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Having purchased the flat with a bequest from her great-grandmother, Diana became the landlady.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Elmarie Wendel's character, Mamie Dubcek, the Solomons’ loud, nosy and surprisingly big-hearted landlady, was a fan-favorite.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
But encounters with the island’s residents, including with his gruff but warm-hearted landlady (played by German screen legend Hanna Schygulla), gradually alter his outlook.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
He’s gone to visit Ellen at her home, a boarding house with a snoopy landlady living on the first floor.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Elmarie Wendel's character, Mamie Dubcek, the Solomons’ loud, nosy and surprisingly big-hearted landlady, was a fan-favorite.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
But encounters with the island’s residents, including with his gruff but warm-hearted landlady (played by German screen legend Hanna Schygulla), gradually alter his outlook.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
He’s gone to visit Ellen at her home, a boarding house with a snoopy landlady living on the first floor.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landlady. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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landlady
noun
land·la·dy
ˈlan-ˌ(d)lād-ē 
1
: a woman who owns land or houses that she rents
2
: a woman who runs an inn or rooming house
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