Beezus Quimby
| Beezus Quimby | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Henry Huggins |
| Last appearance | Ramona's World |
| Created by | Beverly Cleary |
| Portrayed by | Lori Chodos (Ramona) Selena Gomez (Ramona and Beezus) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Student |
| Family | Mr. Robert Quimby (father) Mrs. Dorothy Quimby (mother) Ramona Quimby (sister) Roberta Quimby (sister) Beatrice (aunt) Howie Kemp (cousin) Picky-picky (cat) |
Beatrice Ann "Beezus" Quimby is a character from the Henry Huggins and Ramona series of books by Beverly Cleary. She is the friend of Henry, Mary Jane, and the older sister of Ramona and Roberta. Beezus earned her nickname from Ramona, who had a hard time saying Beatrice. Beezus' favorite aunt is Aunt Beatrice, who is Beezus' namesake.
In some of the stories, Beezus is often jealous of Ramona because she gets a lot of attention and because her art work is taped on the fridge. Beezus and Ramona is the sole story that is written from Beezus' point of view. It is revealed that Beezus is the rightful owner of Picky-picky because she got him before Ramona was born. Beezus can be stubborn, and spends a lot of time looking at herself in the mirror. Beezus tries not to eat chocolate because of her acne.
In some stories, Beezus gets along with Ramona very well. Sometimes, Beezus doesn't. In Ramona's World, Beezus gets her ears pierced without her parents' permission and they let her off with a warning, and she starts to wear make up. She has a crush on Daisy Kidd's older brother Jeremy. Beezus makes her first appearance in the Henry series and continues to appear in the Ramona series. Beezus has a new baby sister named Roberta in Ramona Forever. Beezus loves reading, shown in Beezus and Ramona. Beezus makes a new friend in Ramona's World.
Film And Merchandise
In the 2010 movie Ramona and Beezus, Beezus is portrayed by teen star Selena Gomez. Joey King plays Beezus' sister Ramona Quimby. The film is live action and was released theaters July 23, 2010. The film does not focus on just one book, it goes from one book to another.
In the 1988 Ramona TV show based on the "Ramona" books, Beezus is portrayed by Lori Chodos.