Elizabeth Bartlet
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Anne Bartlet Westin is a fictional character
played by Annabeth Gish
on the television
serial
drama
The West Wing. Elizabeth (called Lizzie and "Lizzie B." among family and friends) is the oldest of President Josiah Bartlet
and Abbey Bartlet
's three daughters.
She is a married mother of two—daughter Annie and son Gus. Her husband is Doug Westin. It is discovered in season seven of The West Wing that Doug had cheated on Elizabeth with their nanny, but instead of leaving him, Liz continues to support his bid for Congress.
Although there is every indication that Jed and Abbey were caring and loving parents, it was alluded to in season five that Liz had issues with them stemming from their busy careers. Liz implied that many sacrifices were made when she and her sisters were growing up. She turned down an offer to run for Congress herself because she did not want her children to have the childhood she had.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
played by Annabeth Gish
Annabeth Gish
Annabeth Gish is an American actress known for starring roles in Shag, Mystic Pizza and Double Jeopardy. She is best known for her roles as Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing and as Eileen Caffee on the Showtime drama Brotherhood.-Personal...
on the television
Television
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serial
Serial (radio and television)
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drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
The West Wing. Elizabeth (called Lizzie and "Lizzie B." among family and friends) is the oldest of President Josiah Bartlet
Josiah Bartlet
Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated...
and Abbey Bartlet
Abbey Bartlet
Dr. Abigail Anne "Abbey" Barrington Bartlet, MD, is a fictional character played by Stockard Channing on the television serial drama, The West Wing. In the show, she is the First Lady of the United States, the wife of President Josiah Bartlet.-Overview:...
's three daughters.
She is a married mother of two—daughter Annie and son Gus. Her husband is Doug Westin. It is discovered in season seven of The West Wing that Doug had cheated on Elizabeth with their nanny, but instead of leaving him, Liz continues to support his bid for Congress.
Although there is every indication that Jed and Abbey were caring and loving parents, it was alluded to in season five that Liz had issues with them stemming from their busy careers. Liz implied that many sacrifices were made when she and her sisters were growing up. She turned down an offer to run for Congress herself because she did not want her children to have the childhood she had.