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Factorygirl

The Factory Girl in the 2012 movie

The Factory Girl is a character in the musical adaptation of Les Misérables. She appears in the song At the End of the Day at the beginning of Act One along with several of the other working woman. In many stage adaptations her actress is also a member of the chorus and plays such characters as the "lovely ladies" and the turning women towards the end of the show.

Her character is never named; however, in the Shoujo Cosette anime, the Factory Girl is named Zephine.

In the 2012 movie, the Factory Girl is portrayed by Kate Fleetwood.

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She is responsible for stealing Fantine's letter from the Thenardiers and reporting her to the Foreman, subsequently resulting in Fantine being sacked from the factory. She feels scornful towards her and accuses her of being a prostitute. The women find out as well that she has a daughter she is taking care of and her husband left them alone. Like Fantine, she works at Jean Valjean's factory in Montreuil-sur-Mer and in most productions, this is either a beads or a glass factory. Generally, she comes across as a mean-spirited person.

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