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The Maternal Protector
Character Archetype
The Maternal Protector
24 films
23 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Erica Yohn
Angélica Vale
Carroll Baker
Dee Wallace
Dinah Manoff
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Ina Tsai
Jenifer Lewis
Jennifer Garner
Kate Mulgrew
Kath Soucie
Kristen Stewart
Leonor Varela
Lesley Sharp
Lucy Martínez
María del Rosario
MD
Mary Deaton
Penny Balfour
Pepper LaBeija
Rabia Ben Abdallah
Rekha
Sissy Spacek
Taraji P. Henson
Films Featuring This Archetype
Asherah
A Tooth Fairy Tale
2025
·
8.6
Kella
Innocent Voices
2005
·
8.2
Supporting Role
Paris Is Burning
1991
·
8.0
Becca Twig
Cast Away
2000
·
7.9
Mamá Rosa
El Clon
2010
·
7.9
Maria
The Sacrifice
1986
·
7.7
Bibi
Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue
2022
·
7.7
Galina 'Red' Reznikov
Orange Is the New Black
2013
·
7.6
Queenie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
·
7.6
Sonia Mehra
Koi... Mil Gaya
2003
·
7.0
Ellie Reed
The Adam Project
2022
·
7.0
Kanga
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
2005
·
6.9
Li Ro-nan
Incantation
2022
·
6.8
Mama Mousekewitz
An American Tail
1986
·
6.8
Mae Tuck
Tuck Everlasting
2002
·
6.7
Paulina
Dominique
2024
·
6.7
Bella Swan
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
·
6.5
Peggy
Pillion
2025
·
6.4
Jamila
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
1990
·
6.4
Mama Mousekewitz
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1991
·
6.3
Evelyn Whittacher
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
·
6.2
Helen Curtis
The Watcher in the Woods
1980
·
5.9
Rose Montgomery
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2010
·
5.8
Suzanne
Popcorn
1991
·
5.8
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The Reluctant Initiate
The Calculating Strategist
The Protective Guardian
The Worldwise Confidant
The Stoic Confidant
The Enigmatic Subject
The Elusive Performer
The Distant Confidant
