Doreen is a minor character in season four of Only Murders in the Building. She is the sister of Charles-Haden Savage and is portrayed by Melissa McCarthy.
History[]
When Doreen was three and her brother, Charles, was nineteen, he was pushing her on a swing. He pushed too hard and she flew off, resulting in her losing her spleen. Their mother guilted Charles about it for years and Doreen picked up the habit of teasing him about it. A few years later, when Doreen was five, their mother took her to see Charles in one of her plays. The memory was special to Doreen because it's the only time in her life she could remember her mother holding her hand.
As Charles and Doreen grew up, they remained distant. However, when Charles needed to flee New York when a killer was after him, he went to Doreen's house. Doreen welcomed them and told them she'd kicked her husband out, so he was living on the boat in the driveway. Doreen took an immediate liking to Oliver and flirted with him heavily. This continued until Loretta arrived looking for Oliver.
While talking to Charles, they argued over him expressing no emotions and her expressing many. She believed he was robotic and every many in her life thought she was crazy just for having feelings. Wanting to woo Oliver, Doreen made her hair look like Loretta's and attempted to seduce him. When Oliver chose Loretta over her, Doreen picked a fight with Loretta, which ended with Loretta biting Doreen and them each apologizing.
While treating Doreen's bite wound, she and Charles had a heart to heart. They agreed to blame their mother for the distance and agreed to try to do better about staying in touch.
The next day, Mike came home to find them on the boat and he and Doreen made up. Then Mike told the trio that Howard was trying to reach them and said the Westies killed Dudenoff and had been cashing his checks.
Relationships[]
Charles Haden-Savage[]
Doreen and Charles have a complicated sibling relationship, with Doreen being quite needy and Charles being quite distant from his sister. After he came to her house to avoid being killed, Doreen and Charles had a heartfelt conversation. Doreen opened up to him about how she felt about his distance and Charles agreed to be less distant and visit more.
Oliver Putnam[]
When Oliver came to stay at Doreen's house, Doreen kept making sexual advances towards him, with her venting to him about his problems and him doing the same while drunk. Doreen continued to make these advances towards him, even when Loretta arrived, causing a conflict between Loretta and Doreen.
Career[]
Notes and Trivia[]
- Her doorbell plays "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant."
Gallery[]
Episodic[]
Episode Stills[]
| List of Characters | ||
| MAIN | Charles-Haden Savage • Oliver Putnam • Mabel Mora • Howard Morris • Jan Bellows • Oscar Torres | |
| RECURRING | Tim Kono • Donna Williams • Sazz Pataki • Teddy Dimas • Theo Dimas • Zoe Cassidy • Ursula • Cinda Canning • Uma Heller • Arnav Kapoor • Bunny Folger • Lester • Poppy White • Ndidi Idoko • Grover Stanley • Amy Huang • Will Putnam • Sam • Paulette • Marv • Alice Banks • Daniel Kreps • Joy Payne • Lucy • Ben Glenroy • Bobo Malone • Cliff DeMeo • Dickie Glenroy • Donna DeMeo • Jonathan Bridgecroft • Kimber Min • K.T. Knoblauer • Loretta Durkin • Tobert • Eugene Levy • Eva Longoria • Zach Galifianakis • Marshall P. Pope • Vince Fish • Rudy Thurber • Milton Dudenoff • Glen Stubbins • Bev Melon | |
| GUEST | Sting • Roberta Putnam • José Torres • Jimmy Fallon • Silvia Mora • Amy Schumer • Matthew Broderick • Scott Bakula • Doreen • Ron Howard | |
- ↑ Valley of the Dolls (2022): Season 4, Episode 7. Charles and Doreen both mention how when she was 3 years old, he was 19 years old etc.