Kerry Weaver

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Kerry Weaver
Laura Innes as Kerry Weaver
First appearance	September 21, 1995. (2x01, "Welcome Back Carter!")
Last appearance	April 2, 2009. (15x22, "And In The End...")
Portrayed by	Laura Innes
Duration	1995–2009
In-universe information
Title	Chief Resident (1995–1996) Attending (1996–2007) Chief of Emergency Medicine (1999–2003) Chief of Staff (2003–2006)
Occupation	Emergency Physician
Family	Helen Kingsley (biological mother)
Spouse	Sandy Lopez (girlfriend, deceased) Courtney Brown (girlfriend) Unnamed surgical resident (former husband)
Children	Henry Lopez (son with Sandy) Unnamed child (miscarriage)

Kerry Weaver is a fictional character, a physician, from the NBC television series ER. The role is portrayed by Laura Innes, who debuts as a recurring character in the second-season episode "Welcome Back, Carter!", which aired on September 21, 1995. Innes was promoted to the role of series regular as of the third-season episode "Dr. Carter, I Presume", which aired on September 26, 1996, and made her last regular appearance in the thirteenth-season episode "A House Divided", which aired on January 11, 2007.

During the series' fifteenth season, Innes made guest appearances in the episodes "Heal Thyself", which aired on November 13, 2008, and the series finale, "And in the End...", which aired on April 2, 2009.

Very little of Weaver’s background is revealed to the audience in her early episodes. The character exhibits a limp in her gait, which is aided by the use of a forearm crutch. This was later revealed to be caused by congenital hip dysplasia in episode 14 of season 11, in addition to the fact that she had lived for a period in Africa.

Weaver arrives at County General as Chief Resident, and later becomes an attending physician, is promoted to Chief of Emergency Medicine, and finally becomes the Hospital Chief of Staff. Her administrative position often forces her to make unpleasant decisions that draw hostility from her fellow physicians, as when she fires Jeanie Boulet in Season 4. Although an excellent physician, she is often portrayed as the villain in many episodes. She is a dynamic character and has many moments of trying to figure out what is right and wrong. We often see her make mistakes and try to grapple with learning from the mistakes.

Although Weaver has been involved in some heterosexual relationships, she eventually comes out as a lesbian. Her sexual orientation is a key point in some episodes, particularly when she fights in court to keep her son, Henry. She was included in AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Lesbian and Bisexual Characters.^[1]