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Lucille Bluth
Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth
First appearance	"Pilot"
Last appearance	"Development Arrested"
Cause/reason	End of the series
Portrayed by	Jessica Walter
Information
Nickname(s)	Gangee (by Michael and Maeby)
Gender	Female
Occupation	None; Socialite former President and CEO of the Bluth Company former Waitress
Family	GOB Bluth (son) Michael Bluth (son) Lindsay Bluth Funke (adoptive daughter) Buster Bluth (son) Hel-loh "Annyong" Bluth (adoptive son)
Spouse(s)	George Bluth Sr.
Relatives	George Michael Bluth (grandson) Maeby Funke (adoptive granddaughter) Tobias Funke (son-in-law) Oscar Bluth (brother-in-law)

Lucille Bluth is a fictional character on the American television series Arrested Development. She is the mother of G.O.B., Michael, Lindsay, Buster, and the adopted Hel-loh "Annyong" Bluth, as well as wife to George Sr. Her grandchildren George Michael Bluth and Maeby call her "Gangy" (pronounced "gang-ghee"). She carried on an affair with George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar. Lucille is portrayed by Jessica Walter. Image File history File links Question_book-new. ... Used with permission from Balboa Observer-Picayune website This work is copyrighted. ... Pilot was the series premiere of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. ... Development Arrested aka Harboring Resentment was the fifty-third episode aired of the TV comedy series Arrested Development. ... Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development. ... The Bluth Company logo. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... ... This article is about a character from Arrested Development. ... George Oscar G.O.B. Bluth II is a fictional character on the television series Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... Portia de Rossi as Lindsay Bluth Fünke Lindsay Bluth Fünke is a fictional character on the television series Arrested Development (2003-2006). ... Tony Hale as Byron Buster Bluth Byron Buster Bluth is a fictional character on the television series Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... Alia Shawkat as Mae Maeby Fünke Maeby Fünke is a fictional character on the television series Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development. ...

Fictional biography

Lucille is a woman accustomed to an opulent and decadent lifestyle which she funds with misbegotten Bluth Company money. She has a wardrobe which includes multiple fur coats and Donna Karen suits. She treats herself to repeated spa treatments and face lifts, stating that she has an image to maintain. She is also known to abuse alchohol and prescription drugs and to mistreat her Hispanic housekeepers, saying: "They didn't sneak into this country to become our friends." The Bluth Company logo. ... Silklamb chasuble with bottened bluefox, dyed. ... This page has been listed on cleanup. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, which comprises people with ancestry or origins in Hispanic America, or in Spain in many cases. ...

Lucille is a narcissistic and domineering matriarch who manipulates and emotionally abuses her children. Never short on criticism, Lucille saves her sharpest barbs for her daughter [[Lindsay Bluth Funke|Lindsay]], particularly about her weight. She furtively wrests control of the Bluth Company board from Michael, whom she describes as her third-least-favorite child. She has a tight grip on her youngest son Buster, who, as a result of his mother's dominance and sheltering, is unstable, socially inept, and prone to panic attacks. She has also admitted that she never cared for G.O.B. This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... Tony Hale as Byron Buster Bluth Byron Buster Bluth is a fictional character on the television series Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ...

Although she is driven almost exclusively by personal gain, Lucille's maternal instinct does surface on occasion. She is very protective of her children, avenging them when they have been wronged by others -- she attacked the publicist Jessie for an unflattering article, and she forced Oscar to return money that he had swindled from Michael -- albeit sometimes her methods of choice are questionable -- when Michael was in high school, Lucille made his teacher "disappear" after giving a failing grade to her son and she seduces a former fiance to relieve her youngest son of his military obligations, which Lucille signed him up for in the first place. This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ... An engagement is an agreement to marry, and also refers to the time between proposal and marriage. ...

Lucille is less-than-faithful to her husband. She has an on-again-off-again affair with George Sr.'s twin brother Oscar and there are questions as to whether Buster is truly Oscar's on. She also has affairs with the prison warden (to get George Sr. out of jail) and lawyer Wayne Jarvis. For other uses, see Love Affair or Scandal An affair may refer to a form of nonmonogamy, to infidelity or to adultery. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ... This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Fox television comedy series, Arrested Development. ...

Lucille has a penchant for quoting the musical [[Gypsy: A Musical Fable]] and singing Rose's Turn from the show. Gypsy happens to be the story of a domineering stage mother who is only interested in herself and not the good of her children.

See also

• List of Arrested Development characters