Elliot Reid

Elliot Reid, M.D. is a fictional character played by Sarah Chalke in the American comedy-drama Scrubs. She appeared in every episode during the first eight seasons except two Season 8 episodes, "My Last Words" and "My Lawyer's in Love." Chalke was a regular cast member for the first eight seasons and appeared in four episodes of Season 9. Elliot is a close friend and a frequent love interest to protagonist John "J.D." Dorian (Zach Braff) for the first eight seasons, and in Season 9 becomes his wife. She is also close to Carla Espinosa (Judy Reyes) and Christopher Turk (Donald Faison), the series' other chief characters. 2Family history She is the daughter of Simon and Lily Reid (Lane Davies and Markie Post), and is of German descent. Her father was chief of medicine at St. Augustine's, a private hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut. She grew up privileged but love-starved; she once attributed her many neuroses and cripplingly low self-esteem to the way she was treated by her parents. Her mother is a cold, self-absorbed alcoholic, and her father tries to interfere with her career; he eventually cuts her off financially after he tries to push her to specialize in gynecology and she refuses. Elliot has several brothers who are also doctors, but are never portrayed on the show; one of these unseen characters is her brother Barry, a closeted homosexual whom their parents sent to "hetero camp." She grew up in an apple orchard, where she learned to fight to drive away apple thieve