Edie Britt
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| Edie Britt | |
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 Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt |
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| First appearance | Pilot (episode 1.01) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Real-estate agent |
| Relationships | Charles McLain (ex-husband) Mr. Roswell (ex-husband) Karl Mayer (ex-fiancé) Mike Delfino (ex-boyfriend) |
| Children | Travers McLain (son) |
| Relatives | Austin McCann (nephew) |
| Portrayed by | Nicollette Sheridan |
| Created by | Marc Cherry |
Edie Britt (previously McLain and Roswell) is a fictional character on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives portrayed by Nicollette Sheridan.
Nicolette Sheridan portrays maneater, "Edie Britt," a real estate agent and serial divorcee. Edie is fiercely competitive both romantically and professionally, having declared no other Realtor sells in the neighborhood but herself. It is possible that her name, Britt is a reference to the fact that Nicollette Sheridan is British.
[edit] History
| “ | Edie Britt was the most predatory divorcee in a five block radius. | ” |
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— Mary Alice Young
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During most of the first season Edie is trying to move in on Mike and she attempts to steal Mike Delfino away from Susan Mayer when not having sex with someone else. In the pilot episode, Martha Huber mentions Edie having a son, but he is not seen again until the third season. Edie began dating Karl Mayer soon after Julie's birthday party. After Susan tells her she has burnt her house down while Edie spreads Martha Huber's ashes, she uses it to join the Housewives club and gets closer to everyone.
In the second season of Desperate Housewives, Edie starts dating Susan's ex-husband Karl much to the displeasure of Susan Mayer (Karl's former wife). Karl pretends to have broken up with Edie and has sex with Susan. Karl admits to Susan that he was still dating Edie and went back to Edie, who never found out. Edie later discovers that Karl had an affair with Susan, and takes revenge by burning down Susan's house. She admits to Susan that she burned down her home and Susan successfully gets proof of this by using a wire. Edie starts to get into a physical fight with Susan over the wire tape, and gets stung by yellowjackets. Susan attempts to make a deal with Edie to try and stop the release of the tape, but Edie refuses.
In the third season, Edie's nephew comes to live with her. Susan's daughter and Edie's nephew begin spending time together. During this week's Desperate Housewives, Edie tells Julie Mayer (Susan's daughter) that her nephew is nothing but trouble and that she should stay away from him. Edie, like many other of the Housewives characters, was involved in a hostage situation. However, unlike the other hostages, she made it into a room which she subsequently locked. The hostage taker, named Carolyn, was trying to get kill her husband, who was the other person who made it to that room, for having an affair. Near the end of the hostage situation, Carolyn threatened to shoot Edie after learning that she was in there with her husband, suspecting she was another one of his affairs (even though she wasn't). Although she was dating him as a revenge against Susan and because she loved him, Edie dumps Mike when he is arrested for Monique's murder.
She goes on being Julie's alternative for her mother and even gets her the pills which once again sets her at odds with Susan.
When her ex dumps her son, Travers, at her house, Edie desperatly tries to find him a baby sitter. When nobody is available, she leaves him alone to do her own thing. Carlos Solis spots the young boy playing in the street and invites him into his house. When Edie picks her son up, she breaks down, saying that she gave her ex custody to give her son a better life. Carlos, taking pity on her, agrees to look after her son if she needs him to.
[edit] Quotes
- "Of course I believe in evil. I work in real estate."
- "What if you want to be supportive but you just can't stand listening to people bitch?"
- "Do you think you could stop by later and take a look at my pipes?"
- "Oh my God. I just wanna slap and shake you."
- "Your foreman said that you were on a date with a hottie. Evidently someone's in need of LASIK."
- "I am not going to apologize for having a healthy sex life."
- "Oh, Tom. You've checked out my butt enough times to know that I don't eat pizza."
- "You can't outrun me, Mayer! I'm in the best shape of my life!!"
- To Susan:"I was thinking that if Julie got knocked up, then you and I could become family.I'm sorry, but I can't take that chance."
[edit] Trivia
- Edie was originally planned to be named Evie McCall.
- She was also planned to be a character who would disappear early in Season 1 but her character was liked so much that she has now almost become the fifth lead.
- Her character is going to be explored in the last episodes of season 3 as a fill-in for Bree which will allegedly include the mystery of her missing son.
| Desperate Housewives | ||
| Episode list | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Official site | ||
| Production | Marc Cherry | Characters | Actors | Awards | Broadcasting | DVD releases | Music | The Game | |
| Main characters |
Susan Mayer | Lynette Scavo | Bree Hodge | Gabrielle Solis | Edie Britt | Mary Alice Young Carlos Solis | Tom Scavo | Julie Mayer | Orson Hodge | Mike Delfino Andrew Van De Kamp | Danielle Van De Kamp | Preston and Porter Scavo | Parker Scavo | Ian Hainsworth |
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| Former main characters |
Betty Applewhite | Rex Van De Kamp | Paul Young | John Rowland | Zach Young | Karl Mayer |
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| Minor characters |
Carolyn Bigsby | Sophie Flickman | Maisy Gibbons | Ida Greenberg | Alma Hodge | Gloria Hodge |
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| Locations | Wisteria Lane | Eagle State | |
