Dame Edna
Dame Edna is the stage persona of Australian comedian Barry Humphries—a flamboyant Melbourne housewife turned international megastar, recognizable by her purple-rinsed hair, rhinestone-studded cat-eye glasses, and gladioli.
She addresses audiences as "possums" and delivers backhanded compliments with theatrical grandeur: Dame Edna called her guests' homes "modest but clean".
The character satirizes suburban pretension, celebrity culture, and Australian identity.
- dragResistance through fluid
- drag queenTheatrical feminine performer
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- MelbourneVictorian state capital
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
purple · rhinestones · housewife · gladioli · diva · sharp wit · comedian · over the top · satire · outrageous · wig · sequins · talk show · celebrity interviews · alter ego · stage persona · camp · fabulous
- AustraliansHugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Margot Robbie
- Australian ComedyRebel Wilson, Eric Bana, Paul Hogan, Crocodile Dundee, Kenny
Dame EdnaCrocodile Dundee
Fictional outback survivalist
Steve Irwin · Paul Hogan · digger · Ned Kelly · jackaroo