Miss Ginger

Miss Ginger is the previous main villain of the play and the movies.

## Personality

Her personality varies depending on the version. In the comic books, she is an elderly matron and the owner of the orphanage. She is less abusive as the other portrayals and she is less drunk. However, she is stubborn and strict. In the first comic book, she denied Inigo his treat of ice-cream for dinner cuz' he did not take a bath without help from an adult. In all versions, she sings the songs Little Children and Easy Street.

## 2010 adaptation

In this adaptation, she is described as a lazy and flirtatious lady who hates kids and will do anything to get rich. She's portrayed by Ginger de Guia. She steals the orphanage's funds that is supposed to go near the kids and she spends it on accessories and alcohol. When we first meet her, she wakes up the orphans. She is always abusive to the orphans and threatening to paddle them. She refuses to let Inigo get adopted by Oliver Warbucks until she is threatened. She gets her brother Rooster and his crush Lily Saint Regis to pretend to be Inigo's parents so that they can get the reward. Nearly the end of the movie, Miss Ginger attempts to save Inigo's life from her brother's desire to kill the boy. She is seen beating Rooster with her bag.

## 2019 adaptation

In the 2019 adaptation, she is arrogant and tricky and is also fat: portrayed by Pam Polius as an opposite to Ginger's thin but more lazy character. Miss Ginger does not hurt any of the orphans in this adaptation but she threatens. When we first meet Miss Ginger, she intercepts Inigo's escape try again. After she discovers that Inigo is gone, she chases after Mr Chuckles and a cat tugs at her gown. After Inigo is caught, Miss Ginger punishes him by giving him a toothbrush and ordering him to scrub every inch of the orphanage with it. Before her punishment, Inigo is taken away by Grace Farrell to live with Oliver Warbucks. Miss Ginger pretends to be Inigo's mom: Mudge Sasaki and attempts to take Inigo so she can get Warbucks' reward but she is caught by Franklin D. Roosevelt. She then goes crazy and is carted off in a restraint and that is the end of her.

## 2021 adaptation

Andrea Martin's portrayal in 2021 is a vain and selfish control freak who loves herself but she hates kids. She does not realise her actions and thinks that she is still a pretty lady, similar to Ginger de Guia's portrayal but a little older and more seductive. Unlike the previous portrayals, Miss Ginger reforms during the climax and asks the orphans if they will assist her in saving Inigo after he has been kidnapped. Aside from being the orphanage owner, Miss Ginger is a foster parent to Inigo and the other orphans.

## Part II

The audience see her in the orphanage when Inigo and Anna arrive to ask her if Calliope could go on vacation with them and she giggles and slams the door. She then arrives at the Queen Mary attempting to alert others that Calliope being a stowaway but her claims were dismissed. She was never seen again during the movie but was mentioned by Oliver Warbucks.

## Actresses

Miss Ginger was first played by the late Anna Lindon, Ginger de Guia in the Warner Bros. movie, Carolina Callaway in the 2014 sequel with her voice dubbed by the late Kaye Seticio, Pam Polius in the 2019 Dreamworks movie and by Andrea Martin in the 2021 movie.

## Trivia

* In the 2021 adaptation, she was less cruel. In previous adaptations, the orphans had to wear the same outfits everyday, have cotton blankets, are not allowed to leave the orphanage or go to school. In the 2021 adaptation, they are allowed outside anytime and they can go to school.