Charlene, also spelled Charleen and Charlyne, is a feminine given name, a feminine form of ''

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'' coined in the

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in the nineteenth century; from French ''

'', from

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''Charles'' & ''Carles'', from the

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''Carolus'', from and also reinfluenced by

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''Karl'', from the

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''*karlaz'' (lit. "Free Man"/"Free Spirit"/ Free Thinker); compare the

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word ''churl'' and the

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''Kerl''.

People

* Charlene, Princess of Monaco (née Wittstock, born 1978), South African swimmer and wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco * Charlene Almarvez (born 1993), Filipina fashion model from Laguna *

Charlene Attard Charlene Maria Attard (born 31 January 1987 in Pietà) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Malta.

(born 1987), track and field sprint athlete * Charleen Badman, American chef and restauranteur *

Charlene Barshefsky Charlene Barshefsky (born August 11, 1950) served as United States Trade Representative, the country's top trade negotiator, from 1997 to 2001. She was the Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 1993 to 1997. She is a partner at the law firm of Wi ...

(born 1950), United States Trade Representative from 1997 to 2001 *

Charlene Choi Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin ( zh, t=蔡卓妍; born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung. Early life Choi was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ...

(born 1982), Chinese actress and singer * Charlene Corley, former defense contractor who was convicted in 2007 on two counts of conspiracy * Charlene Cothran, publisher of ''Venus'' and ''Kitchen Table News'' magazines * Charleen

Cha Cruz-Behag Charleen Abigaile "Cha" Ramos Cruz-Behag (born May 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional volleyball player and an educator. She is a member of the Philippine women's national volleyball team. Currently, she is playing and is the team captain f ...

(born 1988), Filipino volleyball player * Charlene D'Angelo (born 1950), American R&B singer best known as simply "Charlene" *

Charlene Dallas Charlene Diane Dallas (born April 13, 1947) is a former beauty queen contestant who was Miss California for 1966, as well as first runner-up to Miss America for 1967. Early life and education Dallas is from Danville in Contra Costa County, Califo ...

, Miss California for 1966 *

Charlene Dash Charlene Dash is an African-American model. Dash is one of the models recognized by the 2011 Huffington Post Game Changer Awards. The awards honored African American models featured in the Versailles fashion show entitled The Battle of Versailles ...

, African-American model *

Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 30 June 1954) is a Dutch billionaire businesswoman, and the owner of a 25% controlling interest in the world's second-largest brewer, Heineken N.V. She is the richest person in the Netherlands, with a net wo ...

(born 1954), owner of a controlling interest in the world's third-largest brewer, Heineken International *

Charlene Drew Jarvis Charlene Drew Jarvis (born July 31, 1941, in Washington, D.C.Charlene Fernetz (born 1960), Canadian actress *

Charlene Gonzales Charlene Mae Gonzales Bonnin-Muhlach (; born May 1, 1974) is a Filipina actress, media personality, and beauty queen. Gonzales won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1994 title and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1994 pageant held ...

(born 1976), television and film personality and former beauty queen from the Philippines * Charlene Honeywell (born 1957), United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida *

Charlene James Charlene James is a British playwright and screenwriter. She won substantial acclaim for her play ''Cuttin' It'', which addresses the issue of female genital mutilation in Britain, for which she won numerous awards. Early life James grew up in ...

, British playwright and screenwriter *

Charlene Johnson Charlene Johnson , is a Canadian former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Johnson represented the district of Trinity-Bay de Verde for the Progressive Conservative Party from 2003 to 2014. Johnson served as a minister in the cab ...

, Canadian politician *

Charlene Lima Charlene M. Lima (born August 18, 1953) is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives The Rhode Island House of Representatives is the lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, t ...

(born 1953), American politician * Charlene Marshall (born 1933), Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates *

Charlene McKenna Charlene Lee McKenna ( ga, Searlaoin Nic Chionaoith; born 26 March 1984) is an Irish actress. She became a household name in Ireland after starring as Jennifer Jackson in the miniseries ''Pure Mule'' (2005). She appeared on Irish television in ' ...

(born 1985), award-winning Irish actress *

Charlene Mitchell Charlene Alexander Mitchell (June 8, 1930 – December 14, 2022) was an American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist. In 1968, she became the first Black woman candidate for President of the United States. In the ...

