What is the personality type of Edna Turnblad? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Edna Turnblad from Hairspray 2008 and what is the personality traits.
Edna Turnblad personality type is ISFJ, which is one of the 16 types of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. ISFJs are known for being warm, caring, conscientious, practical, reliable, orderly, and dutiful. They take their commitments seriously and are very loyal to those they love.
Edna Turnblad’s mother, Mrs. Turnblad (Mary Badham), is an ISFJ. She is the kind of person who would never dream of leaving her daughter alone to fend for herself. Her daughter is grateful for having such a loyal, loving mother.
The movie also depicts an ESFJ (Holly Golightly) and an ESTP (Gordon Jump). As with the ISFJ, Gordon Jump’s personality type is portrayed as practical and reliable. He is the kind of guy that other guys look up to, which is why he ends up becoming the president of the student body. There’s something to be said about the popularity of the ESTP personality type.
Edna Turnblad’s love interest, Buddy Hackett (Gordon Jump), is also an ESTP personality type.