Moesha Mitchell

Moesha Denise Mitchell
First appearance	Pilot (1.01)
Last appearance	Paying the Piper (6.22)
Portrayed by	Brandy Norwood
Information
Nickname(s)	Mo
Family	Frank Mitchell (father) Marguerite Jennings-Mitchell (mother, deceased) Dee Mitchell (stepmother) Myles Mitchell (brother) Dorian Long (half-brother)
Relatives	Roosevelt Mitchell (paternal grandfather) Ruth Jennings(maternal grandmother) Bernie Mitchell (paternal uncle)

Moesha Denise Mitchell is a fictional character on the television show Moesha played by Brandy Norwood.

Character information

Moesha Mitchell was born in Los Angeles on January 30, 1981. Like many teens, Moesha's trying to find her place in life. At every turn, Moesha, along with her friends and family, experience new challenges and hilarious situations associated with the pressures and demands of growing up in an often confusing world.

Friendships

One of Moesha's longest friendships is Kim Parker. Moesha and Kim have been best friends since they were kids in preschool. Kim is the closest of Moesha's friends. . Even when Kim goes to a different college than Moesha does, they are able to maintain a close friendship.

Moesha's other best friend is Hakeem Campbell. They eventually became a couple, even though Moesha's best friend Kim had had a crush on Hakeem for a very long time (to the extent of breaking off a friendship when I girl friend started dating Hakeem). Hakeem's mother is rather strict.

Moesha's other friend named Niecy is very smart and bright. In the beginning of the series she has a tendency to be rather boy-crazy. Niecy is often seen feuding with Alicia, a dorm-mate of Moesha's. Niecy is known to be very sexually active.

Meosha's friend Andell owns "The Den." Andell helps Moesha and her friends out when she can. At the end of the fifth season Andell closed "The Den" to open a bar and restaurant.

Relationships

During the series Moesha's biggest love interest is Q. Moesha and Q were together on/off throughout the series. Moesha and Q become engaged until Q wanted to pawn off the engagement ring. When Moesha refuses to give up the ring, Q gets upset, causing Moesha to end the relationship.

After her break-up with Q, Moesha starts dating long-term friend Hakeem, who has had a romantic interest in her for a very long time. They are together at the end of the series.

Struggles with Dee

Over the years Moesha and Dee have been known to bump heads. In the pilot episode, Dee and Moesha argue almost constantly. Moesha argues with Dee's decision to sell the furniture, because it was the only thing Moesha had that reminded her of her mother. Eventually, Moesha and Dee find some common ground and have been able to get along.

As the Oldest Sister

Moesha's younger brother Myles loves to pull pranks on Moesha and her friends. He tends to try to pry into her personal affairs. Myles develops a crush on Alicia, Moesha's dorm-mate, but in the end Myles and Moesha come up with a plan to prank Alicia.

Discovering The Family Secret

When Moesha found out that her father cheated on her mother she was upset she was even more disappointed, upset, and unhappy when she found out that not only did her father cheated but he fathered another child named Dorian, who everybody thought that Dorian was Frank's nephew until it was revealed that Dorian was Frank's son. When Dorian wanted to find out who was his birth mother Moesha helped him. When Moesha and Dorian finally tracked down Dorian's birth mother she told Moesha and Dorian that when Moesha's mother found out about the affair she left the house but, Moesha refused to believe that then it is later confirmed by Frank that it was true.

Feuding with Alicia

When Moesha and Niecy move into a campus dorm they met Alicia and they didn't really get along with her at all. In fact when Myles developed a crush on Alicia, Moesha threatened to strangle Alicia by her neck. Alicia would often disrespect and call Moesha and Niecy names time to time. Alicia even called Moesha by the name of "Ho-esha". Alicia even disrespected Moesha and Niecy's friends when they came over to visit them.

Possible Pregnancy

In the series finale there was a pregnancy test found in Moesha's dorm. Due to the series cancellation, however, the writers never got the chance to reveal who was actually pregnant. It has been speculated that Moesha could have been pregnant because she and Hakeem had something to tell Frank. In addition, Moesha fainted in the series finale. There is also speculation that either Nicey or Alicia could have been the one who was pregnant. Niecy has supposedly been having "Mood Swings" ever since she was a child. Alicia was also having frequent food cravings, leading to speculation that she was pregnant.

Trivia

• Moesha has had many boyfriends but Hakeem Campbell, her best friend, ended up being her last boyfriend also.

See also

• Moesha