Violet Turner
| Violet Turner | |
|---|---|
| Private Practice & Grey's Anatomy character | |
| First appearance |
Grey's Anatomy: "The Other Side of This Life (Part 1)" 3x22 Private Practice: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" 1x01 |
| Last appearance |
Private Practice: "In Which We Say Goodbye" 6x13 |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Portrayed by | Amy Brenneman |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Violet |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation |
Psychiatrist Author |
| Title | B.A., M.D., A.C.P. |
| Spouse(s) | Pete Wilder (deceased) |
| Significant other(s) | Allan Sheldon Wallace The Captain Scott Becker |
| Children | Lucas Turner-Wilder (son with Pete) |
Dr. Violet Marianne Turner is a fictional character on the American television drama Private Practice, a spin-off from Grey's Anatomy. She is portrayed by Amy Brenneman.
Violet is a psychiatrist at the Oceanside Wellness Centre. Though she tells her patients that "happiness can be attained with focus", she fails to find any happiness in her own life and she even questions the usefulness of her chosen profession. Six months previously, her boyfriend Allan had ended their romantic relationship, devastating her. The situation was made worse when she ran into Allan in a supermarket, only to discover that he married a younger woman only a few months after their break-up. This has shaken Violet badly and she continues to telephone Allan as she tries to deal with their dissolved relationship.
Violet is highly offended by women who lie about being raped. In a conversation with Dell Parker, she confirms that she was raped during her junior year of college and her best friend in college helped her get through it. In Episode 4.08 ("What Happens Next"), Violet also reveals this experience to Charlotte (after Charlotte's own rape).
Violet is best friends with her co-worker, Cooper Freedman, often getting him out of humiliating situations with women.
Violet also attended the University of Oregon, pursuing medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is a member of the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Psychiatrists.
More recently, Violet has had relationships with both her co-worker Peter Wilder and Sheldon, a psychiatrist working for "the enemy", the fourth floor. After choosing to stay with Sheldon, she discovers that she is pregnant but is unsure who the father is. At first, she keeps this information to herself, as she fears her abilities as a potential mother. In a moment of confidence, she tells one of her patients this and afterwards confides in Cooper. Cooper willingly moves in with her to help her get through it and encourages her to see Addison about the baby. During a conversation with Dell, she experiences some cramping and admits to him that she is pregnant. He performs an ultrasound to make sure there are no problems and after seeing the baby's heartbeat for the first time, Violet has a panic attack. Dell then convinces her to tell both Sheldon and Pete about the situation. Gathering them both in her office, she tells them they are not responsible for this and she says she knows that neither of them want children. Sheldon and Pete, both shocked, are instantly angry that she didn't tell them sooner and that she assumes they wouldn't want to be a part of the child's life, depending on who the father is. Pete then bluntly asks if this conversation means she's keeping the baby. Pausing, Violet admits that yes she will be raising the child, which up until that point was undecided. Later on, Sheldon proposes to Violet. In the Season 2 finale, Pete confronts Violet and says that he loves her and wants them to try as a family. She turns him down, but later kisses Pete and tells him she loves him too.
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