| Dr. Lilith Sternin | |
|---|---|
| Cheers / Frasier character | |
 from the Cheers episode "Sisterly Love" (episode 167, 1989) | |
| First appearance | Cheers: "Second Time Around" (season 4, episode 17) |
| Last appearance | 2023 edition of Frasier: "Freddy's Birthday" (season 1, episode 7) |
| Portrayed by | Bebe Neuwirth |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist[1] |
| Family | Betty Sternin (mother) Blaine Sternin (half-brother) |
| Spouse | Frasier Crane (ex-husband; 1988–1993, re-enacted in 1992) Brian Patchett (ex-husband; 1994–1998) |
| Children | Frederick Crane (son, with Frasier) |
| Relatives | Martin Crane (ex-father-in-law) Niles Crane (ex-brother-in-law) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
Lilith Sternin (formerly Sternin-Crane),[2] M.D., Ph.D., Ed.D, A.P.A.[3] is a fictional character on the American television sitcoms Cheers and Frasier, portrayed by Bebe Neuwirth. The character first appears as a date for Frasier Crane, though mutual hostility and discomfort causes the evening to end badly. Several months later, Lilith meets Frasier again and, with some help from Frasier's ex-fiancée, Diane Chambers (Shelley Long), they start a romantic relationship, eventually living together, marrying, and having a son, Frederick.
In the final season of Cheers, Lilith has an affair with another man and leaves Frasier. The affair later unravels and Lilith returns, seeking reconciliation with Frasier. Although Cheers ends ambiguously with regard to Frasier and Lilith's marriage, at the beginning of the spin-off series Frasier, their divorce has been finalized, with Lilith gaining custody of Frederick and remaining in Boston while Frasier has moved back to his hometown of Seattle. Lilith occasionally appears in Frasier, sometimes with Frederick.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (November 26, 1996). "Holiday Mission in a World of Silly Adults". The New York Times. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Neuwirth brightens rigid role". Portsmouth Daily Times. Associated Press. May 31, 1992. p. C5 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Second Time Around". Cheers. Season 4. Episode 17. Lilith states her degrees and APA membership in the episode.