Madge is a female given name, a short form of Margaret, Marjorie, and Maggie. Madge may refer to: Actresses: * Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), American movie actress born Margaret Derden Philpott * Madge Blake (1899–1969), American character actress most famous for her role as Aunt Harriet Cooper on the TV series ''Batman'' * Madge Brindley (1901–1968), British actress * Madge Elliott (1896–1955), Australian dancer and actress * Madge Evans (born Margherita Evans; 1909–1981), American film actress who began her career as a child actress and model * Madge Hindle (born 1938), English actress * Dame

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

(1848–1935), English actress and theatre manager * Madge Kennedy (1891–1987), American actress * Madge Kirby (1884–1956), English-born American actress *

Madge Lessing Madge Lessing (27 November 1873 – 14 August 1966) was a British stage actress and singer, Pantomime, panto principal boy and postcard beauty of Edwardian musical comedy who had a successful career in the West End of London, West End in Lo ...

(1873–1966), English singer and actress * Madge Meredith (1921–2017), American actress *

Madge Ryan Madge Winifred Ryan (8 January 1919 – 9 January 1994) was an Australian actress, known for her stage and film roles in the United Kingdom, including London stage productions of ''Entertaining Mr Sloane'' (1964), ''Philadelphia, Here I Come'' ...

(1919–1994), Australian actress * Madge Sinclair (1938–1995), Jamaican-born American actress * Madge Skelly, American actress and audiologist * Madge Stuart (1895–1958), British silent film actress * Madge Titheradge (1887–1961), Australian actress * Madge Tree (1875–1947), British actress * Madge Tyrone, American actress, film editor and screenwriter Politics: * Madge Biggs (1902–1985), Falkland Islands librarian and politician * Madge Bradley (1904–2000), American judge * Madge Enterline, American politician Singers: *

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone ( ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, ...

, American singer and actress, known as "Madge" in the British press. Sports: * Madge Allan, English lawn bowler * Madge Moulton (1917–?), British diver * Madge Rainey, Irish camogie player * Madge Stewart, Jamaican cricketer * Madge Syers (born Florence Madeline Syers; 1881–1917), British figure skater, first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships Writers: * Madge Jenison (1874–1960), American novelist * Madge Morris Wagner (1862–1924), American poet and journalist In other fields: * Madge Adam (1912–2001), English astronomer *

Madeleine Albright Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Körbelová, later Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political science, political scientist who served as the 64th United States Secretary of State, United S ...

(1937–2022), first female Secretary of State in the United States * Madge Easton Anderson (1896–1992), Scottish lawyer * Madge Bester (1963–2018), formerly the world's shortest living woman * Madeline McDowell Breckinridge (1872–1920), women's suffragette leader and reformer * Madge Connor (1874–1952), female police officer * Madge Dawson, American educator, social worker, researcher and pioneering feminist * Madge Dresser, English historian * Madge Elder, Scottish gardener, writer and feminist * 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 Macklin (1893–1962), American physician * Madge Moore (1922–2016), American aviator * Madge Oberholtzer (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 Smith (1898–1974), Canadian photographer * 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 * Madge Allsop, long-suffering bridesmaid and longtime companion of Dame Edna Everage (played by actress Emily Perry) * Madge Bishop, 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 * Madge Madsen, a character in the TV show ''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

''. * Madge Owens, in the play ''

Picnic A picnic is a meal taken outdoors (Al fresco dining, ''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event su ...

'' and the 1955 film ''

'' * Madge Undersee, a character in the ''Hunger Games'' trilogy * Madge Weinstein, 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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