37 Facts About Melinda Gordon

Melinda Irene Gordon is the title character of the American paranormal television series Ghost Whisperer created by John Gray.

Melinda Gordon moved to Grandview after she married Jim Clancy, a paramedic who knows of her ability.

Melinda Gordon is at least a sixth-generation medium on her mother's side; her great-great-great-grandmother, Tessa, her grandmother, and her mother are ghost whisperers.

Melinda Gordon becomes friends with Andrea Marino, who comes to share management responsibilities of the store.

In Episode 5 of Season 1, "The Lost Boys", Melinda Gordon helps three young boys to cross over into the light from an orphanage, where the young boys died.

Romano uses the massive death count to his advantage, "keeping" the souls that Melinda Gordon is unable to cross over, one of whom was Andrea, who died in the crash.

Melinda Gordon meets several new people in Season 2, including an occult professor, Rick Payne, who often helps her with troublesome ghosts without realizing it until she tells him about her gift.

Melinda Gordon meets widow Delia Banks and her son Ned.

Melinda Gordon invites Delia to take the place of Andrea as her business partner and confides in Ned about her gift.

Only then did Melinda Gordon realize that it was her that the dark side wanted to kill, and not the children.

Melinda Gordon is stunned when she returns to consciousness, stating "I think I have a brother".

Melinda Gordon looks around and, from a distance, Gabriel is looking at her very crossly.

Melinda Gordon speaks with her mother, who does not give her much information other than that she never had another child apart from Melinda, and that Melinda and Jim have to leave Grandview because of all the evil spirits.

Melinda Gordon has been staying in a hotel under the name Gabriel Gordon.

Tom Gordon appears before Melinda and reveals a little bit about her past.

Melinda Gordon is haunted by a ghost who is known as the Masked Man at first.

When things begin to get more dangerous and suspicious, Melinda Gordon asks her mother to be honest with her and tell her everything.

Melinda Gordon's mother reveals that her birth father is a man named Paul Eastman, the same "Masked Man" who has been haunting Melinda.

Melinda Gordon turns to Melinda and points out the fact that there are six people lined up, yet there are only five visible shadows.

In "Big Chills", Melinda Gordon helps a ghost that has to have the truth come out about an accidental death on a boat.

Melinda Gordon realizes that the man is the teenager's father, and is trying to protect her from an online predator.

Many spirits are worried that their home would be ruined, so they were bothering Melinda Gordon to help them.

Melinda Gordon meets a teenage ghost who dies on the tennis court from a blood clot in her lung.

Melinda Gordon discovers that a ghost used to know the bride when they were young.

Melinda Gordon is rushed to the hospital, and Melinda waits by his bedside.

Melinda Gordon's stepfather was very depressed, and he went back to work before he was ready to.

Melinda Gordon finally gives up and painfully tells him to leave, thinking that no matter how hard she tries, Jim will never be back.

Melinda Gordon realizes that Jim is back and reconciles with him.

Melinda Gordon began to have nightmares and visions that her baby is in danger.

Jim reveals to Melinda Gordon that he had seen her chart accidentally and knew it was a boy.

Melinda Gordon knew they agreed not to find out, but he told her to ease her mind, so she'd see her visions and dreams were wrong and her was actually about Zoe, who was Eli's ex-girlfriend and was killed accidentally when she fell down the steps, startled by a thief in her house.

Melinda Gordon couldn't get the idea something was wrong out of her mind and convinced Eli to show her the book.

The dates were revered; Melinda Gordon realized they were dates of death.

Later Melinda Gordon confronts Carl in the tunnels and wants to know if her son is in danger.

Thanks to Carl, the Shinies, Jim, Detective Blair, Eli, Delia, Ned, and Melinda Gordon, they find Aiden and help Julia cross over.

Jim and Melinda Gordon tell Aiden to just be himself and not to deny his gift, even if it doesn't feel like a gift at some point in his future.

Melinda Gordon is often compared to Allison DuBois in the TV series Medium, but Gordon is not explicitly described as a medium.