Шерлок Холмстың Ирэн Адлер кейіпкері

Fictional character created by Arthur Conan Doyle
the Sherlock Holmes character

Irene Adler is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A former opera singer and actress, she was featured in the short story "A Scandal in Bohemia", published in July 1891. Adler is one of the most notable female characters in the Sherlock Holmes series, despite appearing in only one story. While not technically a criminal and bearing no malice towards Holmes, she outsmarts him and evades his traps. Sherlock Holmes refers to her afterwards respectfully as "the Woman". In the original Doyle story, Watson notes Holmes has no romantic interest in Adler or in women in general, pointing out the detective only exhibits a platonic admiration for her wit and cunning.

Irene Adler appears only in "A Scandal in Bohemia". Her name is briefly mentioned in "A Case of Identity", "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", and "His Last Bow". According to "A Scandal in Bohemia", Adler was born in New Jersey or Chelsea, London in 1858. She had a career in opera as a contralto or soprano, performing at La Scala in Milan, Italy, and a term as prima donna in the Imperial Opera of Warsaw, Poland. In Poland, she became the lover of Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel Felstein and King of Bohemia. The King describes her as "a well known adventuress" (a term widely used at the time in ambiguous association with "courtesan") who has "the face of the most beautiful of women and the mind of the most resolute of men." Thereafter, she moves to England and marries Godfrey Norton, causing the King to fear she may attempt to blackmail him.

Adler's career as a theatrical performer who becomes the lover of a powerful aristocrat had several precedents. One is Lola Montez, a dancer who became the lover of Ludwig I of Bavaria and influenced national politics. Montez is suggested as a model for Adler by several writers. Another possibility is the actor Lillie Langtry, the lover of Edward, the Prince of Wales.

Different pronunciations of Irene Adler's first name have been proposed. The traditional British pronunciation of the name is "Eye ree nee", which has been used for Adler's first name in some adaptations, including the BBC 1989–1998 radio series. The standard American pronunciation of the name, "Eye reen", would be appropriate since Adler is said to be from New Jersey. It may also be pronounced this way in modern British usage. This pronunciation has been used in television adaptations such as Elementary, Cashville and Sherlock. Another pronunciation, "Ayr ray na", was used in the Granada television series. This pronunciation has a "continental flavour" fitting Adler's career as an opera singer in continental Europe.

Name Title Date Type Olga Edwardes Sherlock Holmes "A Scandal in Bohemia" 1951 (British) Larisa Solovyova The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson "The Treasures of Agra" 1983 (Russian) Gayle Hunnicutt The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "A Scandal in Bohemia" 1984 (British)Lara Pulver Sherlock "A Scandal in Belgravia" 2012 (British) Sherlock "The Sign of Three" 2014 (British) Natalie Dormer Elementary 2013 2015 (American) Lyanka Gryu Sherlock Holmes 2013 (Russian) Rie Miyazawa Sherlock Holmes 2014 2015 (Japanese) Maaya Sakamoto Case File nº221: Kabukicho 2019 (Japanese)