Arleen or Arlene is an Irish

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and variant of Carlene or Charlene and in the French derived from feminine diminutive of Charles (meaning ''free man'').

Given name

* Arleen Auger (1939–1993), American soprano, admired for her coloratura voice and interpretations of works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Monteverdi, Gluck, and Mozart *

Arleen Day Arleen Marilyn Day (March 7, 1949 – September 4, 2012) was a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. Day was born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan as Arleen Fitzsimmons and grew up in Govan, Saskatchewan. She would later move to Regina to attend bus ...

(1949–2012), Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan *

Arleen Schloss Arleen Schloss (born December 12, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY) is a North American performance artist, video/film artist, sound poet, director and curatorSonic Youth: Sensational Fix, p. 514 Publisher: Walther Konig; Har/Com edition (March 1, 2009) of the ...

(born 1943), artists from New York *

Arleen Sorkin Arleen Sorkin (born October 14, 1955) is a retired American actress, screenwriter, presenter and comedian. Sorkin is known for portraying Calliope Jones on the NBC daytime serial ''Days of Our Lives'' and for inspiring and voicing the DC Comics ...

(born 1955), American actress *

Arleen Whelan Arleen Whelan (September 1, 1916 – April 7, 1993) was an American film actress. Early years Whelan was a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. Before she became an actress, she worked in Southern California as a manicurist, contributing her ea ...

(1916–1993), American film actress *

Arlene Alda Arlene Alda ( Weiss; born March 12, 1933) is an American musician, photographer and writer. She began her career playing clarinet professionally, then moved on to photography and writing children's books. She is married to actor Alan Alda. Early ...

(born 1933), American musician, photographer, and writer *

Arlene Anderson Skutch Arlene Anderson Skutch (1924–2012) was a singer, actress and award-winning fine artist, painter and art teacher for the Pink House Painters Collective in Westport, Connecticut from 1970 to 2012. Early life Arlene Anderson Skutch was born A ...

(1924–2012), singer, actress, and painter * Arlene Arcillas (born 1969), city mayor of Santa Rosa, Laguna * Arlene Blencowe (born 1989), mixed martial artist and boxer *

Arlene Brosas Arlene D. Brosas (born October 30, 1976) is a Filipina educator, child rights activist, and politician. She is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 19th Congress and was part of the 18th Congress under the Gabriela Women ...

(born 1976), Filipino educator, child rights activist, and politician * Arlene Chai (born 1955), Filipino-Chinese-Australian author * Arlene Dahl (1925–2021), American actress *

Arlene Eisenberg Arlene Leila Scharaga Eisenberg (June 8, 1934 – February 8, 2001) was an author best known for her contributions to parenting to self-help literature. Eisenberg co-wrote what has been described as the "bible of American pregnancy," What to Ex ...

(1934–2001), American author *

Arlene Foster Arlene Isobel Foster, Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee (née Kelly; born 17 July 1970), is a British broadcaster and politician from Northern Ireland who served as First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2016 to 2017 and from 2020 to 2021 and ...

(born 1970), Northern Irish politician who has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2003 * Arlene Francis (1907–2001), American actress *

Arlene Golonka Arlene Leanore Golonka (January 23, 1936 – May 31, 2021) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Millie Hutchins on the television comedy ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and Millie Swanson on ''Mayberry R.F.D.'', and often ...

(1936–2021), American actress * Arlene Harris (1896–1976), Canadian-born American radio, film, and television actress *

Arlene Howell Arlene Howell (born Eurlyne Howell; October 26, 1939) is an American former actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss USA 1958. Early life and education Howell was born in Delhi, Louisiana, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ...

(born 1939), American television actress * Arlene Hutton, American playwright, theatre artist, and teacher * Arlene Klasky (born 1949), American artist * Arlene Martel (born 1936), American actress *

Arlene Phillips Dame Arlene Phillips (born 22 May 1943) is an English choreographer, talent scout, television judge and presenter, theatre director, and former dancer, who has worked in many fields of entertainment. For many years, she was most noted as the c ...

(born 1943), professional dancer and theatre choreographer * Arlene Pieper, the first woman to officially finish a marathon in the United States, which occurred in 1959 *

Arlene Pileggi Mitch Pileggi (born April 5, 1952) is an American actor. He played Horace Pinker in '' Shocker'', Walter Skinner on ''The X-Files'', Colonel Steven Caldwell on ''Stargate Atlantis'', Ernest Darby in '' Sons of Anarchy'', and Harris Ryland in t ...

(born 1952), American actor *

Arlene Sanford Arlene Sanford is an American film and television director. Sanford has directed for several notable television series and several motion picture and television films which include ''A Very Brady Sequel'' (1996), ''I'll Be Home for Christmas'' ...

, American film and television director *

Arlene Semeco Arlene Iradie Semeco Arismendi (born January 11, 1984) is a female freestyle swimmer from Venezuela, who represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. She won two gold medals at the 2007 Pan American ...

(born 1984), freestyle swimmer * Arlene The Housewife, a female wrestler from

Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. C ...

Arlene Williams Arlene Williams (January 9, 1946 – September 20, 2017) was the host of Cornerstone Television's show ''At Home With Arlene Williams''.CTVN

(1946–2017), TV host * Arlene Xavier (born 1969), volleyball player *

Arline Burks Gant Arline Burks Gant is a director, actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, ...

, director, actress, and costume designer *

Arline Fisch Arline Fisch (born August 21, 1931) is an American artist and educator. She is known for her work as a metalsmith and jeweler, pioneering the use of textile processes from crochet, knitting, plaiting, and weaving in her work in metal. She dev ...

(born 1931), American artist and educator *

Arline Judge Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying. Early years Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connecti ...

(1912–1972), American actress-singer * Arleene Johnson (1924–2017), Canadian former infielder who played from 1945 through 1948 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Fictional characters

* Arlene, a fictional character in ''Garfield'' * Arlene Joseph, a character in the 1998 Canadian-American independent film ''

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'' * Arlene, a fictional character in ''The X-Files''

Other

* "Arlene" (song), the 1985 debut single by American country music artist Marty Stuart {{given name English-language feminine given names Feminine given names