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On his way out of the country club, Devon runs into Anita and Vernon's daughter Dani (Karla Mosley), the spitfire powerhouse of the Dupree family.
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Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Lily, the mean girl, lands in the body of Jamie Lee Curtis’s Tess, who is Harper’s grandma (but practically her second parent), while Tess is taken over by the abrasive Brit-snob spitfire Lily.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
June Squibb was first at Cannes back in 2013 for Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, a role that earned her an Oscar nom for playing Bruce Dern’s spitfire wife.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The rambunctious spitfire won over the hearts of fans and snagged multiple spinoff shows featuring her family over the years.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Lily, the mean girl, lands in the body of Jamie Lee Curtis’s Tess, who is Harper’s grandma (but practically her second parent), while Tess is taken over by the abrasive Brit-snob spitfire Lily.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
June Squibb was first at Cannes back in 2013 for Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, a role that earned her an Oscar nom for playing Bruce Dern’s spitfire wife.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The rambunctious spitfire won over the hearts of fans and snagged multiple spinoff shows featuring her family over the years.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 May 2025
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“Spitfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spitfire. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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spitfire
noun
spit·fire
ˈspit-ˌfī(ə)r 
: an easily angered or highly emotional person
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