In This Year - 1997

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1997.

Deltas compare against 1996

110 characters on air in 1997

Every queer character with a role in a show airing this year.

Jump to a letter Bar height is that letter's share of the 110
7 A 3 B 5 C 3 D 4 E 2 F 4 G 8 H 1 I 7 J 6 K 5 L 11 M 1 N — O 3 P — Q 3 R 24 S 6 T — U 1 V 2 W 1 X 1 Y 2 Z — #
S has the most, 24 23 letters in use · O, Q, or U empty this year
A 7 ↑
Abby Sullivan NYPD Blue Regular
Alielle Relryle El-Hazard Regular
Andrea Süsskind Marienhof Regular
Angela Died this year NYPD Blue Guest
Annalena Bergmann Marienhof Regular
Arisugawa Juri Revolutionary Girl Utena Regular
Attractive Woman Ellen Guest
B 3 ↑
Bev Harris Roseanne Regular
Bianca Montgomery All My Children Regular
Billi Vogt Marienhof Regular
C 5 ↑
Candy Caramella Les zinzins de l'espace Regular
Caroline Buxton Shortland Street Recurring
Cecilie Vibe Blind Gudinne Recurring
Christine Walter Hinter Gittern Regular
Chris Warner Tracey Takes On... Recurring
D 3 ↑
Debbie Buchman Mad About You Recurring
Denise NYPD Blue Guest
Diane Butcher EastEnders Regular
E 4 ↑
Edna Krabappel Died this year The Simpsons Recurring
Ellen Morgan Ellen Regular
Emma Thompson Ellen Guest
Erika Sander Verbotene Liebe Regular
F 2 ↑
Fatora Venus El-Hazard Recurring
Fiona Metcalfe Died this year Pobol y Cwm Regular
G 4 ↑
Gabrielle Xena: Warrior Princess Regular
Gemma Patterson Pacific Drive Recurring
Gerda Keller Hinter Gittern Recurring
Gina Patrick Hollyoaks Recurring
H 8 ↑
Hannah Finch Frasier Guest
Hanne Wilhelmsen Blind Gudinne Regular
Helen Blakemore Water Rats Regular
Helen Cooper Drop the Dead Donkey Regular
Helen Lovejoy The Simpsons Recurring
Herbert Garrison South Park Regular
Himemiya Anthy Revolutionary Girl Utena Regular
Holly Hart Died this year Family Affairs Regular
I 1 ↑
Inés Nissaga de Poder Recurring
J 7 ↑
Jackie Harris Roseanne Regular
Jadzia Dax Died this year Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Regular
Janine Ellen Guest
Jasmine Silk Stalkings Guest
Jo Pacific Drive Recurring
Joyce Roseanne Guest
Julia Salinger Party of Five Regular
K 6 ↑
Kanzaki Akari Battle Athletes Victory Regular
Kaoru Kozue Revolutionary Girl Utena Recurring
Katherine Chancellor Died this year The Young and the Restless Regular
Kathy Died this year NYPD Blue Guest
Kerry Weaver ER Regular
Kris Christopher Battle Athletes Victory Regular
L 5 ↑
Laura Mäkimaa Kotikatu Regular
Laurie Manning Ellen Regular
Lightning Rod Medusa Died this year Maze bakunetsu jikû Guest
Lindsay Corkhill Brookside Regular
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons Regular
M 11 ↑
Maggie Doyle ER Recurring
Mandy Married… With Children Guest
Mandy Thomas Home and Away Recurring
Marcia Princess The Simpsons Recurring
Mariona Montsolís Nissaga de Poder Regular
Maura McGee Malcom & Eddie Recurring
Maze Maze bakunetsu jikû Regular
Melissa Etheridge Ellen Guest
Midge Dexter Tracey Takes On... Recurring
Mill Varna Maze bakunetsu jikû Regular
Morph X-Men: The Animated Series Recurring
N 1 ↑
Nancy Bartlett Roseanne Recurring
P 3 ↑
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons Recurring
Paula The Larry Sanders Show Regular
Peaches NYPD Blue Guest
R 3 ↑
