Delia
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In Tim Burton’s breakthrough film, O’Hara played tragically hip Delia Deetz, the pretentious and self-absorbed stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.
From Los Angeles Times
After the family relocates to Connecticut from New York, Delia can’t help but turn their quaint, historical home into a gaudy spectacle full of terrible, modern-gothic artwork.
From Los Angeles Times
Delia is possessed by a ghoul who makes her sing the Caribbean number in the voice of Belafonte while she gyrates with her mortified dinner guests.
From Los Angeles Times
Before that, generations of moviegoers and TV viewers came to know her as Lydia Deetz’s histrionic stepmother, Delia, a terrible artist to top all terrible artists, in 1988’s Tim Burton classic “Beetlejuice” and its 2024 sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
From Salon
She reprised her role as Delia Deetz in the 2024 sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
From Los Angeles Times
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