Gloria the Hippopotamus is a main character of the Madagascar franchise, serving as a main character in Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. She also serves as the major character of the specials and the minor character of the short films and the Penguins of Madagascar movie. She also appears as a protagonist in the online prequel series Madagascar: A Little Wild.
She is a hippopotamus, who resided in the Central Park Zoo as an attraction, all the while being good friends with Alex, Marty, and Melman. She is the only female of the quartet.
She is voiced by Willow Smith (in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa) and Shaylin Becton (in Madagascar: A Little Wild) as a child and Jada Pinkett Smith as an adult.