| | Mrs. Ari Gold (Perrey Reeves) Perrey Reeves as Mrs. Ari Gold | Gender: Female | | Occupation: Housewife / Actress | | * First appeared on August 08, 2004. |
Ari's long-suffering wife and the mother of his children. She is strong enough to stand up to Ari's intimidating personality, and is in charge of the homestead. Former soap actress, now a tennis-playing Beverly Hills socialite. In season 3, it is revealed that Mrs. Ari has a sizable trust fund in which her husband has been dipping into to start his new talent agency. Season 3 also revealed that Ari met his wife as an undergraduate at Harvard, when he was a member of Zeta Beta Tau, a traditionally Jewish fraternity. Mrs. Ari is a recurring guest star in the first 3 seasons and a credited star in the intro of Season 4. Creator/Producer/Head Writer Doug Ellin has stated the change in the introduction credits is the work of HBO. In season 4, it is revealed that Mrs. Ari played "Kendall Scott" on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, when the producer of Y&R calls her for a one-day arc comeback. She was then offered a full-time role, but turns it down stating that she left acting at age 25 because she wanted a family. Ellin has stated in many interviews and on various DVD commentaries that Mrs. Gold will never get a first name in the show. In season five, it is revealed that Mrs. Ari did an erotic film that Ari tried to hide, but Adam Davies posted a picture from the film on the web. She later tells Ari that he has to make the decision of whether he wants to be studio head of Warner Brothers on his own. |
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