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The Matriarchal Guardian
Character Archetype
The Matriarchal Guardian
26 films
26 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Alfre Woodard
Alla Yuganova
Demet Akbağ
Dimple Kapadia
Easwari Rao
Geraldine Chaplin
Helen McCrory
Hülya Darcan
Jiang Qinqin
Joan Freeman
Joan Plowright
Joely Richardson
Juanita Jennings
Lesley Ann Warren
Leslie Uggams
Lilli Palmer
Lina Sastri
Lisa Owen
Mia Farrow
Phylicia Rashād
Regina Torné
Rosa María Bianchi
Ruth Gemmell
Sally Field
Shirley MacLaine
Vera Miles
Films Featuring This Archetype
Polly Gray
Peaky Blinders
2013
·
8.5
Chen Lu
Big World
2024
·
8.3
Margarita Ortíz
Jose Jose: The Prince of Song
2018
·
8.2
Lady Violet Bridgerton
Bridgerton
2020
·
8.1
Doña Alba Casillas
El Señor de los Cielos
2013
·
7.9
Hayme Ana
Resurrection: Ertugrul
2014
·
7.9
Lady Sabrina Horniman
The Gentlemen
2024
·
7.8
Siti Ana
Vizontele
2001
·
7.3
Agnes Ellison
American Fiction
2023
·
7.3
Grace Winterbourne
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
·
7.2
Tana
Baaria
2009
·
7.2
Mary-Anne Creed
Creed III
2023
·
7.1
Irina Grigorievna
Sugar Baby
2024
·
7.0
Regina 'Nana Mama' Cross
Cross
2024
·
7.0
Joan Holloway
Secretary
2002
·
6.8
Deva's Mother
Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire
2023
·
6.7
Doña Prudencia Gutiérrez de Alcázar
La Loba
2010
·
6.7
Daisy Suchot
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
·
6.4
Ms. Josephine
Beauty Shop
2005
·
6.3
Renu Arora
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
2023
·
6.3
Mrs. Jarvis
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
1984
·
6.1
Abuela de Valére
Diary of a Nymphomaniac
2008
·
5.7
Althene Holcroft
The Holcroft Covenant
1985
·
5.5
Frances Fairchild
The Initiation
1984
·
5.5
Mrs. McConnahay
Revolution
1985
·
5.4
Valdine Wingfield
Say It Isn't So
2001
·
4.7
Related Archetypes
The Naive Initiate
The Terrified Witness
The Resolute Protector
The Steadfast Steward
The Determined Investigator
The Regal Protector
The Reluctant Initiate
The Peripheral Confidant
The Dominant Predator
The Reluctant Catalyst
The Menacing Predator
The Aristocratic Mentor
