In This Year - 2005

An overview of queer events that occurred in 2005.

Deltas compare against 2004

233 characters on air in 2005

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 233
18 A 9 B 15 C 11 D 10 E 7 F 6 G 8 H 7 I 19 J 19 K 16 L 18 M 9 N 3 O 5 P 1 Q 11 R 23 S 10 T — U 2 V 1 W — X 1 Y 3 Z 1 #
S has the most, 23 24 letters in use · U or X empty this year
A 18 ↑
Abby Tucker Malcolm in the Middle Guest
Alex Kelly The O.C. Recurring
Alex Nuñez Degrassi: The Next Generation Regular
Alice Pieszecki The L Word Regular
Ali Spencer Died this year Emmerdale Regular
Amber Dante’s Cove Guest
Amber Kalirai Coronation Street Regular
Amy Murgatroyd Died this year Agatha Christie's Marple Guest
Ana Aquí No Hay Quien Viva Regular
Andrea Süsskind Marienhof Regular
Angela Montenegro Bones Regular
Anke Hoffmann Verbotene Liebe Guest
Annalena Bergmann Marienhof Regular
Anna Taggaro One Tree Hill Recurring
Antje Stenzel Hinter Gittern Regular
Arun Parmar Bad Girls Regular
Ashley Davies South Of Nowhere Regular
Ava Moore Nip/Tuck Recurring
B 9 ↑
Beatriz "Bea" Lasa Maldonado Died this year Hospital Central Guest
Bea Villarejo Aquí No Hay Quien Viva Regular
Benjamin Horlacher Died this year NCIS Guest
Beth Sugar Rush Recurring
Bette Porter The L Word Regular
Bianca Montgomery All My Children Regular
Billie Ducette Died this year Cold Case Guest
Billie Frasier Starved Regular
Brother Ken bro'Town Recurring
C 15 ↑
Candace Jewell The L Word Guest
Carla von Lahnstein Verbotene Liebe Regular
Carmen It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Recurring
Carmen de la Pica Morales The L Word Regular
Cassandra O'Brien Died this year Doctor Who (2005) Recurring
Celia Hodes Weeds Regular
Charity Dingle Emmerdale Regular
Charlotte Beaumont All Saints Regular
Cherry Peck Nip/Tuck Recurring
Chrissy Dante’s Cove Guest
Christine Walter Hinter Gittern Regular
Claire Fisher Six Feet Under Regular
Claybourne The L Word Guest
Constance Harm The Simpsons Recurring
Céline Frémont Plus Belle La Vie Regular
D 11 ↑
Dana Davin Train 48 Regular
Dana Fairbanks Died this year The L Word Regular
Darby One Tree Hill Guest
Dax The L Word Guest
Debbie Dingle Emmerdale Regular
Dewey Largo The Simpsons Recurring
Donna Romy and Michele: In the Beginning Recurring
Doris Wolfe Guiding Light Recurring
Dusty The L Word Guest
Dusty Died this year Queer as Folk (US) Guest
D’Anna Biers Died this year Battlestar Galactica (2004) Regular
E 10 ↑
Edna Krabappel Died this year The Simpsons Recurring
Effie Harrison Emmerdale Recurring
Eleonora Ferreira da Silva Senhora de Destino Regular
Ella Miyazaki Died this year Law & Order: Criminal Intent Guest
Ellen Lavik Hotel Cæsar Regular
Erika Sander Verbotene Liebe Regular
Erstin Ho My-Otome Regular
Esther García Ruiz Hospital Central Regular
Eve Jacobsen Died this year Home and Away Recurring
Evelyn Harper Two and a Half Men Recurring
F 7 ↑
Fee Nolan Shortland Street Guest
Foxxy Love Drawn Together Regular
Frankie Biancavilla Strong Medicine Guest
Frankie Stone Died this year All My Children Recurring
Franzi Brenner Lindenstraße Regular
Franzi Reuter Died this year Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten Regular
Fujino Shizuru My-HiME · My-Otome Recurring
