Embeth Davidtz as Donna Parnell
Embeth Davidtz
as Donna Parnell

Donna Parnell

She had a firm handshake, and her hand wasn't soft. She'd worked, this one had. She also knew how to shake hands. Most women never really got the knack of it. I liked her instantly, instinctively and mistrusted the feeling just as quickly.

(Obsidian Butterfly, page 10, paragraph 8)

Race Human
Status Alive
Title n/a
Description She has short brown hair in a no-nonsense style with no makeup. Lines at her eyes put her age closer to 40. She is smaller than Edward but taller than Anita and her skin is tanned darker than what is healthy.
Commentary * Donna is engaged to Ted Forrester, but she doesn't know that he is Edward. They had been dated for about 2 years and were lovers before he proposed to her.

* Donna has two children, Peter and Becca. Her first husband, John,  was killed by a werewolf when Peter was only eight years old. John had dropped the rifle filled with silver bullets when he was attacked and Peter ended up picking it up. Peter killed it while Donna remained frozen and unable to watch.

* She owns a psychic shop that sells a variety of items including tarot cards, crystals, anything that catches her fancy.

* She has a psychic friend named Brenda who has told her that in a past life, she misused magic so she doesn't have any abilities in this one. And also, that Ted has an old soul.

* Donna has taken Edward to two couples baby showers already.

* Donna owns two maltese dogs named Peeka and Boo. She wants them in the engagement pictures.

* Currently, Donna, Edward, Peter and Becca are seeing a therapist because of what happened to the children when Riker kidnapped them.

First
Appearance
OB
Subsequent Appearances None

Donna at The Page of Eternal Life

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