Penny Proud is the lead protagonist of Disney Channel's The Proud Family franchise.
Character Information[]
Penny Proud is the protagonist and the 14-year-old African-American girl who is usually embarrassed by the way her father, Oscar, acts. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, even though they have gotten her into trouble, and left her to face danger by herself many times.
She sometimes listens to and always respects her parents, but often caves in to peer pressure. She is also a feminist at times, and is very logical. She is a very talented singer as shown when she becomes a solo singer for Wizard Kelly productions but quits after missing her old life.
Penny's a straight "A" student, a member of the Football team and the newspaper staff. Penny tried out for cheerleading, but due to having an accident LaCienega got the last spot on the cheerleading squad. Penny is also good at reciting poetry and becomes jealous when Dijonay becomes just as good as her.
In "The Proud Family Movie", Penny turns 16, and she begins to want independence, but her father has issues letting her go. She saves the world and makes up with him, and he finally realizes she's her own person who can make her own decisions.
Other Appearances[]
Kim Possible[]
Penny makes a cameo appearance in the show and is seen after the events of the episode "Graduation", where Kim and Ron's friends and classmates wave goodbye as they travel away in a flying car. At the very end of the background, Penny also waves at them as a result of Kim being her hero.
Lilo & Stitch: The Series[]
Penny makes a guest appearance in the episode "Spats" when she and her family go on a vacation. She then meets Lilo and Stitch.
Fillmore![]
Penny makes a cameo appearance in Fillmore! as one of the students of the main protagonist's school.
American Dragon: Jake Long[]
In American Dragon: Jake Long, Penny Proud was mentioned by Jake Long as one of his close childhood friends.
Relationships[]
Friendships[]
Penny hangs out with Dijonay, Zoey, LaCienega, and Sticky. However, their so-called "friendship" with Penny is questionable at times as they all have a habit of ditching Penny whenever she is in a difficult situation, taking advantage of her, and even backstabbing her many times.
Family[]
- Oscar Proud - Penny's father. They do seem to have a loving relationship as she does seem to look up to him (most of the time anyway) and Oscar is very protective of his "baby girl". Their relationship does get more complicated in the movie, but it does go back to its old ways by the end.
- Trudy Proud - Penny's mother. The two do have a loving and respectful relationship. She is the parent Penny will often go to for advice and understanding. Penny is often polite to her mother and Trudy is often very understanding of her feelings and is willing to give her good advice that will often help her.
- Suga Mama - Penny's paternal grandmother. The two have a very loving relationship. Suga is very sweet and loving towards her "Grand Baby" and Penny is always there for Suga at any time.
- BeBe & CeCe Proud - Penny's brother and sister. Penny is often irritated by their behavior or the fact that she often has to babysit for them. Despite that, there is no doubt that she loves them and still looks out for their well-being.
- Bobby Proud - Penny's paternal uncle. The two have a kind and loving relationship. Penny is always happy to see him. Bobby has also helped her greatly with her musical career, serving as both her manager and back up. During this time, Bobby was the one person Penny never stabbed in the back. When Penny had to give a speech after she won an award, she gave the biggest shout out to Bobby saying he was like a father to her.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Over the course of the series, Penny's skin color has darkened since Season 2 (though it's still clearly an African-American skin color).
- In "Pulp Boot Camp", Oscar reveals that he wanted to name Penny after Pam Grier's character Coffy.
- Penny, and her family for that matter, all identify as Christians.
- She is the most mature of the group.
- She was a solo artist who had her own smash single until she gave it up for her friends.
- She was shown kissing only two boys.
- Penny, Oscar, Trudy, Suga Mama, and Dijonay are the only characters to be in all the episodes.
- Throughout the series, LaCienega and Nubia constantly make fun of Penny's large forehead, even though their foreheads are larger.
- In the opening sequence and some episodes, although her hair looks poofy, Penny's hair is somehow straight when she gets wet, indicating that her hair is relaxed. Additionally, in some episodes, excluding the opening sequence, her hair however wears down instead of staying tied up in pigtails as a result of getting wet. This could be a error.
- In "When You Wish Upon a Roker", it is revealed Penny suffers from coulrophobia and has a birthmark on her left buttock.