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Swoosie Kurtz as Lily Charles


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What we know:
• Agoraphobic, acerbic, alcoholic, misanthropic pessimist.
• Family religion is Jewish.
• Children/young people reminds of her own mortality.
• Can hold her breath for a really long time.
• Favorite tea: Splash of Chamomile with bourbon.
• Cheese aficionado.
• Amateur ornithologist.
• Amateur taxidermist.
• Right eye blinded by dirty kitty litter.
• Able driver.
• Even abler with a shotgun.
• Underwent menopause when Chuck was going through puberty.
• Although obsessed with keeping Chuck chaste (ie. making her wear full orthodontic headgear unnecessarily), hid historical erotica in their milk cellar.
• Probably inherited her love of drink from her mother (who was fond of vermouth).


What we don't know: ---

How she is Chuck's mother, or if the drugged pie made her say that

Occupation/s:
• One-half of the synchronized swimming duo, "The Darling Mermaid Darlings" (retired)



Reputation in Coeur d'Coeurs:
• Ned thought her house was haunted as a child.
• Present neighborhood children believe that if captured by the aunts, they will be turned into birds and placed in cages.

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Swoosie Kurtz, Lily Charles

Played by Swoosie Kurtz


Character connections

Family: Brother, deceased; niece, Charlotte (a.k.a. "Chuck"), deceased; Vivian, sister/synchronized swimming partner.


Romance: None


Friends: Ned (even though she dubbed him "Beaver Boy"); Olive Snook, pie deliverer/intruder from the outside world


Enemies: Children/young people/human beings in general; cats (doesn't seem to own any ever since the kitty litter incident).



Memorable Quotes from Pushing Daisies

"Charlotte was a firecracker. Always trying to get us out of the house. Threatened to bake anti-depressants into our food: got to the point I was scared to eat anything she cooked."

Aunt Vivian: "Pies for breakfast always remind me of mother."
Aunt Lily: "Vermouth always reminds me of mother."

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