Maudie

Maudie is a character in William Styron's novel Lie Down in Darkness.

'Maudie' is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Aisling Walsh and starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke. A co-production of Ireland and Canada, it is about the life of folk artist Maud Lewis, who painted in Nova Scotia.

Maudie Prickett (born Maudie Doyle; 1914 –1976) was an American character actress who performed in over 300 stage, film, and television productions during a career that spanned nearly four decades.

This was used by Harper Lee in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Maudie Atkinson was like a female version of Atticus Finch, the main character of the novel.