G 6 ↑
Gabby Deveaux The L Word Guest
Georgina Harris Neighbours Guest
Gillian Postcards From Buster Guest
Gina Postcards From Buster Guest
Gina Inviere Died this year Battlestar Galactica (2004) Recurring
Gina Tribbiani Joey Regular
H 8 ↑
Hayley Cropper Died this year Coronation Street Regular
Hazel Bailey Footballers' Wives Regular
Helena Cain Died this year Battlestar Galactica (2004) Recurring
Helena Peabody The L Word Regular
Helen Lovejoy The Simpsons Recurring
Heli Sievinen Salatut elämät Regular
Herbert Garrison South Park Regular
Honshō Chizuru Bleach Recurring
I 7 ↑
Ines Führbringer Died this year Hinter Gittern Regular
Iris The L Word Guest
Isabella Kortenaer Died this year Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten Regular
Isabella Yamamoto Paradise Kiss Regular
Isabelle/Bruce Hodes Weeds Regular
Ivan Beyonce Aycock The L Word Guest
Izumi Kaori Best Student Council Recurring
J 19 ↑
Jane Benson The Comeback Regular
Jane Canary (Calamity Jane) Deadwood Regular
Jasmine Thomas Emmerdale Regular
Jay Copeland Died this year Shortland Street Regular
Jennifer Out of Practice Guest
Jennifer Improtta Senhora de Destino Regular
Jennifer Miller Girlfriends Recurring
Jenny Schecter Died this year The L Word Regular
Jez Shameless (UK) Recurring
Joan Adler Died this year Midsomer Murders Guest
Joanie Stubbs Deadwood Regular
Jodie The O.C. Guest
Jodie Maxwell Holby City Recurring
Joey Funkhouser Curb Your Enthusiasm Recurring
Jo Masters The Bill Regular
Joyce Wischnia The L Word Recurring
Julia McNamara Nip/Tuck Regular
Juliet Ferriere Famille d’accueil Regular
Juliette Frémont Plus Belle La Vie Recurring
K 19 ↑
Kanata Hijiri Girls Bravo Recurring
Kandi Two and a Half Men Recurring
Karen Postcards From Buster Guest
Karen Walker Will & Grace Regular
Kate Boyd Died this year Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Guest
Katherine Chancellor Died this year The Young and the Restless Regular
Katya Eddsworld Guest
Kelly South Of Nowhere Guest
Kerry Weaver ER Regular
Kiki Queer as Folk (US) Recurring
Kim Eddsworld Recurring
Kim Daniels Sugar Rush Regular
Kim Hae-jung Beating Heart Recurring
Kitagawa Rio Doki Doki School Hours Regular
Kit McGraw Nip/Tuck Recurring
Kosame Girls Bravo Recurring
Kristina Corinthos-Davis General Hospital Regular
Kuga Natsuki My-HiME · My-Otome Regular
Kurauchi Anna He Is My Master Regular
L 16 ↑
Lana Crawford Neighbours Recurring
Lara Perkins The L Word Recurring
Laura Crawford Midsomer Murders Guest
Laura Mäkimaa Kotikatu Regular
Leigh Ostin The L Word Guest
Lenore Portillo Will & Grace Guest
Lesley Tangaroa Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby Regular
Libby Dreifuss Carnivàle Recurring
Linda Memari American Dad! Recurring
Lindsay Peterson Queer as Folk (US) Regular
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons Regular
Liz Cruz Nip/Tuck Regular
Lizzie Hinchcliffe Agatha Christie's Marple Guest
Lucille Portillo Will & Grace Guest
Luke Stanton Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Guest
Lynn Searcy Girlfriends Regular
M 18 ↑
Macarena "Maca" Fernández Wilson Hospital Central Regular
Maggie Sawyer Smallville Recurring
Maia Jeffries Shortland Street Regular
Mandy 24 Recurring
