Gladys

American  

[glad-is] / ˈglæd ɪs /

noun

1. a female given name.

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Example Sentences

Instead, O’Brien kept things light, beginning the show with an extended — if only occasionally funny — parody of the final scene of “Weapons,” dragged up as Amy Madigan’s ultra-witchy Aunt Gladys, running through scenes from each of this year’s best picture nominees.

From Salon

In a classic Oscars gambit, the broadcast began with a filmed segment in which the host, looking like Amy Madigan’s Gladys in “Weapons,” inserted himself into the movies nominated for best picture and other awards — that included an animated O’Brien in a “KPop Demon Hunters” clip — chased by a mob of children from one to the other and into the Dolby Theatre, where his monologue began.

From Los Angeles Times

O’Brien, in fright makeup and wig, looked like Aunt Gladys, the orange-haired witch in the horror movie “Weapons.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Amy Madigan won the Oscar for supporting actress on Sunday for her role in ‘Weapons’ and teased an Aunt Gladys sequel in the press room.

From Los Angeles Times

In "Weapons," an original story that grossed $270 million worldwide, Madigan plays Gladys, the mysterious aunt of a young boy whose entire elementary school class vanishes one night -- at the same precise time.

From Barron's