This article is about a character in The West Wing. For the designer, see Donna Moss (designer).
Fictional character
Donna Moss
The West Wing character
Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
First appearance
"Pilot"
Last appearance
"Tomorrow"
Created by
Aaron Sorkin
Portrayed by
Janel Moloney
In-universe information
Full name
Donnatella Moss
Gender
Female
Title
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Occupation
Senior Assistant to the White House Deputy Chief of Staff (seasons 1-6) Russell Campaign Senior Aide (season 6) Santos Campaign Spokeswoman (season 7) Chief of Staff to the First Lady (end of season 7)
Family
Unnamed mother, unnamed father.
Spouse
Josh Lyman (boyfriend)
Religion
Protestant, denomination unspecified
Nationality
American/Canadian[1]
Donnatella Moss[2] is a fictional character played by Janel Moloney on the television serial drama The West Wing. During most of the series, Donna works for White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman as a senior assistant (or, as she jokingly calls herself in one episode, the "deputy deputy chief of staff"), until she quits her job to work for the presidential campaign of Bob Russell in season 6. Although all the senior staffs' assistants are continuing characters with personal backgrounds, Donna is the best defined and most often featured staff member on the assistant level, and her difficult, semi-romantic relationship with Josh is a recurring plotline throughout the show. She later works for Bob Russell's campaign for President as a spokeswoman, taking the same job for Matt Santos's campaign after Russell loses the primary.
^Writer: Aaron Sorkin & Paul Redford Director: Alex Graves (March 6, 2002). "Dead Irish Writers". The West Wing. Season 3. Episode 15.
^"Interview with Aaron Sorkin" (PDF). On Writing Magazine, Issue 18. The Writers Guild of America, East, Inc. February 2003. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
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