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Catherine Willows (née Flynn) is a fictional character on the CBS television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She is employed as a crime-scene investigator supervisor (a "CSI-3") and forensic scientist for Clark County, Nevada, which contains the city of Las Vegas. She is played by Marg Helgenberger, who has received two Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for the role. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Mary Margaret Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American film and television actress. ... Pilot is the pilot of the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Mary Margaret Helgenberger (born November 16, 1958) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated American film and television actress. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Fictional character biography

The character's original CBS biography stated that she was born in Bozeman, Montana in 1963 and raised by her mother, Lily Flynn (Anita Gillette), a former show girl ("Weeping Willows", "Kiss-Kiss, Bye-Bye"). This biography was later revised. The new version states that the character was born in Las Vegas and raised by her single mother, who worked as a cocktail waitress and showgirl at various jobs along the west coast.^[1] The seventh season episode "Living Legend" established that Willows was 16 years old (portrayed by Amy Scott) in 1975, the year the movie "Jaws" was released, which places her year of birth in either 1958 or 1959. She had occasional contact with her biological father, casino owner Sam Braun (Scott Wilson), but knew him only as a family friend. Sam Braun nicknamed her "Muggs." She did not learn he had fathered her until she was an adult and compared his DNA sample with her own as part of a murder investigation in the episode "Inside the Box". Willows herself worked for a time as a dancer/stripper and briefly had a cocaine habit, dropping it before pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the University of Las Vegas. Like the other characters on CSI, she has a wide knowledge of odd facts that help in their investigations of crime scenes. Bozeman is a city in southwestern Montana, USA. It is the county seat of Gallatin County. ... Anita Gillette (Born August 16, 1936), is a Tony nominated American actress. ... Weeping Willows is the twenty second episode in the fifth season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Kiss-Kiss, Bye-Bye is the thirteenth episode from the sixth series of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Living Legend is the ninth episode in season 7 of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Jaws is a 1975 thriller/horror film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Peter Benchleys best-selling novel inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. ... Sam Braun was a character on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Scott Wilson (born on March 29, 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, (USA) is an American actor. ... Inside the Box is the twenty-third episode from the third season of the popular American forensic crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Willows has one daughter, Lindsey Willows (originally portrayed by Madison McReynolds, as of 2006 by Kay Panabaker), and had a stormy relationship with ex-husband Eddie (Timothy Carhart) until his murder ("Lady Heather's Box"). Prosecution of Eddie's killer proved impossible due to ambiguous evidence, something she took rather hard. The show's writers advanced Lindsey's age several years after the death of Eddie, turning the character from preteen to teenager. Willows' relationship with Lindsey soured somewhat after Eddie's murder, and the girl's behavior took a turn for the worse; she would get in fights at school and was once picked up for hitchhiking. Willows took Lindsey to the morgue and showed her the body of a murder victim to impress upon Lindsey the danger of her behavior. Willows later enrolled Lindsey in Butterfield ("4 x 4"), a private school that would keep a tighter rein on her. Lindsey Willows (played first by actress Madison McReynolds and now by actress Kay Panabaker) is a fictional secondary character on the CBS television program CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Stephanie Kay Panabaker (born May 2, 1990) is an American film and television actress. ... Lady Heathers Box is a special 90-minute episode of the popular American crime drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ...

Willows' relationship with Sam Braun occasionally created conflicts in cases where he was involved in some way with an ongoing investigation (i.e., "Inside the Box"). Willows however accepted a large monetary gift from Braun, despite some ethical qualms, and became more financially stable. Grissom expressed some misgivings when he learned of this, but no lasting negative repercussions occur. In episode 702 ("Built to Kill, Part 2") Braun is shot and dies moments later in Willows' arms. She, in episode 705 ("Double-Cross"), lights a candle in a Roman Catholic church in Braun's memory, crosses herself, and whispers, "This one is for you, Sam." It remains to be seen what Willows will inherit from Braun (she was asked about it by fellow investigator Nick Stokes in episode 711 ("Leaving Las Vegas") but beyond describing Braun's large estate as being tied up in land development, she seemed indifferent and not anticipating a large legacy) as he cared very deeply for her, even when she was his legal opponent. Inside the Box is the twenty-third episode from the third season of the popular American forensic crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Built To Kill, Part 2 is the second episode in season 7 of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Double-Cross is the fifth episode in season 7 of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... For other uses, see Sign of the cross (disambiguation). ... Nicholas Nick Stokes (born August 18, 1971) is a fictional character on the drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Leaving Las Vegas is the eleventh episode in season 7 of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

