Dame Edna Everage

Dame Edna Everage is a character played by Barry Humphries. She claims to be the most popular and gifted woman in the world today: investigative journalist, social anthropologist, talk show host, swami, children's book illustrator, sp

Dame Edna Everage is a character played by Barry Humphries. She claims to be the most popular and gifted woman in the world today: investigative journalist, social anthropologist, talk show host, swami, children's book illustrator, spin doctor, icon, housewife, superstar, megastar and more recently, gigastar. She is also a noted actress, including a rather large role in the series Ally McBeal.

Everage consistently denies being a fictional character or drag act. In 1979, she was the subject of a BBC Arena mockumentary: "La Dame aux Gladiolas", in which she described Humphries as her "entrepreneur" or manager. She has frequently said that the thought of a man dressing up as a woman for entertainment purposes, is to her, physically repulsive and makes her sick to her stomach. Humphries, on the other hand (despite the occasional pretence that it was silly for anyone to suggest he had any relation to her beyond that of a very dedicated admirer) freely states that she is a character he plays. His tone nevertheless suggests he feels a slight dissatisfaction with her continued denial that they are one person.