Manuela Wellmann Died this year Hinter Gittern Regular
Marcia Princess The Simpsons Recurring
Marina Ferrer The L Word Recurring
Marissa Cooper Died this year The O.C. Regular
Maud Lilly Fingersmith Regular
Maya Robertson Died this year Hex Recurring
Melanie Caplan The L Word Guest
Melanie Marcus Queer as Folk (US) Regular
Melissa Rivers The L Word Guest
Michaela Pendle New Tricks Guest
Mickie Hendrie Holby City · Casualty Recurring
Monica 8 Simple Rules Guest
Ms. Mitchell ER Guest
Myfanwy Little Britain Regular
N 9 ↑
Nakano Yamato Loveless Recurring
Nancy Botwin Weeds Regular
Naomi Julien EastEnders Regular
Natalie Buxton Died this year Bad Girls Regular
Nicki Ideal Regular
Nicky Alcott 8 Simple Rules Guest
Nicole Wallace Law & Order: Criminal Intent Recurring
Nina Farr Casualty Regular
Nina Ryan Verbotene Liebe Regular
O 3 ↑
Octavia of the Julii Rome Regular
Olivia Spencer Guiding Light Regular
Orochimaru Naruto Recurring
P 5 ↑
Paige Michalchuk Degrassi: The Next Generation Regular
Pat Kerrigan Bad Girls Regular
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons Recurring
Paula Rapf Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten Regular
Peggy Peabody The L Word Recurring
Q 1 ↑
Quentin Costa Nip/Tuck Recurring
R 11 ↑
Rachel Whatmore Emmerdale Recurring
Rae Thomas Died this year Passions Recurring
Rebecca Mattern Died this year Unter Uns Regular
Regina Barnes Out of Practice Regular
Ria Prince Strong Medicine Guest
Ritchie Scott EastEnders Recurring
Robin The L Word Recurring
Rojo Ben 10 Recurring
Ronna The West Wing Recurring
Rosa Izquierdo Aquí No Hay Quien Viva Recurring
Rose Collins Died this year Cold Case Guest
S 23 ↑
Saima Murad Regular
Sakagami Kōya Loveless Recurring
Sangita Ideal Recurring
Serena Southerlyn Law & Order Regular
Servila of the Junii Died this year Rome Regular
Shane McCutcheon The L Word Regular
Sharon Out of Practice Guest
Sheena Williams Bad Girls Recurring
Shell Dockley Bad Girls Regular
Silvia Castro León Died this year Los Hombres de Paco Regular
Simone Russell Passions Regular
Sky Mangel Neighbours Regular
Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya Carnivàle Recurring
Sonia Fowler EastEnders Regular
Sophie Webster Coronation Street Regular
Spencer Carlin South Of Nowhere Regular
Stephanie Ai Foamwire-Putty Moral Orel Recurring
Stephanie Healy Without a Trace Guest
Stephanie Scully Neighbours Regular
Sue Trinder Fingersmith Regular
Susanne Brandner Verbotene Liebe Regular
Suzanne Richter Lindenstraße Regular
Suì-Fēng Bleach Recurring
T 10 ↑
Tanja Schildknecht Lindenstraße Regular
Tanya Turner Footballers' Wives Regular
Teresa Ala-Uotila Salatut elämät Regular
Thelma Bates Died this year Hex Regular
Tina Dante’s Cove Guest
Tina Kennard The L Word Regular
Toni Bones Guest
Tonya The L Word Recurring
Tracy Postcards From Buster Guest
Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Regular
V 2 ↑
Valerie Goins The L Word Guest
Van Died this year Dante’s Cove Regular
W 1 ↑
Winnie Mann The L Word Guest
Y 1 ↑
Yasuko Ideal Recurring
Z 3 ↑
Zezé Maria Fudêncio e Seus Amigos Regular
Zoe Dunlop Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Guest
Zoë Tate Emmerdale Regular
# 1 ↑
Ōtori Vivian Ultimate Girls Regular
233 characters, A to Z.
