Jellia Jamb
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| Jellia Jamb | |
|---|---|
| Oz character | |
W.W. Denslow | |
| First appearance | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) (unnamed) Gillikin |
Jellia Jamb is a fictional character from the classic children's series of
Classic Oz books
She is introduced (though unnamed), in
She is finally introduced by name in the second Oz book,
She is seen briefly in the third Oz book Ozma of Oz (1907), and shown to have an affectionate relationship with the Scarecrow (despite him no longer being the ruler of the Emerald City).
In the fourth Oz book Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908), she and the Omby Amby are among the first to greet the Wizard upon his second return to Oz, and he recognizes them as the "green girl" and the "Soldier with the Green Whiskers", as he does not know them by their real names.
In the fifth Oz book The Road to Oz (1909), Jellia Jamb is among the guests at the royal birthday party held in honor of Oz's official ruler, Princess Ozma.
In other books
Jellia Jamb has supporting parts in some of the sequel books written by Baum's successors. She is prominent in Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (1939), Ruth Plumly Thompson's nineteenth Oz book.
Portrayals
Jellia has not proven a major figure in Oz adaptations. Glenna Vaughn is the first person credited with the role in the
In
She appears in The Wonderful Land of Oz (1969) to do the translation scene, but her role in the climax is eliminated, and the actor, a day player, went unbilled.
In the 1988 Polish cutout cartoon series W krainie czarnoksiężnika Oza (In the Land of the Wizard of Oz), which adapts The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz, Jellia is merged with character of Jinjur. She is young woman with blue hair and wearing oriental attire. She served as one of servant of Wizard, but after the Scarecrow became ruler of Emerald City, she change name to Jinjur and became self-appointed general leading an all-woman force "Army of Revolt". She voiced by Ewa Ziętek.
In the anime feature film The Wizard of Oz (1982), she is an unnamed young, tawny-haired girl voiced by Elizabeth Hanna, who is unbilled for that role, and dressed like a soldier instead of a maid.
She is also the titular character in Dave Hardenbrook's Jellia Jamb: Maid Of Oz, which is a sequel to The Unknown Witches of Oz.
