Mrs. Dorothy Quimby
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Mrs. Dorothy Quimby is fictional character created by author Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary is an American author. Educated at colleges in California and Washington, she worked as a librarian before writing children's books. Cleary has written more than 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best-known characters are Henry Huggins, Ribsy, Beatrice Quimby, her...

. Dorothy is the mother to Beezus, Ramona, and Roberta Quimby
Roberta Quimby
Roberta Day Quimby is a fictional character created by American children's author Beverly Cleary. Roberta is the youngest of three Quimby children; Beezus Quimby is the eldest and Ramona Quimby is the middle child. In addition to her mother, father and sisters, she also has an aunt, uncle and cousin...

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Character

Mrs. Quimby made her debut in the first book in the Ramona series Beezus and Ramona
Beezus and Ramona
Beezus and Ramona is a 1955 children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the first of Cleary's books that focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice . Beezus and Ramona is told from Beezus' point of view...

. Ramona was 4 years of age and Beezus was 9. She works as a doctor's receptionist.

Children

Mrs. Quimby is married to Mr. Robert Quimby
Mr. Robert Quimby
Mr. Robert Quimby is the father of Beezus, Ramona, and Roberta Quimby from the Ramona series of children's books by Beverly Cleary.-Fictional character personality:...

 She has three children, Beezus, Ramona, and Roberta.

Media portrayals

Mrs. Quimby played by Lynda Mason Green in the 1988 Television series Ramona
Ramona (1988 TV series)
Ramona is a Canadian children's television series which followed the life of eight-year-old title character Ramona Quimby . It was based on the Ramona book series by Beverly Cleary....

. And by Bridget Moynahan
Bridget Moynahan
Kathryn Bridget Moynahan , best known as Bridget Moynahan, is an American model and actress. After graduating from Longmeadow High School in 1989, Moynahan pursued a career in modeling. She was signed by a modeling agency, which led her to appear in department store catalogs and the covers of...

 in the 2010 film Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus
Ramona and Beezus is a 2010 Fox-Walden film adaptation of the Ramona series of novels by Beverly Cleary. The film's title derives from Beezus and Ramona, the first of Cleary's Ramona books, though the plot is mostly based on the sequels, particularly Ramona Forever and Ramona's World.-Plot:The film...

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