Denise Mahoney
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 | Portrayed by | Eliza Coupe |
| | First seen | Our Intern Class |
| | Occupation | Intern |
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- “If you try to make me part of your lame little home movies, I'm actually going to beat you up. Seriously I'm going to make everyone form a circle around us.”— Denise (Our Intern Class)
Dr. Denise Mahoney is an intern at Sacred Heart Hospital.
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About
Denise is extremely blunt and opinionated. She does not hesitate to tell people exactly what she thinks, and it is often not very nice. She has never been able to connect strongly to her emotions, even when she is with her family. She finds the scientific logistics of medicine extremely interesting, but does not like the human interaction. (My ABC's) When she is chosen by J.D. to be his pet intern, Denise does begin to make some small steps toward being a better people person, and is very angry when J.D. stops lecturing her on compassion as she doesn't want him to give up on her. (My ABC's) (My Cookie Pants)
Although Denise gives off a very secure and stoic impression, she is extremely self critical and her self esteem is lowered when she messes up on procedures and diagnoses. Sometimes she sleeps with men to combat this low self esteem. (My Chief Concern) Denise has slept with Derek. She helped Janitor convince J.D. that he should admit that he jammed a door on his first day with a penny, but broke character halfway through and revealed that she was blackmailed into doing it. (My Finale)
Relationships
Although Sunny hopes to be Denise's new best friend, Denise threatens to fight her and insults her in Sunny's video diary. (Our Intern Class) She doesn't seem to care if any other interns, doctors, or patients like her, so she is abrasive and sharp with them as well. J.D. doesn't like her for this. (My Jerks) When it comes to sexual partners, Denise prefers chubby guys because they "work harder," (My Last Words) and guys with low self esteem. She sleeps with Derek when his self esteem is crushed when he messed up during a routine procedure. (My Full Moon)
Personality Profile
Likes
- Guys with low self esteem (My Full Moon)
- Chubby guys (My Last Words) (Our Meeting with J.D.)
- Starting sentences with "Seriously"
- Massages from Jimmy the Overly-Touchy Orderly
- Black guys
- Derek Hill
Dislikes
- Emotions
Nicknames
- Sunshine (J.D.) (My Jerks)
- Jo (J.D.) (My Jerks)
- Chuckles (J.D.) (My Last Words)
- The Devil (George Valentine) (My Last Words)
- Mayor of Crazy Town (J.D.) (My Cookie Pants)
- Emperor of Crazy Town
- Dude-Chick (Howie) (My Comedy Show)
- Some girl who digs fat guys (Ted) (My Absence)
Trivia
- Denise has never met her mother. (My Comedy Show)
- Eliza Coupe has a tattoo on her right elbow, which is why Denise always wears a long-sleeved undershirt.
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| Main |
Dr. John "J.D." Dorian • Dr. Christopher Turk • Dr. Elliot Reid • Carla Espinosa RN • Dr. Robert Kelso • Dr. Perry Cox • Janitor • Dr. Denise Mahoney • Lucy Tompkins • Drew Suffin • Cole McCallister | |||
| Supporting |
Dr. Todd Quinlan • Theodore Buckland, Esq. • Dr. Doug Murphy • Jordan Sullivan • Laverne Roberts RN • Dr. Keith Dudemeister | |||
| Recurring |
Dr. Walter Mickhead • Dr. Phillip Wen • Lloyd • Lonnie • Dr. Kim Briggs • Jack Cox • Crispin • Randall • Roy • Sean Kelly • Gloria • Leonard • Danni Sullivan • Lisa • Rex | |||
