Mona — Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Character Profile

About Mona

A central Disciple who returns to McCarthy due to severe asthma. She claims James Dean fathered her disabled son Jimmy Dean and was an extra in Giant, but her story unravels during the reunion. She clashes with Sissy, rejects the pact for a future reunion, and ultimately confronts the reality that Joanne is likely her son's true father.

Character Facts

Played by

Sandy Dennis

Appears in

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Mona — Social Club Member — Sissy (Cher)

  Longtime club friends with a strained but ultimately reconciling bond.

• Mona — Family Biological Father — Joanne (Karen Black)

  Joanne is the true biological father of Mona's son, a fact revealed during the reunion.

• Mona — Social Childhood Friend — Joe Qualley (Mark Patton)

  High school friend who shares musical and social moments with Mona in the past.

• Mona — Social Store Owner — Juanita (Sudie Bond)

  Store owner who provides the setting for Mona's reunion and storytelling.

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More characters from Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

• Sissy (Cher)
• Joanne (Karen Black)
• Stella Mae (Kathy Bates)
• Edna Louise (Marta Heflin)
• Juanita (Sudie Bond)
• Teenager (Caroline Aaron)
• Joe Qualley (Mark Patton)
• Teenager (Ann Risley)
• Teenager (Ruth Miller)