Shows A–Z, articles ignored “The Beast in Me” files under B; numeric titles like 9-1-1 lead.
8 Simple Rules 2
USA · TV Show
Monica Guest
Nicky Alcott Guest
24 1
USA · TV Show
Mandy Recurring
Agatha Christie's Marple 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Amy Murgatroyd Died this year Guest
Lizzie Hinchcliffe Guest
All My Children 2
USA · TV Show
Bianca Montgomery Regular
Frankie Stone Died this year Recurring
All Saints 1
Australia · TV Show
Charlotte Beaumont Regular
American Dad! 1
USA · TV Show
Linda Memari Recurring
Aquí No Hay Quien Viva 3
Spain · TV Show
Ana Regular
Bea Villarejo Regular
Rosa Izquierdo Recurring
Bad Girls 5
United Kingdom · TV Show
Arun Parmar Regular
Natalie Buxton Died this year Regular
Pat Kerrigan Regular
Sheena Williams Recurring
Shell Dockley Regular
Battlestar Galactica (2004) 3
USA · TV Show
D’Anna Biers Died this year Regular
Gina Inviere Died this year Recurring
Helena Cain Died this year Recurring
Beating Heart 1
South Korea · Mini-Series
Kim Hae-jung Recurring
Ben 10 1
USA · TV Show
Rojo Recurring
Best Student Council 1
Japan · TV Show
Izumi Kaori Recurring
The Bill 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Jo Masters Regular
Bleach 2
Japan · TV Show
Honshō Chizuru Recurring
Suì-Fēng Recurring
Bones 2
USA · TV Show
Angela Montenegro Regular
Toni Guest
bro'Town 1
New Zealand · TV Show
Brother Ken Recurring
Carnivàle 2
USA · TV Show
Libby Dreifuss Recurring
Sofie Agnesh Bojakshiya Recurring
Casualty 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Mickie Hendrie Guest
Nina Farr Regular
Cold Case 2
USA · TV Show
Billie Ducette Died this year Guest
Rose Collins Died this year Guest
The Comeback 1
USA · TV Show
Jane Benson Regular
Coronation Street 4
United Kingdom · TV Show
Amber Kalirai Regular
Hayley Cropper Died this year Regular
Sophie Webster Regular
Tracy Barlow Regular
Curb Your Enthusiasm 1
USA · TV Show
Joey Funkhouser Recurring
Dante’s Cove 4
USA · TV Show
Amber Guest
Chrissy Guest
Tina Guest
Van Died this year Regular
Deadwood 2
USA · TV Show
Jane Canary (Calamity Jane) Regular
Joanie Stubbs Regular
Degrassi: The Next Generation 2
Canada · TV Show
Alex Nuñez Regular
Paige Michalchuk Regular
Doctor Who (2005) 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Cassandra O'Brien Died this year Recurring
Doki Doki School Hours 1
Japan · TV Show
Kitagawa Rio Regular
Drawn Together 1
USA · TV Show
Foxxy Love Regular
EastEnders 3
United Kingdom · TV Show
Naomi Julien Regular
Ritchie Scott Recurring
Sonia Fowler Regular
Eddsworld 2
United Kingdom · Web Series
Katya Guest
Kim Recurring
Emmerdale 7
United Kingdom · TV Show
Ali Spencer Died this year Regular
Charity Dingle Regular
Debbie Dingle Regular
Effie Harrison Recurring
Jasmine Thomas Regular
Rachel Whatmore Recurring
Zoë Tate Regular
ER 2
USA · TV Show
Kerry Weaver Regular
Ms. Mitchell Guest
Fingersmith 2
United Kingdom · Mini-Series
Maud Lilly Regular
Sue Trinder Regular
Footballers' Wives 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Hazel Bailey Regular
Tanya Turner Regular
Fudêncio e Seus Amigos 1
Brazil · TV Show
Zezé Maria Regular
General Hospital 1
USA · TV Show
