28 Facts About Deanna Monroe

Deanna Monroe is a fictional character from AMC's television series, The Walking Dead, and was portrayed by Tovah Feldshuh.

Feldshuh explained that her portrayal of Deanna Monroe was inspired by Hillary Clinton.

Deanna Monroe considered Alexandria an "incredible naivete" citing that nothing has happened to the community since the outbreak.

Deanna Monroe has to make sure these people are rational.

Deanna Monroe has a husband named Reg who is a professor of architecture, and they have two sons named Aiden and Spencer.

Deanna Monroe was established as the community's leader, though she herself had very minimal experience in the outside world.

Deanna Monroe's inexperience is exactly why Deanna believed they needed to recruit people who had experienced the harshness of the outside world in order to help them better prepare for it.

However, Deanna Monroe exiled three people from the community who "didn't work out" which left a heavy burden on her conscience.

Deanna Monroe takes a particular liking to Rick and correctly guesses that he was in a position of authority before the outbreak, a sheriff.

However, Deanna Monroe believes Rick and his crew are the very people they need to defend the community and confesses to Rick about exiling three people who couldn't adapt and Rick becomes more trusting of her.

When she interviews Carol Peletier, Carol lies about her past, implying that she has few survival skills, and Deanna Monroe gives her the job of elderly assistance.

Deanna Monroe gives two houses to Rick's group to divide among themselves.

Deanna Monroe offers Rick and Michonne the positions of town constables which they accept.

Deanna Monroe tells them that she will host a party for all residents for Alexandria to celebrate the induction of Rick's group into their community, and tells Rick that she will authorize the use of a lookout in the tower if his group attends.

Deanna Monroe accepts, and Deanna leaves to make preparations for their party.

Deanna Monroe is later seen introducing her husband, Reg Monroe, to Rick and Michonne.

Deanna Monroe brings up that Jessie is being domestically abused by her husband Pete.

Deanna Monroe reveals that she knew about this and "hoped that it would get better".

Deanna Monroe informs him that this is because Pete is a doctor, and therefore valuable, and she doesn't see a solution to the situation.

Deanna Monroe strictly forbids him from ever doing anything such as killing another person.

Rick tells her that Pete could end up killing Jessie, but Deanna Monroe tells him that if this were to happen, she would exile him, not execute him.

Deanna Monroe tries to break up the situation until Rick points a gun at her and the other safe-zone residents.

Deanna Monroe stands listening to Rick's speech until Michonne knocks him out.

Deanna Monroe later says that a meeting will be held in the community that evening.

Maggie tries to convince her that Rick did not mean any harm by what he did, but Deanna Monroe just tells Maggie that everything will be settled in the meeting later that night.

Spencer notes that he asked Gabriel to secure the gate, and Deanna Monroe sends Spencer off to find Gabriel as Rick addresses the crowd telling them that the living and the dead will never stop trying to take what they have, and they will always need to be ready for it.

Deanna Monroe is briefly inspired, but when the town is suddenly attacked by the Wolves, she again feels hopeless.

Deanna Monroe berates him, and he in turn blames her for the deaths of Reg and Aiden, and accuses her of giving the community false hope.