Ally McBeal (character)

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal character
First appearance"Pilot"
Last appearance"Bygones"
Portrayed byCalista Flockhart
In-universe information
Full nameAllison Marie McBeal
OccupationLitigator
Administrative partner: Cage, Fish & McBeal
FamilyGeorge McBeal (father)
Jeannie McBeal (mother)
ChildrenMadison "Maddie" Harrington (daughter)
NationalityAmerican
Birth dateMarch 20, 1970 (Alternatively, April 1970 as S03E08 ("Turning 30") shows an April 2000 calendar)

Allison Marie McBeal is the central fictional character in the Fox series Ally McBeal played by Calista Flockhart.[1]

Ally is a Boston-based lawyer. She is shown as a woman who constantly believes in love and is continually looking for her soul mate. She often hears songs in her head and experiences hallucinations, mostly of a dancing baby, due to her biological clock ticking and of sexual endeavors with various men.[2][3]

  1. ^ Jefferson, Margo (1998-03-18). "Critic's Notebook; You Want to Slap Ally McBeal, but Do You Like Her?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. ^ Suqi, Rima (1998-09-10). "Currents: TV Decor; Ally Doesn't Live Here Anymore: The New and Old McBeal Digs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  3. ^ Stevens, Kimberly (1997-11-23). "Noticed; Ally, the Talk Around the Water Cooler". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-20.