Kristina Corinthos-Davis Regular
Girlfriends 2
USA · TV Show
Jennifer Miller Recurring
Lynn Searcy Regular
Girls Bravo 2
Japan · TV Show
Kanata Hijiri Recurring
Kosame Recurring
Guiding Light 2
USA · TV Show
Doris Wolfe Recurring
Olivia Spencer Regular
Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten 3
Germany · TV Show
Franzi Reuter Died this year Regular
Isabella Kortenaer Died this year Regular
Paula Rapf Regular
He Is My Master 1
Japan · TV Show
Kurauchi Anna Regular
Hex 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Maya Robertson Died this year Recurring
Thelma Bates Died this year Regular
Hinter Gittern 4
Germany · TV Show
Antje Stenzel Regular
Christine Walter Regular
Ines Führbringer Died this year Regular
Manuela Wellmann Died this year Regular
Holby City 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Jodie Maxwell Recurring
Mickie Hendrie Recurring
Home and Away 1
Australia · TV Show
Eve Jacobsen Died this year Recurring
Hospital Central 3
Spain · TV Show
Beatriz "Bea" Lasa Maldonado Died this year Guest
Esther García Ruiz Regular
Macarena "Maca" Fernández Wilson Regular
Hotel Cæsar 1
Norway · TV Show
Ellen Lavik Regular
Ideal 3
United Kingdom · TV Show
Nicki Regular
Sangita Recurring
Yasuko Recurring
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 1
USA · TV Show
Carmen Recurring
Joey 1
USA · TV Show
Gina Tribbiani Regular
Kotikatu 1
Finland · TV Show
Laura Mäkimaa Regular
Law & Order 1
USA · TV Show
Serena Southerlyn Regular
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2
USA · TV Show
Ella Miyazaki Died this year Guest
Nicole Wallace Recurring
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 3
USA · TV Show
Kate Boyd Died this year Guest
Luke Stanton Guest
Zoe Dunlop Guest
Lindenstraße 3
Germany · TV Show
Franzi Brenner Regular
Suzanne Richter Regular
Tanja Schildknecht Regular
Little Britain 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Myfanwy Regular
Los Hombres de Paco 1
Spain · TV Show
Silvia Castro León Died this year Regular
Loveless 2
Japan · TV Show
Nakano Yamato Recurring
Sakagami Kōya Recurring
The L Word 26
USA · TV Show
Alice Pieszecki Regular
Bette Porter Regular
Candace Jewell Guest
Carmen de la Pica Morales Regular
Claybourne Guest
Dana Fairbanks Died this year Regular
Dax Guest
Dusty Guest
Gabby Deveaux Guest
Helena Peabody Regular
Iris Guest
Ivan Beyonce Aycock Guest
Jenny Schecter Died this year Regular
Joyce Wischnia Recurring
Lara Perkins Recurring
Leigh Ostin Guest
Marina Ferrer Recurring
Melanie Caplan Guest
Melissa Rivers Guest
Peggy Peabody Recurring
Robin Recurring
Shane McCutcheon Regular
Tina Kennard Regular
Tonya Recurring
Valerie Goins Guest
Winnie Mann Guest
Malcolm in the Middle 1
USA · TV Show
Abby Tucker Guest
Marienhof 2
Germany · TV Show
Andrea Süsskind Regular
Annalena Bergmann Regular
Midsomer Murders 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Joan Adler Died this year Guest
Laura Crawford Guest
Moral Orel 1
USA · TV Show
Stephanie Ai Foamwire-Putty Recurring
Murad 1
India · TV Movie
Saima Regular
My-HiME 2
Japan · TV Show
Fujino Shizuru Recurring
Kuga Natsuki Regular
My-Otome 3
Japan · TV Show
Erstin Ho Regular
