1. Annalise Keating is introduced as a complex, high-profile criminal defense attorney and law professor at Middleton University who maintains social prestige and navigates through university politics.
18 Facts About Annalise Keating
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The series' main narrative starts when Annalise Keating chooses five of her students to work with her and they get in the middle of a murder case.
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Annalise Keating is introduced as a self-sufficient and confident woman who seems to have a perfect life and is respected for her professionalism, who people both fear and admire.
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Annalise Keating was born Anna Mae Harkness, the daughter of Ophelia and Mac, and the sister of Celestine and Thelonious.
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Annalise Keating's father was absent during much of her life.
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At law school, Annalise started a relationship with Eve Rothlo, but they broke up after Annalise fell in love with Sam Keating, who was married and left his wife to marry Annalise.
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In flashbacks, Annalise Keating is introduced as a criminal defense teacher at Middleton University who chooses students Laurel Castillo, Michaela Pratt, Connor Walsh, Asher Millstone, and Wes Gibbins to work exclusively in her law firm, where she is assisted by associates Frank Delfino and Bonnie Winterbottom.
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Annalise Keating calls her mother to counsel her throughout this moment, though they have multiple arguments.
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Annalise Keating blames Wes for her whereabouts, whilst in fact she and Frank hid the body of Rebecca, who was killed by someone unknown to them.
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The flash-forwards show Annalise Keating getting shot in the stomach at Hapstall's mansion.
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The second part of the season focuses on Wes' investigation around his mother's suicide ten years prior, and it gets revealed from flashbacks how Annalise Keating was involved with Wes' mother's suicide, as Wes' mother gets pressured to testify in Annalise Keating's case against the Mahoney family.
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Annalise Keating admits to the university that she is struggling with alcoholism.
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Annalise Keating, after being arrested, is in jail, denied bail, depressed and unwilling to use the communal toilet in her cell.
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In flash-forwards, Annalise Keating is shown to be dead under unknown circumstances with a funeral being held in her honor.
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Minutes later, Annalise Keating loses both Frank and Bonnie after they are killed in a shootout instigated by Frank when he killed the corrupt governor who set up Annalise Keating and murdered Nate's father.
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Annalise Keating has been recognized as a groundbreaking character in television history, praised for her complexity and significance in representing underrepresented groups in media.
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Viola Davis's performance as Annalise Keating led her to become the first African-American woman to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2015.
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Annalise Keating redefined how lawyers and professors are portrayed in pop culture by blending professional competence with deeply human flaws.