Annalise Keating
| Annalise Keating | |
|---|---|
| How to Get Away with Murder character | |
 Viola Davis as Annalise Keating in season 2 | |
| First appearance |
"Pilot" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance | [[]] |
| Created by | Peter Nowalk |
| Portrayed by | Viola Davis |
| Information | |
| Full name | Professor Annalise Keating, Esq. |
| Nickname(s) | Anna Mae |
| Occupation |
Defense attorney Professor |
| Family |
Ophelia Hartness (mother) Clyde (maternal uncle; deceased) |
| Significant other(s) |
Nate Lahey (lover) Eve Rothlo (lover) Samuel Keating (husband; deceased) |
Professor Annalise Keating, Esq., (born Anna Mae Hartness), is a fictional character portrayed by Viola Davis and created by Peter Nowalk for the American legal drama mystery television series How to Get Away with Murder. Keating is a high-profile Philadelphia-based defense attorney and law professor at the fictional Middleton University.[1]
For her performance as Keating, Viola Davis won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2015.[2] The role also won her two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
Storylines
Background
Little is known about Annalise's childhood, however, her mother, Ophelia Harkness (Cicely Tyson) in "Mama's Here Now", revealed information. As a child, Annalise grew up very poor, but her mother made sure she was fed, had a roof over her head and clothes on her back. As a child, Annalise was sexually abused by her uncle, Clyde. When one night, Ophelia caught Clyde exiting Annalise's room, knowing what he had done, she burned their house down while Clyde was asleep, presumably killing him.
While attending Harvard Law School, she became romantically involved with her classmate, Eve Rothlo (Famke Janssen). Ten years prior to the show's opening, she was pregnant, but her son died late in the pregnancy after a car crash presumably orchestrated by the father of one of her clients.
Season 1
The first season introduces Annalise Keating as an extremely successful Philadelphia defense attorney, representing several high-profile clients, and also as a widely revered criminal law professor at the fictional Middleton University.[3] It also reveals her unhealthy marriage with fellow Middleton professor Sam Keating and her romantic relationship with Detective Nate Lahey.[4]
References
- ↑ "Viola Davis as Annalise Keating". ABC. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Emmy Awards 2015: The complete winners list". CNN. 21 September 2015.
- ↑ "How to Get Away with Murder Series Premiere: Pilot Recap - Season 1 Episode 01". ABC. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "How to Get Away with Murder Episode Guide". ABC. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 15 December 2015.