Ida Greenberg
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| Ida Greenberg | |
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 Pat Crawford Brown as Ida Greenberg |
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| First appearance | Come In, Stranger (episode 1.5) |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Relatives | Dr. Lee Craig (nephew) |
| Portrayed by | Pat Crawford Brown |
| Created by | Marc Cherry |
Ida Greenberg is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actor Pat Crawford Brown.
[edit] History
Mrs. Greenberg is single, living at 4347 Wisteria Lane. This is revealed in episode 3.06, Sweetheart, I Have to Confess. The taxi driver says "I'm looking for 4347, Ida Greenberg?" It was then revealed that she lives in the blue house next to The Solis' house, and across from Mrs. Huber's House. It is unknown whether she is widowed or divorced.
She first appeared in episode 1.05, Come In, Stranger, when she told everyone that every time she took a shower someone looked through her bathroom window. She appeared in the following episode, Running to Stand Still, when she let Susan borrow her station wagon when Susan wanted to follow Paul Young around.
Ida has also been known to steal Bree Van De Kamp's newspaper as seen in episode 1.16, The Ladies Who Lunch. She is known to be the neighborhood alcoholic when she has been caught by the neighbors at church, during gatherings and during the evenings. While drinking one evening, Ida thought she received a message from God to stop when her bottle was unexpectedly broken. When in reality, Susan and Mike were fighting off Zach who had a gun, and the gun went off and hit Ida's bottle.
Ida continues to be a recurring character appearing mostly during neighborhood meetings and to associate with the other housewives. Ida also has several pet cats. Also, it has been revealed in episode 2.11, One More Kiss, that she is a gossiper. Gabrielle reveals this by saying, "It must have been Helen Roland, she probably told all the girls at the salon, and Ida Greenberg goes to that salon, and if Ida Greenberg knows, the whole town knows."
Ida also discovered Alma's dead body, along with Gloria Hodge (who had suffered a stroke) on Alma's front lawn.
| Desperate Housewives | ||
| Episode list | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | ABC official site | ||
| Production | Marc Cherry | Characters | Actors | Awards | Broadcasting | DVD releases | Music | The Game | |
| Main characters |
Susan Mayer | Lynette Scavo | Bree Van De Kamp Hodge | Gabrielle Solis | Edie Britt | Mary Alice Young Carlos Solis | Tom Scavo | Julie Mayer | Orson Hodge | Mike Delfino Andrew Van De Kamp | Danielle Van De Kamp | Preston and Porter Scavo | Parker Scavo | Ian Hainsworth |
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| Former main characters |
Betty Applewhite | Rex Van De Kamp | Paul Young | John Rowland | Zach Young | Karl Mayer |
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| Minor characters |
Carolyn Bigsby | Sophie Flickman | Maisy Gibbons | Ida Greenberg | Alma Hodge | Gloria Hodge |
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| Locations | Wisteria Lane | |
