# Charlene (given name)

Charlene, also spelled Charleen and Charlyne, is a feminine given name, a feminine form of Charles coined in the United States in the nineteenth century; from French Charles, from Old French Charles & Carles, from the Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from the Proto-Germanic *karlaz (lit. "Free Man"/"Free Spirit"/Free Thinker); compare the Old English word churl and the Old German Kerl.

## People

* Charlene, Princess of Monaco (née Wittstock, born 1978), South African swimmer and wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
* Charlene Almarvez (born 1993), Filipina fashion model from Laguna
* Charlene Attard (born 1987), track and field sprint athlete
* Charleen Badman, American chef and restaurateur
* Charlene Barshefsky (born 1950), United States Trade Representative from 1997 to 2001
* Charlyne Brumskine, Liberian politician
* Charlene Choi (born 1982), Chinese actress and singer
* Charlie Collins, Australian musician, born Charlene Joyce Bailey
* Charlene Corley, former defense contractor who was convicted in 2007 on two counts of conspiracy
* Charlene Cothran, publisher of Venus and Kitchen Table News magazines
* Charleen Cha Cruz-Behag (born 1988), Filipino volleyball player
* Charlene D'Angelo (born 1950), American R&B singer best known as simply "Charlene"
* Charlene Dallas, Miss California for 1966
* Charlene Dash, African-American model
* Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (born 1954), owner of a controlling interest in the world's third-largest brewer, Heineken International
* Charlene Downes (born 1989), British missing person
* Charlene Drew Jarvis (born 1941), American educator and former scientific researcher and politician
* Charlene Dukes, American academic administrator
* Charlene Fernetz (born 1960), Canadian actress
* Charlene Gonzales (born 1976), television and film personality and former beauty queen from the Philippines
* Charlène Guignard (born 1989), French-Italian ice dancer, representing Italy
* Charlene Honeywell (born 1957), United States District Judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
* Charlene James, British playwright and screenwriter
* Charlene Johnson, Canadian politician
* Charlene Lima (born 1953), American politician
* Charlene Marshall (born 1933), Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
* Charlene McKenna (born 1985), award-winning Irish actress
* Charlene Mitchell (1930–2022), African American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist
* Charlene Morett (born 1957), former field hockey player from the United States
* Charlene P. Kammerer (born 1948), Bishop in the United Methodist Church
* Charlene Pesquiera, Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Arizona
* Charlene Pryer (1921–1999), female utility in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
* Charlene Rendina (born 1947), retired Australian runner
* Charlene Rink (born 1972), former professional fitness competitor and competitive female bodybuilder
* Charlene Leonora Smith, South-African journalist
* Charlene Soraia (born 1988), English singer
* Charlene Spretnak (born 1946), author, academic and feminist
* Charlene Strong (born 1963), American gay rights activist
* Charlene Teters (born 1952), American artist, educator, and lecturer
* Charlene Thomas (born 1982), English middle distance runner
* Charlene Thomas-Swinson, head women's basketball coach at Tulsa
* Charlene Tilton (born 1958), American actress best known for playing Lucy Ewing Cooper on Dallas
* Charlene White (born 1980), British journalist and newsreader
* Charlene Wong (born 1966), Canadian figure skater
* Charlyne Yi (born 1986), American actress
* Charlene Zettel, member of the California State Assembly from 1999 until 2003

## Fictional characters

* Charlene "Chugs" Bradley, a character from 2009 slasher film Sorority Row.
* Charlene Doofenshmirtz, the wife of Dr. Doofenshmirtz in the Disney television series Phineas and Ferb
* Charlene Matlock, in the television show Matlock, played by Linda Purl
* Charlene Robinson, in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Kylie Minogue
* Charlene Frazier Stillfield, in the television series Designing Women, played by Jean Smart
* Charlene "Charley" Davidson, one of the main Supporting characters in the Biker Mice from Mars franchise
* Charlene Sinclair, in the television series Dinosaurs
* Charlene Turner, a female main character from the novel book series Kingdom Keepers.
* Charlene, a supporting character in the animated television series Victor and Valentino