Minor nurses in ER

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The following are minor nurses in the medical drama ER created by Michael Crichton. Nurses Carol Hathaway, Abby Lockhart and Samantha Taggart have their own articles.

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[edit] Haleh Adams

Haleh Adams
First appearance September 19, 1994
Portrayed by Yvette Freeman
Episode count 181 (1994-2008)
Information
Occupation ED Nurse
Title Acting Nurse Manager (1997),
Nurse Manager (2000-2002),(2007-Present)
Children Four and a "stepson" named Mookie

Haleh Adams has been Nurse manager two times. In 1997 when Carol Hathaway was suspended and between 2000 and 2002. She has sung at both Christmas and Halloween parties in the ER. Haleh has been fired for short periods twice: during one episode in season 9 ("Finders Keepers"), she was fired for a few hours by late chief of emergency Robert Romano, but returned when Romano knew that nurses had lots of syndicates to protect them. In season 12, the new chief nurse Eve Peyton made Samantha Taggart fire her but she was later rehired. She was the only nurse, besides Abby, who was seen paying respects at Mark Greene's funeral.

Haleh is portrayed by Yvette Freeman. Her appearances were quite limited in the 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 seasons as Freeman was appearing in the sitcom Working. In the 2002 season she returned with a new appearance after losing 120 pounds.

[edit] Dawn Archer

Dawn Archer
First appearance 2006
Portrayed by Angel Laketa Moore
Episode count 23 (2006-2008)
Information
Occupation ED Nurse
Children Unknown

Dawn Archer has appeared as an ER nurse since season 13. Not much is known about her other than she is originally from New Orleans and was displaced in Hurricane Katrina. During her time on the job, she has developed friendships with fellow nurses Chuny Marquez and Haleh Adams, and to a lesser degree, Sam Taggart.

[edit] Wendy Goldman

Wendy Goldman
First appearance 1994
Last appearance 1997
Portrayed by Vanessa Marquez
Information
Occupation ED Nurse
Children Possible

Wendy Goldman was one of the regular nurses from the first three seasons of ER. Her character had a sweet and innocent demeanour, and frequently featured in comical subplots. Her first episode was in the pilot, "24 Hours", in 1994. Her absence from the show was never explained and she was never mentioned again after she stopped appearing.

Wendy was portrayed by Vanessa Marquez.

[edit] Lily Jarvik

Lily Jarvik
First appearance 1994
Portrayed by Lily Mariye
Episode count 125 (1994-2008)
Information
Occupation ED Nurse
Family Sister
Spouse(s) Married
Children Yes

Lily Jarvik is one of only six characters to appear in every season of the show, having made her first appearance in episode 1.08 "9 1/2 Hours". Since then she has proved to be a valuable resource in the County General Emergency Department. She is generally seen in the trauma rooms and keeping the floor running during major incidents.

Lily Jarvik is portrayed by Lily Mariye.

[edit] Chuny Marquez

Chuny Marquez

Chuny on Halloween 1996.
First appearance 1995
Portrayed by Laura Cerón
Episode count 211 (1995-2008)
Information
Occupation ED Nurse
Family Mother, Father, Brother Julio and four more brothers
Children no

Chuny Marquez is also one of those six characters who has been in all ER seasons. She has often assisted in translating for Latino patients. Chuny has had an affair with Mark Greene in season 3 and with Luka Kovac in season 9. After her relationship with Luka became problematic she complained to Kerry Weaver who almost fired Luka. Later, when Chuny comments on how good Carter looks in black suit, he reminds her about "sexual harassment" complaints against Luka.

It is revealed in season 14 that Chuny's real name is Ethel.

Chuny is portrayed by Laura Cerón.

