Maxine or Maxene may refer to:

People

* Maxene Andrews (1916–1995), member of

The Andrews Sisters The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo ...

singing trio *

Maxine Audley Maxine Audley (29 April 1923 – 23 July 1992) was an English theatre and film actress. She made her professional stage debut in July 1940 at the Open Air Theatre. Audley performed with the Old Vic company and the Royal Shakespeare Company many ...

(1923–1992), English actress * Maxine Brown (country singer) (1932–2019), American country music singer *

Maxine Brown (soul singer) Maxine Ella Brown (born August 18, 1939) is an American soul and R&B singer. Background and career Maxine Brown began singing as a child, performing with two New York City based gospel groups called the Angelairs and the Royaltones when she w ...

(born 1939), American soul and R&B singer * Maxine D. Brown, American computer scientist * Maxine Carr, convicted of perverting the course of justice in relation to the

Soham murders The Soham murders were a double child murder committed in Soham, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, England, on 4 August 2002. The victims were two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Amiee Chapman, who were lured into the home of a l ...

(not to be confused with Maxine Moore Carr / Maxine Waters) *

Maxine Dexter Maxine Elizabeth Dexter (née Johnson, born December 5, 1972) is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 2025. The district includes most of Portland east of the Wil ...

(1972), American politician *

Maxine Elliott Maxine Elliott (February 5, 1868 – March 5, 1940) also known as Little Jessie, Dettie or by her birth name Jessie Dermott, was an American actress and businesswoman. She managed her own theater and experimented with silent films in the 1910s. ...

(1868–1940), American actress * Maxine Fassberg (born 1953), CEO, Intel Israel *

Maxine Fleming Maxine Fleming is a New Zealand television screenwriter and producer. She was recognised at the Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards in 2018. Biography Fleming grew up in Thames, New Zealand, Thames, and studied journalism at Auckl ...

, New Zealand television screenwriter and producer * Maxine Funke, New Zealand singer-songwriter *

Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Hong Kingston (; born Maxine Ting Ting Hong; October 27, 1940) is an American novelist. She is a professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a B.A. in English in 1962. Kingston has written three ...

(born 1940), Chinese American author and Professor Emerita *

Maxine Kumin Maxine Kumin (June 6, 1925 – February 6, 2014) was an American poet and author. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1981–1982. Biography Early years Maxine Kumin was born Maxine Winokur on June ...

(1925–2014), American poet and author * Maxine Mawhinney (born 1957), newsreader on the BBC News 24-hour television channel *

Maxine McKew Maxine Margaret McKew (born 22 July 1953) is an Australian former Labor politician and journalist; she was the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the First Rudd Ministry and the ...

(born 1953), Australian politician and journalist *

Maxene Magalona Maxene Sofia Maria Arroyo Magalona (born November 23, 1986) is a Filipino actress, model, host, and yoga instructor currently signed under ABS-CBN. A former talent of the GMA Artist Center, she was known for her portrayals of Donna Vallejo on '' ...

(born 1986), Filipina actress *

Maxine Medina Maria Mika Maxine Perez Medina-Llana (; born May 10, 1990) is a Filipina designer, actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Philippines 2016. She represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2016 and reached the To ...

(born 1990), Filipino model, beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Philippines 2016, and top 6 Miss Universe 2016 *

Maxine Munt Maxine Phyllis Munt (September 18, 1912 – February 22, 2000), American dancer, and dance educator. She was a co-founder of a modern dance company called Munt–Brooks Dance Studio, an early influencer of counterculture, and later a co-founder o ...

(1912–2000), American dancer, educator *

Maxine Nightingale Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952) is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for singing hits in the 1970s, with the million seller " Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, UK #8 & 1976, U.S. #2), "Love Hit Me" (1977 ...

(born 1952), British R&B and soul music singer *

Maxine Peake Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in ''Dinnerladies (TV series), dinnerladies'', a sitcom on BBC One (1998–2000), as List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Vero ...

(born 1974), English actress * Maxine Reiner (1916–2003), American actress *

Maxine Sanders Maxine Sanders (born ''Arline Maxine Morris''; 30 December 1946, in Cheshire) is a key figure in the development of modern pagan witchcraft and Wicca and, along with her late husband, Alex Sanders, the co-founder of Alexandrian Wicca. Witchcraf ...

(born 1946), British Wiccan * Maxine Seymour, Bahamian politician * Maxine Sullivan (born Marietta Williams, 1911–1987), American jazz vocalist/performer *

Maxine Waters Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1991. The district, numbered as the California's 29th congressional district, ...

(born Maxine Moore Carr, born 1938), American politician *

Maxine (wrestler) Karlee Leilani Perez (born April 19, 1986) is an American actress, model and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Maxine. She is also known for her appearances with Lucha Underground under the ...

(born 1986), stage name of American former professional wrestler, model, and former WWE Diva Karlee Pérez

Fictional characters

* Maxine Baker, daughter of

Animal Man Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" t ...

(Buddy Baker) in DC Comics *

Maxine Barlow This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnover rate of char ...

, from the British drama series ''Waterloo Road'' *

Max Caulfield Maxine "Max" Caulfield is a fictional character from the ''Life Is Strange'' video game series published by Square Enix. Created by French developer Dontnod Entertainment, she is the player character in ''Life Is Strange (video game), Life Is St ...

, or Maxine, main character in the video game ''Life Is Strange'' *

Maxine Chadway ''Soul Food'' is an American drama television series that aired on Showtime from June 28, 2000, to May 26, 2004. Developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, the series was an adaptation of George Tillman Jr.'s 1997 film of the same nam ...

, from the television series ''Soul Food'' *

Maxine Conway Maxine Conway (formerly Max) is a recurring character from '' Wentworth'', portrayed by actor Socratis Otto. Maxine is notable for being Bea Smith's ( Danielle Cormack) bodyguard and also for being transgender within the series. She was dating ...

, from the Australian drama series, ''Wentworth'' * Maxine Gray, from the American television series, ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...

'' * Maxine Guevara, main character of the American TV series '' Dark Angel'' * Maxine Lund, character in ''

Being John Malkovich ''Being John Malkovich'' is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, wit ...

'' * Maxine Mayfield, "Max" or "Madmax", on the Netflix series ''Stranger Things'' * Maxine Minniver, from the British soap opera, ''Hollyoaks'' * Maxine Minx, a main protagonist of the '' X'' and '' MaXXXine'' * Maxine Peacock, from the British soap opera, ''Coronation Street'' * Maxine Shaw, from the American television sitcom ''

Living Single ''Living Single'' is an American television sitcom created by Yvette Denise Lee that aired for five seasons on the Fox network, from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centers on the lives of six New York City friends who share perso ...

'' * Maxine Tarnow, main character in Thomas Pynchon's novel ''

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Media

Music

* "Maxine" (Sharon O'Neill song), a song from Sharon O'Neill * "Maxine", a 2007 reissue bonus track on the album '' Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1'' * "Maxine", a song by John Legend from the album '' Once Again'' * "Maxine", a song by Donald Fagen from the album '' The Nightfly'' * "Maxine", a 1996 rap song by ''Eminem'' from the album '' Infinite''

Television

* ''Maxine'' (TV series), 2022 drama based on the story of Maxine Carr's involvement in the Soham murders

Places

* Maxine, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Other uses

* 3977 Maxine, an asteroid, see List of minor planets: 3001–4000 * Maxine Virtual Machine, an open source Java virtual machine *

Nvidia Maxine Nvidia Corporation ( ) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated in Delaware. Founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang (president and CEO), Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis ...

, a suite of AI conferencing software