Andrea Marino | |
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First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, September 23, 2005 |
Last appearance | "Love Never Dies" 2x01, September 29, 2006 |
Created by | John Gray |
Portrayed by | Aisha Tyler |
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Nickname(s) | Andie, Squeaky |
Occupation | Lawyer Co-owned antique store |
Family | Mitch Marino (brother) Maya Marino (sister-in-law) Unnamed nieces |
Jim Clancy | |
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First appearance | "Pilot" 1x01, September 23, 2005 |
Last appearance |
The Children's Parade 5x22, May 21, 2010 |
Created by | John Gray |
Portrayed by | David Conrad |
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Aliases | Sam Lucas |
Occupation | Paramedic/Firefighter, Doctor |
Family | Faith Clancy (mother) Aiden Clancy (father; deceased) Daniel 'Dan' Clancy (brother; deceased) |
Spouse(s) |
Melinda Gordon (m. 2005-2009; his death) Melinda Gordon (m. 2009-present) |
Children | Unnamed child (miscarriage, with Melinda) Aiden Lucas (son, with Melinda) |
Delia Banks | |
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First appearance | "Love Still Won't Die" 2x02, September 29, 2006 |
Last appearance | "The Children's Parade" 5x22, May 21, 2010 |
Portrayed by | Camryn Manheim |
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Gender | Female |
Spouse(s) | Charlie Banks (deceased) |
Children | Ned Banks |
Richard "Rick" Payne | |
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First appearance | "Love Never Dies" 2x01, September 22, 2006 (As recurring cast) "The Underneath" 3x01, September 28, 2007 (As main cast) |
Last appearance | "Firestarter" 4x01, October 3, 2008 |
Portrayed by | Jay Mohr |
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Nickname(s) | Rick, Ricky, Payne |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Professor at Rockland University |
Spouse(s) | Kate Payne (wife; deceased) |
Eli James | |
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First appearance | "Firestarter" 4x01, October 3, 2008 |
Last appearance | "The Children's Parade" 5x22, May 21, 2010 |
Portrayed by | Jamie Kennedy |
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Gender | Male |
Occupation | Professor at Rockland University, therapist |
Family | Ray James (father; deceased) Evelyn James (mother; deceased) Zoe Ramos (girlfriend; deceased) |
The following are fictional characters from the television drama Ghost Whisperer created by John Gray.
Melinda Gordon, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt, is the protagonist of Ghost Whisperer. Melinda has been able to see ghosts since she was a little girl. Specifically, she sees ghosts who have not crossed over due to an issue that they need her help to resolve. She helps them find peace and cross over into the light. The gift has been passed on for many generations. She is married to Jim Clancy (David Conrad) and owns an antique shop, located in the fictional town of Grandview. She has many enemies who dislike her abilities, including Gabriel Lawrence (Ignacio Serricchio) and Romano (John Walcutt).
Andrea Joyce Marino, played by Aisha Tyler, is Melinda's (Jennifer Love Hewitt) best friend and was part of the main cast during season one. Andrea once worked in New York City, as a lawyer, until she moved to Grandview. She set up an antique store that she owns along with Melinda named "The Same As It Never Was".
Melinda even comes to trust Andrea enough to tell her about her gift of being able to communicate with earthbound spirits, or ghosts. Andrea becomes essential to the store and Melinda, because of the very fact she knows about Melinda's gift. Whenever Melinda has to run off and help a ghost, Andrea is left to keep the store. Andrea also helps Melinda with difficult crossovers removing some of the stress from Melinda's husband, Jim (David Conrad). In "The One", a plane crashes and Andrea notices Melinda is hiding something. She believes her brother Mitch died during the plane crash and Melinda is seeing his ghost.
At the end of season one, it was revealed it was Andrea who had died during the crash and not Mitch. While Andrea was not on the plane, she died because her car had been on the path the plane had crashed on. Romano attempts to prevent Andrea from crossing over into the Light and get her to join him on the Dark Side. Melinda would not allow such a horrific occurrence to happen to her friend, so she sets out to stop Romano and warn Andrea. With the help of an occult professor at Rockland University, Rick Payne, Melinda is able to help Andrea find peace and cross over into the Light. Her death was foreshadowed in Season 1, Episode 15. Romano is seen sitting in a chair in the antique store. When he disappears, a faint sound of an airplane engine is heard.