This is a request by @Dragon123r for Velma Von Tussle (as protrayed by Kristin Chenoweth) of Hairspray having one of her schemes has gone sideways. Now she has been bound and gagged to a chair and struggling to get free.Velma Von Tussle is one of the antagonists in every version of Hairspray.
In the musical and Hairspray (2007), Velma is the widowed station manager of WYZT, which hosts The Corny Collins Show. She uses this position to promote her daughter, Amber Von Tussle, and to push her own racist and antiquated beliefs.
In the 1988 Film, she is a trophy wife and homemaker.
In all versions, Velma is a blond former beauty queen obsessed with reliving her glory days. She pushes Amber to follow in her footsteps, going to extreme lengths to ensure that her daughter comes out on top.
Velma is portrayed as conniving, narcissistic, and racist. Throughout the show, she is seen to manipulate and insult those around her, including her daughter, Amber.
She has conservative and bigoted stances, and holds The Corny Collins Show's cast strictly to them. However, she herself tries to justify her bigotry whenever she's accused of it (for instance in Velma's Revenge, she says "Look, I love Sammy Davis, and he's black and a Jew!").
In (The Legend of) Miss Baltimore Crabs, she starts off criticizing her daughter and the other dancers for their "dirty" moves, telling them, "remember, mother knows best." Later in the song though, it is revealed that she did not win her own crown through her dance moves, but through seducing the judges.
Kristin Chenoweth is an American stage, screen and television actress, though, depending on who you ask, Chenoweth fans may disagree on what her most famous roles are. Since Chenoweth began her career, she has been credited with roles in musicals and plays on and off-Broadway, on various television shows and can be seen in movies on television and the big screen. She has also lent her recognizable voice numerous times to animated features.
Chenoweth was born in the small town of Broken Arrow, OK. Soon after her birth, Chenoweth was adopted by Jerry and Junie Chenoweth. She is very open about her adoption and has been known to support various adoption causes and organizations around the U.S. Although Chenoweth knows the backgrounds of her birth parents, she has commented that she has little interest in meeting them. The Chenoweth family includes older brother Mark. Chenoweth graduated from Broken Arrow High School and went on to study Musical Theater at Oklahoma City University. Under the guidance of Florence Birdwell, Chenoweth flourished in stage and vocal performance. She later received her Master's Degree in Opera Performance at OCU.
An avid fan of all things Oklahoman, Chenoweth was inducted into the 2010 State Hall of Fame. Fans of Kristin Chenoweth, the stage actress, have seen her stealing performances in Steel Pier, Epic Proportions, and The Apple Tree. In 1999, Chenoweth received the Tony Award for her performance as "Sally" in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown". Chenoweth is well-known as the originator of "Glinda" in the 2003 mega-hit musical "Wicked". The role, written with Chenoweth in mind, earned her a Tony Award Nomination amongst many other accolades. Chenoweth returned to Broadway in 2010, alongside Sean Hayes in the Broadway revival of "Promises, Promises". In January of 2007, Chenoweth became the third musical theater performer in history to have a solo performance at NYC's Metropolitan Opera. She has also performed with various Symphonies around the world. Chenoweth has recorded 3 studio albums. Those who know Kristin best from her various television performances remember her as the quirky, down on love, "Olive Snook" on Pushing Daisies (2007). The role won Ms. Chenoweth an Emmy Award in 2009 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. The show, ultimately canceled shortly after its 2nd season, is still considered by Kristin to be one of her favorite characters to play.
In 2001, Chenoweth starred in the short-lived NBC comedy Kristin (2001). She has also been seen on The West WIng (1999), Ugly Betty (2006) and has a recurring role on Fox's Glee (2009) as the recovering alcoholic has-been, but lovable "April Rhodes" . Her appearances on "Glee" earned her a 3rd Emmy nomination. Most recently, Ms. Chenoweth had a small part in the 2010 comedy, You Again (2010). She has also had roles in Four Christmases (2008), Deck the Halls (2006), and Running with Scissors (2006). In 2009, Chenoweth took on the challenging role as "Linda" in the film, Into Temptation (2009). Ms. Chenoweth is bi-coastal, spending a good amount of time in both New York and Los Angeles