22 Facts About Lori Grimes

Lori Grimes is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and was portrayed by Sarah Wayne Callies in the American television series of the same name.

Lori Grimes is an average middle-class housewife living in Cynthiana, Kentucky.

Lori Grimes soon finds out, after counting her missed periods, that she is pregnant; however, she hesitates to tell anybody until after Shane's death and their move back onto the road.

Lori Grimes is frequently concerned with the well-being of both her family and the rest of the group.

Lori Grimes, believing him to be dead, takes Carl and accompanies Rick's best friend Shane as they head to Atlanta.

Lori Grimes's group is headed back to the highway when they are met by Maggie Greene from a nearby farmstead, asking for Lori Grimes, as Carl had accidentally been shot, and is being cared for by her father, Hershel.

Lori Grimes feels some illness as Carl recovers, and discreetly asks Glenn to find a pregnancy test on his next supply run.

Lori Grimes admits to being pregnant, and having had an affair with Shane when she had no idea Rick was alive, and fears how they can raise a child in this world.

News of Lori Grimes's pregnancy comes out to the rest of the group, and creates a rift between Shane and Rick over who fathered the child that creates tension throughout the group.

Beth collapses from grief at the loss of her mother and Lori Grimes, realizing Beth needs Hershel, leaves the farm in the same direction Rick and Glenn went but gets into an accident.

Later, Lori Grimes helps Maggie stop Maggie's sister Beth from committing suicide.

When Dale is attacked by a walker and the group is forced to euthanize him, Lori Grimes apologizes to Shane for how she had been treating him.

Lori Grimes is near the end of her pregnancy, and as the group finds an abandoned prison, they decide to clear it out for their own use.

The group is forced to scatter as the walkers flood; the fright causes Lori Grimes to enter into labor, and Carl, Maggie, and she take shelter in a boiler room.

Lori Grimes's fears are affirmed about the birth, and she instructs Maggie to perform an improvised Cesarean section on her, knowing that without painkillers or anesthetic, this will likely be fatal for her.

Lori Grimes says her goodbyes to Carl before Maggie starts.

Lori Grimes's daughter is recovered alive, but as she expected, Lori Grimes succumbs to the procedure.

Lori Grimes is portrayed by Sarah Wayne Callies, who was cast in the series in April 2010.

Callies was in favor of Lori Grimes dying while in the prison, just like the comic character.

Critics were polarized with the characters' reaction to Lori Grimes opting for an abortion in the episode "Secrets".

Lori Grimes's demise was featured in The Huffington Post list of "The Biggest 'OMG' TV Moments of 2012", and placed 19th in Slate article covering the year's most noteworthy television moments.

Journalist Chris Kirk said that the segment was "utterly surprising", and pointed out that the writers beguiled viewers by shedding light onto Lori Grimes's crumbled relationship with Rick.