Madge is a female given name, a short form of Margaret, Marjorie, and Maggie. Madge may refer to: Actresses: *

Madge Bellamy Madge Bellamy (born Margaret Derden Philpott; June 30, 1899 – January 24, 1990) was an American stage and film actress. She was a popular leading lady in the 1920s and early 1930s. Her career declined in the sound era and ended following a rom ...

(1899–1990), American movie actress born Margaret Derden Philpott *

Madge Blake Madge Blake (née Cummings; May 31, 1899 – February 19, 1969) was an American character actress best remembered for her role as Larry Mondello's mother, Margaret Mondello, on the CBS/ ABC sitcom '' Leave It to Beaver'', as Flora MacMichael on ...

(1899–1969), American character actress most famous for her role as Aunt Harriet Cooper on the TV series ''Batman'' *

Madge Evans Madge Evans (born Margherita Evans; July 1, 1909 – April 26, 1981) was an American stage and film actress.Obituary ''Variety'', April 29, 1981. She began her career as a child performer and model. Biography Child model and stage actress B ...

(born Margherita Evans; 1909–1981), American film actress who began her career as a child actress and model * Dame

Madge Kendal Dame Madge Kendal, (born Margaret Shafto Robertson; 15 March 1848 – 14 September 1935) was an English actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, best known for her roles in Shakespeare and English comedies. Together with her husband, W. ...

(1848–1935), English actress and theatre manager * Madge Lessing (1873–1966), English singer and actress *

Madge Sinclair Madge Dorita Sinclair CD (née Walters; April 28, 1938 – December 20, 1995) was a Jamaican actress best known for her roles in '' Cornbread, Earl and Me'' (1975), ''Convoy'' (1978), ''Coming to America'' (1988), ''Trapper John, M.D.'' (1980� ...

(1938–1995), Jamaican-born American actress * Madge Titheradge (1887–1961), Australian actress Singers: * Madonna, American singer and actress, known as "Madge" in the British press. In other fields: *

Madeleine Albright Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic ...

(born 1937), first female Secretary of State in the United States * Madge Bester (1963–2018), formerly the world's shortest living woman *

Madeline McDowell Breckinridge Madeline (Madge) McDowell Breckinridge (May 20, 1872 – November 25, 1920) was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky. She married Desha Breckinridge, editor of the ''Lexington Herald'', which advocated women's rights, a ...

(1872–1920), women's suffragette leader and reformer * Madge Gill (1882–1961), English outsider and visionary artist * Madge Miller Green (1900–1989), American politician and educator * Madge Knight (1895–1974), English artist *

Madge Oberholtzer Madge Augustine Oberholtzer (November 10, 1896 – April 14, 1925) was a white American woman whose rape and murder played a critical role in the demise of the second incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan. In March 1925, while working for the state ...

(1896–1925), American woman raped and murdered by the Grand Dragon of the Indiana Klan * Madge Oliver (1875–1924), British artist * Margaret and Mary Shelton (1510/15–1570/71), once thought to be sisters, but now believed to be the same person; may have been a mistress of King Henry VIII of England *

Madge Syers Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers (''née'' Cave, 16 September 1881 – 9 September 1917) was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all ...

(born Florence Madeline Syers; 1881–1917), British figure skater, first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships * Madge Tennent (1889–1972), British-American painter considered the greatest individual contributor to 20th-century Hawaiian art Fictional characters: * Madge, a long-running advertising character for Palmolive dishwashing detergent portrayed by

Jan Miner Jan Miner (October 15, 1917 – February 15, 2004) was an American actress best known for her role as the character "Madge", the manicurist in Palmolive dish-washing detergent television commercials beginning in the 1960s. Biography Early life ...

Madge Allsop Madge Allsop (born Marjorie Kiri McWhirter) is a fictitious character invented by satirist Barry Humphries as the long-time companion (and former bridesmaid) of his most popular and enduring character, Dame Edna Everage. First mentioned in Edna's m ...

, long-suffering bridesmaid and longtime companion of Dame Edna Everage (played by actress Emily Perry) *

Madge Bishop Madge Bishop (also Ramsay and Mitchell) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Anne Charleston. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 January 1986. Madge was introduced as th ...

, one of the matriarchs of the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Madge Harvey, on the ITV programme ''Benidorm'' * Madge, a character in the children's television show

It's a Big Big World ''It's a Big Big World'' is an American children's television series that aired on PBS Kids from January 2, 2006, to January 8, 2010. The series was created by Mitchell Kriegman, the creator of the Muppet television series, ''Bear in the Big ...

* Madge Madsen, a character in the TV show ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series o ...

''. * Madge Owens, in the play '' Picnic'' and the 1955 film '' Picnic'' * Madge Undersee, a character in the ''Hunger Games'' trilogy *

Madge Weinstein Madge Bertha Weinstein is a fictional Internet personality who maintains ''Yeast Radio'', which has developed a cult following and was among the 50 most-subscribed-to podcasts in 2005. Weinstein is the creation and alter ego of underground film ...

, fictional Internet personality, creation and alter ego of underground filmmaker Richard Bluestein * Madge Wildfire, in Sir Walter Scott's novel ''The Heart of Midlothian''

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