Rebecca Mattern Died this year Unter Uns · SK-Babies Regular
Rhonda Roth Relativity Regular
Roxy McCall Died this year Silk Stalkings Guest
S 24 ↑
Sailor Neptune Sailor Moon Regular
Sailor Star Fighter Sailor Moon Recurring
Sailor Star Healer Sailor Moon Recurring
Sailor Star Maker Sailor Moon Recurring
Sailor Uranus Sailor Moon Regular
Samantha Goodell Nash Bridges Guest
Samantha Sanders Beverly Hills, 90210 Recurring
Sam Kezerko Raw FM Regular
Sarah Newly This Life Recurring
Shannon Reed Home and Away Regular
Solude Schfoltzer Maze bakunetsu jikû Regular
Sondra Westwood Died this year Pacific Drive Regular
Sonia Besirsky Died this year Lindenstraße Regular
Sonia Fowler EastEnders Regular
Sophie Wright Emmerdale Recurring
Stacy Bridges Nash Bridges Recurring
Stephanie Grant Died this year Ally McBeal Guest
Susan Ellen Guest
Susan Ivanova Babylon 5 Regular
Susanne Brandner Verbotene Liebe Regular
Susanne Teubner Died this year Hinter Gittern Regular
Susan Ross Died this year Seinfeld Recurring
Susie Ross Family Affairs Regular
Suzanne Relativity Guest
T 6 ↑
Takatsuki Shiori Revolutionary Girl Utena Regular
Tanja Schildknecht Lindenstraße Regular
Taylor Marsh Silk Stalkings Guest
Tenjō Utena Revolutionary Girl Utena Regular
The Moderator Ellen Guest
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Regular
V 1 ↑
Vivien Andraschek Hinter Gittern Regular
W 2 ↑
Wendi Mercury One Life to Live Recurring
Willow Rosenberg Buffy The Vampire Slayer Regular
X 1 ↑
Xena Died this year Xena: Warrior Princess Regular
Y 1 ↑
Yanigida Ichino Battle Athletes Victory Regular
Z 2 ↑
Zoe Marshall Pacific Drive Regular
Zoë Tate Emmerdale Regular
110 characters, A to Z.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
All My Children 1
USA · TV Show
Bianca Montgomery Regular
Ally McBeal 1
USA · TV Show
Stephanie Grant Died this year Guest
Babylon 5 1
USA · TV Show
Susan Ivanova Regular
Battle Athletes Victory 3
Japan · TV Show
Kanzaki Akari Regular
Kris Christopher Regular
Yanigida Ichino Regular
Beverly Hills, 90210 1
USA · TV Show
Samantha Sanders Recurring
Blind Gudinne 2
Norway · Mini-Series
Cecilie Vibe Recurring
Hanne Wilhelmsen Regular
Brookside 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Lindsay Corkhill Regular
Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1
USA · TV Show
Willow Rosenberg Regular
Coronation Street 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Tracy Barlow Regular
Drop the Dead Donkey 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Helen Cooper Regular
EastEnders 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Diane Butcher Regular
Sonia Fowler Regular
El-Hazard 2
Japan · TV Show
Alielle Relryle Regular
Fatora Venus Recurring
Ellen 8
USA · TV Show
Attractive Woman Guest
Ellen Morgan Regular
Emma Thompson Guest
Janine Guest
Laurie Manning Regular
Melissa Etheridge Guest
Susan Guest
The Moderator Guest
Emmerdale 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sophie Wright Recurring
Zoë Tate Regular
ER 2
USA · TV Show
Kerry Weaver Regular
Maggie Doyle Recurring
Family Affairs 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Holly Hart Died this year Regular
Susie Ross Regular
Frasier 1
USA · TV Show
Hannah Finch Guest
