Veronica Donovan
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| Veronica Donovan | |
| Role(s): | Lawyer |
| Current status: | Deceased |
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| First appearance: | S1E01 |
| Last appearance: | S2E01 |
| Season: | 1, 2 |
| Portrayed by: | Robin Tunney, Annie Yokom (young Veronica) |
Veronica Donovan, played by Robin Tunney, is a fictional character from the American television series, Prison Break. The younger Veronica is portrayed by Annie Yokom, who has only appeared once in the series - in episode "Brother's Keeper".
Veronica Donovan dated Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) while they were in high school despite them being two very different people. She moved away from the city life of Chicago to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she received a B.A. in political science. After receiving her Juris Doctor from Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas, she moved back to Chicago and worked as a real estate lawyer at Bianchi and Guthrie.
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[edit] Appearances
Veronica was one of the major characters in the series. She appeared in every episode of season one but was killed off in the second season's premiere episode, "Manhunt".
[edit] Season 1
In the first season's flashback episode, "Brother's Keeper", Veronica's relationship with Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is explored. After Lincoln's arrest, Veronica reveals to Michael that Lincoln may not be the man he thinks he is. She tells him that Lincoln had taken a $90,000 debt to cover for his education, stating to Michael, "You are where you are because of him." This prompts Michael to change as he realizes that, "He is where he is because of me."
Although she is a real estate lawyer and not a criminal lawyer, Veronica defended her childhood friend, Michael Scofield at his trial. Initially, she didn't believe Lincoln's innocence and was convinced by the security tape footage. However, after a string of occurrences, Veronica was led to believe that Lincoln might have been set up.
She approached Project Justice for help with Lincoln's case, knowing that she herself did not have any experience in death penalty cases. However, they refused to partake in her case. Nick Savrinn (Frank Grillo) later offered his help after telling her that his father was similarly accused of a crime he did not commit. Together, they worked tirelessly, trying to uncover the truth behind Terrence Steadman's apparent murder. After being nearly killed several times by agents, they eventually found out Terrence Steadman's hideout in Blackfoot, Montana.
However, at the end of the episode "Tonight", Veronica was betrayed by Nick upon John Abruzzi's request to have her "ready and waiting" at the airport on the night of the escape. She was sent to a taxi that led her to the airport because Nick didn't want her killed. After arriving at Blackfoot, Montana, she managed to sneak into Steadman's house and confronted him.
[edit] Season 2
Following her confrontation with Steadman (Jeff Perry), she called the police for help, as the house in which Steadman lived was only accessible from the outside. Hoping to reveal the conspiracy, her efforts were abruptly ended with the arrival of covert agents who executed her in order to prevent her from uncovering the truth. It turns out that the land Steadman was on was federal grounds, and all calls went to the agents. At the moment of her execution, she was talking to Lincoln Burrows on her cellphone. The character became the first main character to be killed off in the series.
The agent who killed her would eventually be killed by FBI agent Alexander Mahone in John Doe. In the same episode, after Steadman is captured by Paul Kellerman and the brothers, Steadman's remarks to Kellerman about his crush on President Reynolds reminds Lincoln of Veronica and the fact that Steadman witnessed her death, and he has to be persuaded by Michael not to kill Steadman.
[edit] External links
- Veronica Donovan's biography at Fox.com
| Production: | Season 1 | Season 2 | Broadcasters | DVD releases | Mobisodes |
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| Miscellaneous: | The Company | Fox River State Penitentiary | Tattoo |
| Tie-in websites: | Europeangoldfinch.net | Reynolds-Again.com |
| Characters | |
| Lists: | List of Prison Break characters | List of Prison Break minor characters |
| Main: | John Abruzzi | Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell | Brad Bellick | Lincoln Burrows | L. J. Burrows | Veronica Donovan Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin | Paul Kellerman | Alexander Mahone | Michael Scofield | Fernando Sucre | Sara Tancredi |