Willows dates in several episodes. The earliest occurrence was a brief fling with a city engineer played by Brad Johnson across three episodes ("$35K O.B.O.", "Justice is Served" and "Scuba Doobie-Doo"). A later brief flirtation, in the episode "Weeping Willows", ended when the man (Adam Novak, played by Marg Helgenberger's real-life husband, Alan Rosenberg) became overly aggressive. In Seasons 4 and 5 she dates an owner of nightclub played by Nicholas Lea that she meets while investigating a murder that occurred at his night club. Their relationship ends when she meets him in his office one night and he is fooling around with one of the club girls. No long-term romantic relationships have otherwise been established, though there was a brief flirtation with fellow CSI Warrick Brown, ending with his marriage, which she described as the end of a "fantasy". Willows maintains a close friendship with the other investigators on the night shift, especially supervisor Gil Grissom, though she has occasionally criticized him for his lax attitude toward paperwork and office politics. When newcomer Sara Sidle arrived they briefly butted heads, but have become friends since then. Brad Johnson is an American actor and former Marlboro Man. ... $35K O.B.O. is the eighteenth episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Justice is Served is the twenty-first episode from the first season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Scuba Doobie-Doo is the fifth episode from the second season of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Alan Rosenberg (born October 4, 1950) is an American actor of both stage and screen. ... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... Nicholas Lea (born June 22, 1962 as Nicholas Christopher Schroeder. ... Warrick Brown (born October 10, 1970) is a fictional character on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Gilbert Gil Grissom, Ph. ... Sara Sidle is a fictional character featured in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ...

After Greg Sanders is injured in an explosion in the lab in "Play with Fire", Willows visits him in the hospital so that she can tell him personally that she was partially responsible for the accident. Several years later, she also expresses a deal of concern for Sanders when he returns to work not too long after being the victim of a brutal beating ("Double-Cross"). Greg Hojem Sanders[1], (born May 5, 1975), is a fictional character featured on the US crime drama television show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Play With Fire is the twenty-second episode from the third season of the popular American forensic crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which is set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Double-Cross is the fifth episode in season 7 of the popular American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, set in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...

After Grissom goes on sabbatical, Willows welcomes his temporary replacement Michael Keppler, accepting Keppler quite quickly into his new role on the team (episode 712, "Sweet Jane"). Despite some misgivings on her part, she follows his suggestions in performing an unorthodox investigative style known as "reverse forensics," which, although successful in luring out the suspect, fails to produce charges because a lack of communication between the undersheriff and the district attorney. It also serves to create a great deal of hard feelings when the other members of her team discover that she and Keppler deceived them and created a false crime scene (episode 713, "Redrum"). After Keppler goes rogue during an investigation, she is the first to express concern to and about him. Unfortunately, she locates him just moments too late, after he takes a fatal bullet meant for a murder witness. When the paramedics declare Keppler to be dead, Willows collapses in tears into (recently returned) Grissom's arms ("Law of Gravity"). // Michael Keppler was a character on the show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Law of Gravity is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season of the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ...

In "Living Doll" she finally understood what Grissom was trying to tell them as he revealed his relationship with Sara. Catherine along with the team was left speechless. Living Doll is the twenty-fourth (and last) episode of the seventh season of the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ...

External links

• Catherine Willows Biography from The Official CSI Site
• Catherine Willows Biography from crimelab.nl

Notes

References

• Marrinan, Corinne and Parker, Steve. Ultimate CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2006). DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7566-2353-7