Hinter Gittern 4
Germany · TV Show
Christine Walter Regular
Gerda Keller Recurring
Susanne Teubner Died this year Regular
Vivien Andraschek Regular
Hollyoaks 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Gina Patrick Recurring
Kotikatu 1
Finland · TV Show
Laura Mäkimaa Regular
The Larry Sanders Show 1
USA · TV Show
Paula Regular
Les zinzins de l'espace 1
France · TV Show
Candy Caramella Regular
Lindenstraße 2
Germany · TV Show
Sonia Besirsky Died this year Regular
Tanja Schildknecht Regular
Mad About You 1
USA · TV Show
Debbie Buchman Recurring
Malcom & Eddie 1
USA · TV Show
Maura McGee Recurring
Marienhof 3
Germany · TV Show
Andrea Süsskind Regular
Annalena Bergmann Regular
Billi Vogt Regular
Married… With Children 1
USA · TV Show
Mandy Guest
Maze bakunetsu jikû 4
Japan · TV Show
Lightning Rod Medusa Died this year Guest
Maze Regular
Mill Varna Regular
Solude Schfoltzer Regular
Nash Bridges 2
USA · TV Show
Samantha Goodell Guest
Stacy Bridges Recurring
Nissaga de Poder 2
Spain · TV Show
Inés Recurring
Mariona Montsolís Regular
NYPD Blue 5
USA · TV Show
Abby Sullivan Regular
Angela Died this year Guest
Denise Guest
Kathy Died this year Guest
Peaches Guest
One Life to Live 1
USA · TV Show
Wendi Mercury Recurring
Pacific Drive 4
Australia · TV Show
Gemma Patterson Recurring
Jo Recurring
Sondra Westwood Died this year Regular
Zoe Marshall Regular
Party of Five 1
USA · TV Show
Julia Salinger Regular
Pobol y Cwm 1
Wales · TV Show
Fiona Metcalfe Died this year Regular
Raw FM 1
Australia · TV Show
Sam Kezerko Regular
Relativity 2
USA · TV Show
Rhonda Roth Regular
Suzanne Guest
Revolutionary Girl Utena 5
Japan · TV Show
Arisugawa Juri Regular
Himemiya Anthy Regular
Kaoru Kozue Recurring
Takatsuki Shiori Regular
Tenjō Utena Regular
Roseanne 4
USA · TV Show
Bev Harris Regular
Jackie Harris Regular
Joyce Guest
Nancy Bartlett Recurring
Sailor Moon 5
Japan · TV Show
Sailor Neptune Regular
Sailor Star Fighter Recurring
Sailor Star Healer Recurring
Sailor Star Maker Recurring
Sailor Uranus Regular
Seinfeld 1
USA · TV Show
Susan Ross Died this year Recurring
Shortland Street 1
New Zealand · TV Show
Caroline Buxton Recurring
Silk Stalkings 3
USA · TV Show
Jasmine Guest
Roxy McCall Died this year Guest
Taylor Marsh Guest
The Simpsons 5
USA · TV Show
Edna Krabappel Died this year Recurring
Helen Lovejoy Recurring
Lisa Simpson Regular
Marcia Princess Recurring
Patty Bouvier Recurring
SK-Babies 1
Germany · TV Show
Rebecca Mattern Died this year Recurring
South Park 1
USA · TV Show
Herbert Garrison Regular
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 1
USA · TV Show
Jadzia Dax Died this year Regular
This Life 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sarah Newly Recurring
Tracey Takes On... 2
USA · TV Show
Chris Warner Recurring
Midge Dexter Recurring
Unter Uns 1
Germany · TV Show
Rebecca Mattern Died this year Regular
Verbotene Liebe 2
Germany · TV Show
Erika Sander Regular
Susanne Brandner Regular
Water Rats 1
Australia · TV Show
Helen Blakemore Regular
X-Men: The Animated Series 1
USA · TV Show
Morph Recurring
Xena: Warrior Princess 2
USA · TV Show
Gabrielle Regular
Xena Died this year Regular
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Died this year Regular