beah richards played dr. benton's mother on er.
beah richards played dr. benton's mother on er.
who played dr. benton's mother on er?
beah richards
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jeanie progressed to regular character status by season 2. as the season came under way, it was revealed that her affair with benton still continued, unbeknown to her husband, leaving benton's authoritarian personality "uncomfortably weakened" as the third member of a love triangle. when jeanie refused to leave her husband, the relationship ended on bad terms, setting up the next chapter in jeanie's story as she finds employment as a physician assistant (pa) at the serial's focal setting of county hospital's er. this leads to hostilities from a dishevelled benton, who proceeds to make her working life a "living hell", until she confronts him. in summary of the plot, keenleyside noted that "it's nice to see jeanie being allowed to move beyond the quiet forcefulness that has thus far marked her relationshsip with peter, and it's even better to see benton with his tail between his legs for a change." as season 2 progressed, jeanie was given storylines independent of benton, allowing further character development as she interacts between other characters, staff and patients. this move was praised by keenleyside, who commented, "this brief look at jeanie, free from benton's brooding presence, indicates that "er" is definitely the place for her character. if she's allowed to continue to develop her own character, instead of being forced into benton's background, she could become a complement to [dr] carter. like carter, she cares about her work, but she's not afraid to stand up for herself — especially when benton is in her way." however, he does note that jeanie is perhaps "thrust to the forefront too mechanically. she is forced to carry a heavier story load than her character is capable at this point." episode 21 of season 2, "take these broken wings", marked the beginning of one of jeanie's notable storylines when her husband al was admitted to the er and subsequently diagnosed as hiv positive. as the second season drew to a close, jeanie's hiv status was left in question, as was dr benton's.
jeanie boulet