Edie Britt

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Edie Britt
Desperate Housewives character
Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt
Portrayed by	Nicollette Sheridan
Duration	2004–09
First appearance	"Pilot" 1x01, October 3, 2004
Last appearance	"Everybody Says Don't" 5x23, May 17, 2009
Classification	Main
Created by	Marc Cherry
In-universe information Other names Edie McLain (first married name) Edie Rothwell (second married name) Edie Williams (third married name) Occupation Real estate agent Parents Ilene Britt (deceased) Mr Britt (deceased) Stepmother Mrs Britt Brothers Unnamed brother (deceased) Sisters Mrs Britt-McCann Husband Charles McLain (divorced) Umberto Rothwell (divorced) Dave Williams (until her death) Sons Travers McLain Stepchildren Paige Dash (via Dave; deceased) Nephews Austin McCann Other relatives Benjamin Tyson Katz (great-nephew)

Edie Britt is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. Nicollette Sheridan portrayed Edie from her debut in the pilot episode of the series until the character's death in the fifth season.

Within the series, Edie lived at 4362 Wisteria Lane in Fairview.^[1] Edie was a real estate agent. She was married three times; to Charles McLain (with whom she had a son, Travers), Umberto Rothwell, and Dave Williams. Throughout her time on the series, she also had numerous relationships with the ex-husbands or former lovers of other characters.

Sheridan's portrayal of the character earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.