Mary Ellen "Mitzi" May (née Montgomery) is the current head of the Lackadaisy crew who owns and operates the Little Daisy Café and the Lackadaisy Speakeasy since the death of Atlas, her husband, in 1926. It is rumored that she may have been responsible for his death. Though she wasn't the reason.

Name:

Mary Ellen "Mitzi" May.

Aliases:

Mitzi, Martini Mitzi, Mrs. M, heartstopper

Age:

32

Species:

Anthropomorphic Feline

Physical appearance:

Mitzi is a petite and slender light brown-furred cat with a curvy pear figure body and a medium bust, light emerald green eyes and a very bushy tail that is a bit larger than her torso.

She has short and wavy, chin-length light brown hair in a 1920s-style Charleston bob cut with marcel waves. For makeup, she wears purple-plum eyeshadow with black winged eyeliner with matching black mascara and dark red lipstick.

She is usually seen smoking with a black cigarette holder. Mitzi commonly dresses in peacock colors - purples, reds and emerald gems.

Clothing:

She often wears a big cream-colored fur boa followed by dark purple ankle-strap low heels, long arm-length dark purple opera gloves on her thin arms and a white pearl emerald necklace with matching white pearl earrings.

Mitzi wears a sleeveless, calf-length light burgundy flapper dress with long pastel red waist sash on her big and wide hips.

Biography:

Mitzi was born on the September 25th, 1895 in Savannah, Georgia. In her childhood, Mitzi, "was idly plucking her father’s banjo in a faded dress, dodging unwanted advances, and planning the escape from a dirt farm in Georgia", not completing her primary education due to her going on tour with her nomad band, only settling at the Lackadaisy, after she fell in love with Atlas.

After his death, she became the sole owner of the Little daisy and Lackadaisy. Most of the staff--and patrons, left. Leaving only a few assets to her. Yet, she wants to restore the Lackadaisy to it's former glory. Despite her being advised not to.

Personality and traits:

Mitzi's personality appears to be rather jaded. Despite her willingness to engage in unethical acts to keep Lackadaisy afloat, such as stealing a check from Wick while intoxicated, she still possesses a conscience that prevents her from cashing the check while sober, due to feeling ashamed of her actions. Although, she has said to Zib that she intends to repay Wick.

Trivia

Her maiden name is said to be Montgomery.

Tracy incorporated some Persian and Angora into Mitzi's tail,[12] while other aspects of her design draw inspiration from Clara Bow and Nancy Carroll.

Regarding her appearance, Tracy has noted that, "Mitzi usually dresses in peacock colors - purples and emerald, regal and vain - though whether or not she's just wearing them with wistful irony is up for debate".

Mitzi, "has a bit of morbid fascination for the obituaries column, would almost certainly enjoy historical fiction, and perhaps a little D.H. Lawrence (although she probably can't see what all the fuss is about)".

Mitzi's interests include both trashy novels and murder mysteries and Edgar Allen Poe's works. According to Tracy, she would have loved Edward Gorey.

With regards to Mitzi's voice, Tracy stated that it would be, "A lyrical voice with a distinctly southern accent. Her manner of delivery varies between sad resignation (which contradicts her every action), and condescension that might come across as insulting if it weren't so slathered in honey".

According to Tracy, Mitzi did not complete her primary education. Mitzi would have voted for Herbert Hoover, the Republican candidate, in the 1928 presidential election due to his support for Prohibition.

Her favorite food is chocolate, while she enjoys drinking gin and mint juleps. She has also had truffles once, and greatly enjoyed them.

According to Tracy, Mitzi would most like cash for Christmas. The gun Mitzi carries, shown in "Malarkey", is based on the Beretta 1919 6.35mm.

Mitzi has played the ukulele as a member of Zib's band, and in "Loggerheads" Mitzi used to live in a big house with Atlas, but currently lives on the third floor of the Little Daisy Cafe building. It's been converted into an apartment.

Mitzi is a smoker.

Mitzi's zodiac sign is Libra.