Volumnia

"Volumnia," remonstrates Sir Leicester with his utmost severity.

Bleak House Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1853

"Volumnia," replies Sir Leicester, who has a list in his hand, "we are doing tolerably."

Bleak House Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1853

"Volumnia," remonstrates Sir Leicester with his utmost severity.

Bleak House Charles Dickens 1841

"Volumnia," replies Sir Leicester, who has a list in his hand, "we are doing tolerably."

Bleak House Charles Dickens 1841

The most interesting of the other characters are Aufidius, the Volscian general, Menenius, Coriolanus 'friend in Rome, and Volumnia, his mother.

April Books 3) From One To Zero: A Universal History of Numbers, by Georges Ifrah nickbarnes 2009

Once a hero, then a traitor, he becomes a peacemaker at the bidding of his mother, Volumnia.

Ralph Fiennes's 'Samurai' Coriolanus J. S. Marcus 2011

The cast includes Vanessa Redgrave as the hero's mother, Volumnia, alongside whom today's tiger moms seem toothless; Jessica Chastain as his ardent wife, Virgilia; Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius, his mortal enemy, and Brian Cox as the accommodating senator Menenius.

Soderbergh Goes 'Haywire' With a Fast, Stylish Thriller Joe Morgenstern 2012

"I never dreamed of playing Volumnia," says Ms. Redgrave, speaking by telephone from New York City, where she is starring on Broadway in "Driving Miss Daisy."

Ralph Fiennes's 'Samurai' Coriolanus J. S. Marcus 2011

Vanessa Redgrave is at her best as Coriolanus's mother Volumnia and should win best actress, but the cod-contemporary paraphernalia and action-movie cutting were mere distractions.

Berlin film festival – review 2011

The only time he invites pity is when he yields to entreaties from his fiercely ambitious mother, Volumnia Vanessa Redgrave, the very woman who has turned him into an uncompromising warrior.

Coriolanus – review 2012