She is portrayed as a tough, street-smart elderly African-American woman. Madea is based on Perry's mother and his aunt. In Perry's own words, Madea is "exactly the PG version of my mother and my aunt, and I loved having an opportunity to pay homage to them. She would beat the hell out of you but make sure the ambulance got there in time to make sure they could set your arm back because the love was there inside all of it.
The Madea films and plays are comedies, but all contain serious themes and are intended to deliver moral messages about issues such as infidelity, spousal abuse and the consequences of one's actions. Madea also appears outside of her movie universe in two sketches on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , in one occasion as the White House Press Secretary and the second cameo as herself, always aside Fallon's impression of then president Donald Trump.
A Madea Halloween , when she went to a police station and saw her name on a wanted poster. Her age varies in different movies and plays. In A Madea Homecoming , set in , it is said she is 95 years old, but with a birth year of , she would actually be Which is still younger than Wolvi. She is described as being brought up in poverty, growing up in a shotgun house with her parents and siblings.
Madea has stated that although her family didn't have much, they had love. When she was in her early teens, her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia , where they lived on the west side.
She attended Booker T. Washington High School and was a cheerleader. Madea grew up with little knowledge of religion, explaining why she has a tendency to misquote the Bible.
