30 Facts About Carrie Heffernan

Carrie Heffernan is a fictional character in the American sitcom The King of Queens.

Carrie Heffernan appears in all of the show's nine seasons and is one of the show's three central characters.

Carrie Heffernan was born on in Manhattan on January 19,1969 and is the sharp-tongued wife of Doug Heffernan.

Carrie Heffernan was born Simone Spooner but when she was a child, Arthur lost her name in a poker game which necessitated a switch of name with her cousin Carrie Heffernan.

Carrie Heffernan originally had a sister named Sara who moved in along with Arthur, but after the first season, the character was dropped.

The coupling of Carrie Heffernan and Doug in the King of Queens is an attempt to create a subtle "beauty and the beast" scenario in modern times.

Carrie Heffernan is a beautiful woman with an attractive figure, whereas Doug is a sloppy dresser and over-eater who doesn't take his fitness, health or weight gain seriously.

Carrie Heffernan makes no excuses for his love of food or his desire to watch as much TV as he possibly can.

Carrie Heffernan does make it clear over the years, that she "could have done better", but its obvious that she loves him and in the end is satisfied with her choice.

However, in one episode later in the season, it is portrayed that Carrie Heffernan had met Doug in high school, which is incongruent with the storyline, and obviously was not something intentional, done by the show's writers.

Carrie Heffernan loves expensive designer clothes and dressing well in the face of their limited incomes, but is otherwise more practical in how they spend their middle-class paycheck, such as buying a new fridge they need, or to pay a bill which is due, unlike Doug who would like to buy frivolous things such as a pet monkey, a wood-fired pizza oven or an enormous big screen TV.

Carrie Heffernan is dedicated to the care of her live-in father, Arthur, and looks out for his health and his best interests in spite of his inconceivably ridiculous schemes his constant yelling, and many of his senseless tirades.

Carrie Heffernan realizes that Doug, in the end, only does it for her and does many things he does not want to do, just to keep her happy.

Some "surprises" crop up where Carrie Heffernan either thinks she is pregnant or in one instant, is actually pregnant, only to be disappointed by the outcome.

Doug on the other hand, is looking forward to having children, and couldn't be happier if Carrie Heffernan would announce she is pregnant.

In one episode, Carrie Heffernan ridiculously comes up with an agreement to have a child, based on one condition.

Carrie Heffernan's scheme is that while she is driving the car with Doug in the passenger seat, if they make the next green light, she will concede and have a baby.

Carrie Heffernan has a caustic personality, and can sometimes be physically abusive, and is frequently categorized as "scary" by other characters, particularly by her husband and the family dog walker Holly.

Carrie Heffernan is a legal secretary throughout the show before being fired along with her boss, Mr Pruzan.

Carrie Heffernan chooses to pursue a similar line of work at a real estate company, and along with herself, she takes her aggressive working style with her to the new firm.

Carrie Heffernan begins to realize something is wrong, when Holly walks in off the street and is given an appointment immediately.

Carrie Heffernan instantly feels she has been wronged, and begins to question whether her life would have been different should she have had a college education.

Carrie Heffernan examines such questions such as whether or not she would have chosen and married Doug, who was a sloppy, overweight, blue-collar package deliveryman.

Carrie Heffernan, enraged, then accosts Arthur in the hospital demanding an explanation to what he had done, and Arthur explains that her mother had just died and he felt he needed Carrie Heffernan at home to care for him.

Carrie Heffernan begins to immediately resent her father, but when she realizes that he has had a close call and almost dies in hospital from his heart condition, she has a change of thought, and begins to feel sorry for him.

Doug becomes incensed with the entire situation and he and Carrie Heffernan have an intense argument over this, and Doug forces Carrie Heffernan to reluctantly apologize to Doug's ex-girlfriend, all the while knowing it was the right thing to do.

The character of Carrie was created by David Litt and Michael J Weithorn.

Carrie Heffernan is based on the character of Alice Kramden, with similar mannerisms and deadpan expressions.

Weithorn created the "Carrie Heffernan" character based on the Doug Heffernan character for the show, mirrored on the real life of the secretary in his father's office.

Consequently, the character of Carrie Heffernan worked in a law firm as a secretary, exactly like Weithorn's real life crush.