Who Is Ms. Ethel Peabody on ‘Gotham’?

BD Wong and Tonya Pinkins, Gotham, FOX

In the Season 2 winter premiere of Gotham, while fans are introduced to Victor Fries aka Mr. Freeze (Nathan Darrow) and his ill wife Nora (Kristen Hager), Gordon (Benjamin McKenzie) and Bullock (Donal Logue) investigate a body-snatchhing epidemic, and Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord Taylor) finds himself a patient at Arkham Asylum. In charge of the asylum is the experimental Hugo Strange (BD Wong) and Ms. Ethel Peabody.

Ms. Ethel Peabody is portrayed by Tonya Pinkins. She’s best known for her roles on Nurse Jackie (Charlane), Hostages (Beth Nix), Army Wives (Viola Crawford), 24 (Alama Matobo), and the soap operas All My Children (Livia Frye Cudahy) and As the World Turns (Heather Dalton). Pinkins is also an accomplished Broadway actress – she won a Tony Award for her role as Sweet Anita in “Jelly’s Last Jam.” Gotham airs Mondays at 8pm on FOX.