Mabel "Madea" Simmons is a character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry. The character is a tough elderly black woman. Madea has appeared in several plays directed by, written by, and starring Tyler ...

Tyler Perry has managed to sculpt an empire around Madea (full name Mabel Earlene Simmons), the no-nonsense matriarch he first portrayed in the 1999 play "I Can Do Bad All By Myself." Madea has a ...

Jaby & Michael react to Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family, a powerful stage play that balances sharp humor with real-life struggles. When a family crisis brings everyone together under one roof, ...