Most portrayed female fictional character

[Miss Chicken]

The only problem I would have with Guinevere is - is she a major character in all those films?

i have just been thinking - when we talk about the most portrayed male character Watson isn't listed despite the fact that we don't usually see Holmes without him. I assume therefore Holmes is considered the major character and Watson isn't.

 

[MacLeod]

Well for male is Holmes

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-10000/most-portrayed-literary-character-in-film/


As for Guinervere is she a fictional character?

 

[Starkers]

He's the most portrayed literary character. Most portrayed character (who just happens to also be fictional) is actually Santa!

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1/most-portrayed-character-in-film/

the top ones are (fictional and non fictional)

793 Santa Claus
724 The Devil
396 The Grim Reaper
325 Jesus Christ
295 God
286 Adolf Hitler
247 Abraham Lincoln
238 Sherlock Holmes
229 Bugs Bunny
226 Count Dracula

 

[Caliburn24]

Considering that there is very little historical evidence that King Arthur ever existed, and even less(is there any?) evidence for a historical Guinevere I would definitely label her as a fictional character.

As to whether or not she is a main character, it obviously varies on the movie or TV show, and your own personal definition of what constitutes a main character. If Lois Lane and Maid Marian are in the running however, I would definitely think Guinevere fits the criteria.

 

[Ethros]

Dawn Tinsley from the original UK The Office. There are at least 8 versions of her now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office

 

[J.T.B.]

IMDb lists 90 portrayals of Juliet, as in "Romeo and."
ETA: 108 for Lady MacBeth, and 93 for Ophelia.


Justin

 

[Captaindemotion]

That was a TV movie, so I included in my television list (#6.)

EDIT: You beat me to it.

It got a cinematic release in the UK and Ireland.

 

[Starkers]

I thought as much!

 

[Captain Craig]

As I started reading the thread my thought went to Elizabeth Bennet from the Pride & Pejudice novel but seeing some of the other names now brought up I don't think she can compete.

The only trump card she might have is that she is THE main character vs being the character attached to the main male lead like Juliet, Guinevere or Lois Lane.

 

[CaptainCanada]

I think Juliet is as much a lead as Romeo (both their names are in the title, after all, and she outlives him, albeit briefly). But yeah, I think Juliet is probably the best choice, though she and Elizabeth Bennett appear mostly in adaptations of a single play/book, compared to franchise characters like Holmes, Dracula, and King Arthur.

 

[Greg Cox]

I think Juliet is as much a lead as Romeo (both their names are in the title, after all, and she outlives him, albeit briefly). But yeah, I think Juliet is probably the best choice, though she and Elizabeth Bennett appear mostly in adaptations of a single play/book, compared to franchise characters like Holmes, Dracula, and King Arthur.

My money would on Dorothy, whom, besides starring in umpteen versions of The Wizard of Oz, has appeared in a handful of sequels as well.

And Alice can probably give her a run for her money.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I would also suggest Miss Marple as the most franchised female character - 12 novels and 20 short stories, many of which Have been adapted for movies, TV, radio and the theatre, some of them several times.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Has anyone mentioned Mina Harker? She's been in the various Dracula adaptations (at least, those based on the novel) and in LXG?

 

[trekkiebaggio]

Wendy from Peter Pan?

 

[Temis the Vorta]

How about the fairy-tale heroines like Cinderella and Snow White? They must be in the running. (Supposedly, Cinderella is in competition with A Christmas Carol as the most-filmed story of all time.) Here's an impressive list of all the adaptations of the story. Huh, I didn't know Amanda Seyfried is going to play her in 2013...

But fairy tales are so hot now, that I'm sure Cindy has plenty of competition. Belle from Beauty & the Beast is getting two TV series under development and a movie. There are duelling Snow White moves out (now? I haven't even been paying attention) and she's a main character in Once Upon a Time. Betcha Grimm will do a Snow White story pretty soon as well.

 

[Kemaiku]

Has anyone mentioned Mina Harker? She's been in the various Dracula adaptations (at least, those based on the novel) and in LXG?

Mina turns up in very few Dracula adaptations weirdly enough, the character of Lucy is more often written in in her place. Carmilla turns up more than Mina/Lucy but even that isn't all that much.

 

[the G-man]

It looks like at least one Maid Marian was left off the TV list: Misty Rowe

 

[Gaith]

Jesus' old lady?

 

[the G-man]

Most likely not fictional even if she wasn't a virgin.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I think he's talking about Mary Magdalene, not the Virgin Mary. "Old Lady" usually means wife or girlfriend.