifer tells Madea that they’re living with their grandmother, whom they haven't seen in four days. They tell Madea that their only other relative is their aunt April.
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
, 1h43Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Tyler Perry, Robin Coleman, Viola Davis, David Mann
Rating46%
After a high-speed freeway police chase (seen in Meet the Browns) results in Mabel "Madea" Simmons arrest, she is placed in an anger management course, and admits her permanent license suspension. Returning home from court, Madea finds a party taking place in her house hosted by her brother, Joe Simmons, who is trying to cheer up Madea. However, Madea is not amused by the festivities and uses a machine gun to scare the party goers away.
Meet the Browns (2008)
, 1h48Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films based on plays
Actors Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett, Lance Gross, David Mann, Tamela Mann, Lamman Rucker
Rating45%
Brenda (Angela Bassett) is a single Chicago mother of three who has been struggling for years to keep her kids off of the streets. Suddenly let go from her job with no warning to speak of, the eternally optimistic mother begins to experience a suffocating sense of hopelessness for the very first time in her life. When Brenda receives a death notice claiming that the father she has never met has died, she quickly gathers up the kids and sets out for Georgia to attend the funeral. Upon arriving in the Deep South, the once fretful mother is pleasantly surprised to discover that there is a whole side of the family she never knew existed. A crass but good-natured clan that welcomes Brenda and her children with open arms, the Browns' lazy summer afternoons and frequent trips to the county fair offer a much-needed contrast to the stress of surviving in inner city Chicago.
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
, 1h47Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Blair Underwood, Tyler Perry, Lynn Whitfield, Jenifer Lewis, Rochelle Aytes, Boris Kodjoe
Rating53%
While planning her family reunion, the pistol-packing grandma, Madea (Tyler Perry), must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care and her troubled nieces, half-sisters Lisa and Vanessa. Her niece Lisa is engaged and has an abusive fiancé and informs her mother but is ignored due to her mother's greed. Vanessa is trying to find love while struggling to forgive her mother for allowing her stepfather to rape her numerous times in her younger teen years. Madea is on to help fix their problems and help them realize who they are.
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
, 1h56Directed by Tyler Perry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Kimberly Elise, Steve Harris, Shemar Moore, Tamara Taylor, Tiffany Evans, Lisa Marcos
Rating57%
Helen McCarter (Kimberly Elise) and her husband Charles (Steve Harris), an attorney, had it all: money, success, and a fine home. Their lives were perfect—but they only looked perfect to the public. Helen is unemployed and Charles has been having multiple affairs. On their 18th anniversary, Helen awakens to find all of her belongings packed in a U-Haul truck with Charles kicking her out of the house in favor of Brenda (Lisa Marcos), his young mistress, the mother of his two children.