User:Theleekycauldron/Drafts/Donna Moss
| Donna Moss | |
|---|---|
| The West Wing character | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Tomorrow" |
| Created by | Aaron Sorkin |
| Portrayed by | Janel Moloney |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Donnatella Moss |
| Title | Chief of Staff to the First Lady |
| Occupation | Senior assistant to the White House Deputy Chief of Staff (seasons 1–6) Russell campaign senior aide (season 6) Santos campaign spokeswoman (season 7) Chief of Staff to the First Lady (end of season 7) |
| Nationality | American and Canadian |
Donnatella Moss[1] is a fictional character played by Janel Moloney on The West Wing, an American serial political drama.
Creation[edit]
Character role and development[edit]
Reaction and influence[edit]
Entertainment Weekly described Donna as "undoubtedly one of The West Wing's most indelible characters."[2]
The Atlantic listed Donna as 39th out of 144 in their ranking of the best characters in The West Wing, describing her as "Easily the most controversial of the core cast members not named 'Mandy.'"[3] Vulture ranked her 17th in their list of the 39 best characters created by Aaron Sorkin describing her as "the cutest Midwestern turned Canadian exposition fairy you ever did see!"[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Interview with Aaron Sorkin" (PDF). On Writing Magazine, Issue 18. The Writers Guild of America, East, Inc. February 2003. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
- ^ Aquilina, Tyler (August 27, 2020). "How 'The West Wing' star Janel Moloney built her character Donna Moss 'from scratch'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Kevin; Sims, David; Reid, Joe (September 12, 2014). "A Definitive Ranking of Every Character on 'The West Wing'". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Lyons, Margaret; Dobbins, Amanda (June 22, 2012). "From Sports Night to Studio 60: Vulture ranks Aaron Sorkin's TV characters". Vulture. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.