- Catherine Piper
Infobox character
series = Boston Legal
name = Catherine Piper
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first = "Going Home"15 February ,2004
("The Practice ", Season 8)
last = "Fine Young Cannibal"10 October ,2006
("Boston Legal ", Season 3)
cause = Got hired as "The Sandwitch Lady."
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gender =Female
age = 85
born = 1923
death =
occupation = Sandwich lady
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spouse = Unknown
children =
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residence = Boston
episode = 17
portrayer =Betty White
creator =David E. Kelley Catherine Piper is a
recurring character on the TV show "Boston Legal ". She was a recurring cast member, never in the opening titles but credited as "also starring". She first appeared on "The Practice " for three episodes, then on "Boston Legal" for fourteen episodes in the first three seasons. She is gossipy, open-minded, and calculating character who is portrayed by Betty White.Character history
Backstory
Back when Alan was young, Catherine was his neighbor. At age 9,
Alan Shore put a burning dog excrement on her front porch.Introduction (2004)
Never one to forget, Catherine returned to see Alan and shook his hand with a dog poo on it. She served as a witness in a case and Alan made her out to be a demented old widow.
Boston Legal (2005–2006)
Catherine was first seen in "From Whence We Came" on Boston Legal, applying for Alan's secretarial job. While there she managed to offend everyone, most notably
Lori Colson andShirley Schmidt , and befriended Bernard Ferrian, one of Alan Shore's clients - a man who killed his mother and his neighbor with a skillet. She became increasingly worried about his urge to kill again, and ended up bludgeoning him with a skillet as well. She was tried for murder, and although she was acquitted, she was fired by Shirley Schmidt soon after.She ended up committing two armed robberies at local super markets, but escaped these charges. She then tried to smuggle an elderly patient out of a nursing home in which she was being treated badly. Alan realized the reason Catherine was being so bad was because she wanted the attention. After speaking with Shirley, she hired her as the sandwich and cake lady at the firm, eventually taking overGarrett Wells office for her job.
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