Real person whose claim to fame is that s/he was the basis for a fictional character

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Real female whose claim to fame is that she inspired a fictional character
The real person is dead, but the fictional character lives on
Anita Louise (I might have made that up.. just a name bubble)
Not Anita Louise (could you be thinking of Tina Louise?)
Has the fictional character been featured in a movie/s?
The fictional character has been featured in movies (think of a specific genre of movie), but she was not originally created for the movies.
Was the real person from the US?
I don't think this is the right answer, but if by some chance it should be, I'll pass my question to the next interested party as I'll not be here until late afternoon tomorrow.
Anna Leonowens (Anna and the King of Siam, Anna Owens in the book, and I think in the movies, too. )
Sorry about the delay: my computer crashed.
Not Anna Leonowens (but a good guess)
Not from the U.S.
To recap:
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Real female, not from the U.S., whose claim to fame is that she was the inspiration for a fictional character.
The real person is dead, but the fictional character lives on.
The fictional character has been featured in a specific genre of movies, but she was not created for the movies.
Was this the woman who was the prototype for the woman in the Sound of Music? Or, Anna and the King of Siam???
Not the prototype for either the woman in The Sound of Music or Anna and the King of Siam.
I've lost track, but I think we're down to 15 questions.
I yield my turn to you, Bree. I have to get up tomorrow for work.