Big Mama
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Big Mama may refer to:
- Big Mama (film)Big Mama (film)Big Mama is a 2000 documentary film by Tracy Seretean. It chronicles the struggle of 89-year-old Viola Dees and her fight to retain custody of her grandson. It illustrates many of the difficulties facing an increasing number of grandparents raising their grandchildren in the USA today...
, 2001 Oscar winner for Short Documentary Feature - Big Mama, a character from the 1981 film, The Fox and the Hound
- Big mamaBig mamaBig mama is a Chinese language neologism for an Internet censor on web bulletin board systems in the People's Republic of China.-Etymology:...
, an Internet censor on web bulletin boards in the mainland of the People's Republic of China - Big Mama (band), a band of four female pop/R&B singers in South Korea
- Big Mama ThorntonBig Mama ThorntonWillie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton was an American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record the hit song "Hound Dog" in 1952. The song was #1 on the Billboard R&B charts for seven weeks in 1953. The B-side was "They Call Me Big Mama," and the single sold almost two million...
(1926–1984), American blues singer - Big Mama, a character in the anime and manga series Sorcerer HuntersSorcerer Huntersis a 13-volume manga series, written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Rei Omishi. Akahori and Omishi also published Sorcerer Hunters Special, a one-volume story set sometime after the series' conclusion....
- Big Mama, a nickname for "grandmother" in some African-American families
- Josephine Joseph (Soul Food)Josephine Joseph (Soul Food)Josephine Joseph is a fictional character from the 1997 film Soul Food, and the Showtime television series of the same name. Along with her grandson Ahmad -- who refers to her as "Big Mama" -- she serves as the moral and emotional center of the film. Additionally, she makes recurring appearances...
, the matriarchal character from the Soul Food film and television series (often referred to as "Big Mama") - "Big Mama (Unconditional Love)", a song by LL Cool J from his 2002 album 1010 (LL Cool J album)-Charts:Albums – Billboard Singles – Billboard...
- Big Mama, a name for Mary, the mother of Jesus, in the Mama TataMama TataMama Tata or Mama Chi is a Christian syncretistic religion found in parts of Panama. It is a mixture of Catholicism and animism that has become popular among the Guaymí people...
religion - Big Mama, a moniker adopted by the character of EVA in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- A nickname for JoAnne CarnerJoAnne CarnerJoAnne Gunderson Carner is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the U.S. Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to...
, former LPGA golfer