(born 1930), African American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist * Charlene Morett (born 1957), former field hockey player from the United States * Charlene P. Kammerer (born 1948), Bishop in the United Methodist Church * Charlene Pesquiera, Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Arizona *

Charlene Pryer Charlene Barbara Pryer ayer(September 24, 1921 – June 3, 1999) was a female utility in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, playing mainly at second base and center field from through . Listed at , 105 lb., Pryer batted a ...

(1921–1999), female utility in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *

Charlene Rajendran Charlene Rajendran (born 1964 in Malacca) is a Malaysian writer based in Singapore. She currently teaches theatre at the Nanyang Technological University. Published works Rajendran's first book was a collection of poetry called ''Mangosteen Crum ...

(born 1964), Malaysian writer based in Singapore * Charlene Rendina (born 1947), retired Australian runner *

Charlene Rink Charlene Rink (born February 11, 1972) is a former professional fitness competitor, wrestler and competitive female bodybuilder. In 1999, she won first place in the Fitness tall class at the National Physique Committee Fitness USA Championships ...

(born 1972), former professional fitness competitor and competitive female bodybuilder * Charlene Leonora Smith, South-African journalist *

Charlene Soraia Charlene Soraia Santaniello Jones, known as Charlene Soraia, is an English singer-songwriter. She first became known with a cover of The Calling's "Wherever You Will Go", which peaked at number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. She released her debu ...

(born 1988), English singer *

Charlene Spretnak Charlene Spretnak (born January 30, 1946) is an American author who has written nine books on cultural history, social criticism (including feminism and Green politics), religion and spirituality, and art. Biography Spretnak was born in Pit ...

(born 1946), author, academic and feminist * Charlene Strong (born 1963), American gay rights activist *

Charlene Teters Charlene Teters (born April 25, 1952, Spokane, Washington) is a Native American artist, educator, and lecturer.Mai, Uyen"Culture Infused" Art Exhibit Presented by Cal Poly Pomona's La Bounty Chair of Interdisciplinary Applied Knowledge.''Califor ...

(born 1952), American artist, educator, and lecturer * Charlene Thomas (born 1982), English middle distance runner *

Charlene Thomas-Swinson Charlene Thomas-Swinson (born December 11, 1965) is an assistant coach for Las Vegas Aces. From 2005 to 2011, Thomas-Swinson was the head women's basketball coach at Tulsa. Her overall record as a head coach was 61-86 over five seasons. The 200 ...

, head women's basketball coach at Tulsa *

Charlene Tilton Charlene L. Tilton (born December 1, 1958) is an American actress and singer. She is widely known for playing Lucy Ewing, the niece of brothers J. R. Ewing and Bobby Ewing (played by Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy), on the television ser ...

(born 1958), American actress best known for playing Lucy Ewing Cooper on ''Dallas'' *

Charlene White Charlene Denise White (born 22 June 1980) is a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ''ITV News'' programmes. She has been an anchor on ''Loose Women'' since 2021Charlene Wong (born 1966), Canadian figure skater * Charlyne Yi (born 1986), American actress * Charlene Zettel, member of the California State Assembly from 1999 until 2003

Fictional characters

* Charlene Matlock, in the television show ''Matlock'', played by Linda Purl *

Charlene Robinson Charlene Robinson (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' played by Kylie Minogue. Charlene was introduced to the show along with several new characters, as part of a revamp by Network Ten to inc ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Kylie Minogue * Charlene Frazier Stillfield, in the television series ''Designing Women'', played by Jean Smart * Charlene (Transformers), in the ''Transformers'' comics * Charlene "Charley" Davidson, one of the main

Supporting character A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...

s in the ''

Biker Mice from Mars ''Biker Mice from Mars'' is an American science fiction action animated series created by Rick Ungar. The series premiered in syndication the week of September 19, 1993. It consists of three seasons of 65 episodes, with the final episode airin ...

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* Charlene Sinclair, in the television series ''

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'' * Charlene, a supporting character in the animated television series ''

Victor and Valentino ''Victor and Valentino'' is an American animated television series created by Diego Molano for Cartoon Network. It is produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The series follows the titular duo, two half-brothers staying with their grandmother in the ...

People

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