[edit] Chuck Martin

Chuck Martin
First appearance 2003
Last appearance 2005
Portrayed by Donal Logue
Information
Occupation Flight Nurse
Spouse(s) Susan Lewis
Children Cosmo

Chuck Martin was a flight nurse and (later) ex-husband of Dr. Susan Lewis. They met during a trip to Las Vegas, in which they got drunk and later married. After they return to Chicago, they have the marriage annulled, but this did not stop Chuck and Susan from further dating. Chuck was injured in the helicopter crash that killed Dr. Romano, but survived the surgery. He and Susan later have a baby named Cosmo and Chuck was the one who looked after him because Susan was promoted to Chief of emergency medicine after Romano died. When Susan accepts a tenure position at the beginning of season 12, Chuck and his family move to Iowa.

[edit] Malik McGrath

Malik McGrath
First appearance 1994
Portrayed by Deezer D
Episode count 190 (1994-2008)
Information
Occupation ED Nurse
Spouse(s) Single
Children Unknown

Malik McGrath, along with nurses Haleh, Chuny and Lily, has appeared in every season since the pilot. He has given the ER some comic relief and appears to be good friends with desk clerks Frank Martin and Jerry Markovic, to whom Malik once played a joke during his birthday surprise party.

Malik has been portrayed by Deezer D.

[edit] Conni Oligario

Conni Oligario
First appearance 1994
Last appearance 2003
Cause/reason She quits
Portrayed by Conni Marie Brazelton
Information
Occupation ED Nurse

Conni Oligario was a nurse in the ER since the first season in 1994 until 2003 when she was fired during the reign of terror by ER chief Robert Romano in season 10. Conni and fellow nurses Lydia and Yosh had protested their treatment and asked chief nurse Abby Lockhart to talk to him about it. But when Abby was unable to address Romano, the three nurses were replaced and given 90-days suspension. Conni was never seen again in the ER after the suspension, although in Season 12's episode "Blame It On The Rain", Haleh mentions she's covering for Conni.

Conni Olgario was portrayed by Conni Marie Brazelton.

[edit] Eve Peyton

Eve Peyton PhD
First appearance 2005
Last appearance 2005
Cause/reason Fired
Portrayed by Kristen Johnston
Information
Occupation ED Nurse Manager
Title PhD

Eve Peyton served briefly as chief nurse in the ER. Her abrasive and unpleasant personality became especially clear when she forced Samantha Taggart to fire Haleh. Eventually, Eve herself was fired on Christmas Eve for punching a drunk patient who was saying offensive outbursts to blind children.

Eve was portrayed by Kristen Johnston.

[edit] Yosh Takata

Yosh Takata
First appearance 1997
Last appearance 2003
Cause/reason He quits
Portrayed by Gedde Watanabe
Information
Occupation ED Nurse

Yosh Takata was the second male nurse to be introduced in the series, after Malik McGrath. He is gay, and a convert to Judaism. He was hired the same day that Jeanie Boulet was about to be fired by Kerry Weaver because of the budget. When Jeanie discovered that Yosh was hired, she doubted whether it was really budget issues that lead to her lay off. Along with Connie and Lydia, Yosh was laid off by Dr. Romano during the hospital staffing cuts of season 10. Yosh did not return.

Yosh was portrayed by Gedde Watanabe.

[edit] Lydia Wright

Lydia Wright

Lydia Wright on Halloween 1996.
First appearance 1994
Last appearance 2003
Cause/reason She quits
Portrayed by Ellen Crawford
Information
Occupation ED Nurse
Spouse(s) Al Grabarsky (husband)
Earl (ex-husband)
Children Possible

Lydia Wright-Grabarsky was the second character to be introduced in the pilot episode of the ER. She is seen waking up Mark Greene. She was a very experienced nurse and had developed some remarkable skills, including the ability to very accurately diagnose a patient's blood alcohol level simply from smelling their breath.

She gets married to officer Alfred Grabarsky in season 3. They get married in the Emergency departments waiting area. Lydia appears for the last time in 2003 when Dr. Romano decides to cut senior nurses for cheaper labor. Lydia, along with Connie and Yosh were fired after protesting their reduced schedules.

Lydia was portrayed by Ellen Crawford.

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