Melinda Gordon
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Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda Gordon
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "The Children's Parade" |
| Created by | John Gray |
| Portrayed by | Jennifer Love Hewitt |
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| Occupation | Owner of Same as It Never Was Antiques |
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Melinda Irene Gordon is the title character of the American fantasy television series Ghost Whisperer created by John Gray. Gordon was portrayed by American actress Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt) has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. She moved to Grandview after she married (Sam) Jim Clancy, a paramedic who knows of her ability. Jim and Melinda have a son Aiden [first appearance season 5]. Melinda had always been able to speak with the dead, or "earthbound spirits" as her grandmother (with whom she shared this ability) called them.
Apart from her husband, Jim Clancy, Melinda shared her secret with quirky Professor Rick Payne, an expert in occult beliefs and history who thrives on helping her gain insights into the more baffling paranormal phenomena she encounters. Other individuals who are aware of her gift include Andrea Marino (her best friend and business partner; killed in the first season's finale), Delia Banks (Melinda's best friend) and her son, Ned Banks, RU Psychology Professor, Eli James, and her son Aiden Lucas, as well as all the relatives or friends of ghosts she has helped.
Melinda is at least a sixth-generation medium (as her great-great-great-grandmother, Tessa, and her grandmother are also ghost whisperers. Initially the show seems to suggest the ability skipped her mother, which it didn't, she just chose to ignore everything she saw, and may have skipped others). It also stated later that her biological father had the same ability, although it is unknown how common it was in his family and the ability was only mentioned once. She is able to communicate with the spirits of those who are dead. She can see and speak with the earthbound spirits that reach out to her for help. She then helps them to cross over, either by speaking to loved ones or by doing things for them which they died before they could do/finish.
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