Fujino Shizuru Recurring
Kuga Natsuki Recurring
Naruto 1
Japan · TV Show
Orochimaru Recurring
NCIS 1
USA · TV Show
Benjamin Horlacher Died this year Guest
Neighbours 4
Australia · TV Show
Georgina Harris Guest
Lana Crawford Recurring
Sky Mangel Regular
Stephanie Scully Regular
New Tricks 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Michaela Pendle Guest
Nip/Tuck 6
USA · TV Show
Ava Moore Recurring
Cherry Peck Recurring
Julia McNamara Regular
Kit McGraw Recurring
Liz Cruz Regular
Quentin Costa Recurring
The O.C. 3
USA · TV Show
Alex Kelly Recurring
Jodie Guest
Marissa Cooper Died this year Regular
One Tree Hill 2
USA · TV Show
Anna Taggaro Recurring
Darby Guest
Out of Practice 3
USA · TV Show
Jennifer Guest
Regina Barnes Regular
Sharon Guest
Paradise Kiss 1
Japan · TV Show
Isabella Yamamoto Regular
Passions 2
USA · TV Show
Rae Thomas Died this year Recurring
Simone Russell Regular
Plus Belle La Vie 2
France · TV Show
Céline Frémont Regular
Juliette Frémont Recurring
Postcards From Buster 4
USA · TV Show
Gillian Guest
Gina Guest
Karen Guest
Tracy Guest
Queer as Folk (US) 4
USA · TV Show
Dusty Died this year Guest
Kiki Recurring
Lindsay Peterson Regular
Melanie Marcus Regular
Rome 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Octavia of the Julii Regular
Servila of the Junii Died this year Regular
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning 1
USA · TV Movie
Donna Recurring
Salatut elämät 2
Finland · TV Show
Heli Sievinen Regular
Teresa Ala-Uotila Regular
Senhora de Destino 2
Brazil · TV Show
Eleonora Ferreira da Silva Regular
Jennifer Improtta Regular
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby 1
New Zealand · TV Show
Lesley Tangaroa Regular
Shameless (UK) 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Jez Recurring
Shortland Street 3
New Zealand · TV Show
Fee Nolan Guest
Jay Copeland Died this year Regular
Maia Jeffries Regular
The Simpsons 7
USA · TV Show
Constance Harm Recurring
Dewey Largo Recurring
Edna Krabappel Died this year Recurring
Helen Lovejoy Recurring
Lisa Simpson Regular
Marcia Princess Recurring
Patty Bouvier Recurring
Six Feet Under 1
USA · TV Show
Claire Fisher Regular
Smallville 1
USA · TV Show
Maggie Sawyer Recurring
South Of Nowhere 3
USA · TV Show
Ashley Davies Regular
Kelly Guest
Spencer Carlin Regular
South Park 1
USA · TV Show
Herbert Garrison Regular
Starved 1
USA · TV Show
Billie Frasier Regular
Strong Medicine 2
USA · TV Show
Frankie Biancavilla Guest
Ria Prince Guest
Sugar Rush 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Beth Recurring
Kim Daniels Regular
Train 48 1
Canada · TV Show
Dana Davin Regular
Two and a Half Men 2
USA · TV Show
Evelyn Harper Recurring
Kandi Recurring
Ultimate Girls 1
Japan · TV Show
Ōtori Vivian Regular
Unter Uns 1
Germany · TV Show
Rebecca Mattern Died this year Regular
Verbotene Liebe 5
Germany · TV Show
Anke Hoffmann Guest
Carla von Lahnstein Regular
Erika Sander Regular
Nina Ryan Regular
Susanne Brandner Regular
Weeds 3
USA · TV Show
Celia Hodes Regular
Isabelle/Bruce Hodes Regular
Nancy Botwin Regular
The West Wing 1
USA · TV Show
Ronna Recurring
Will & Grace 3
USA · TV Show
Karen Walker Regular
Lenore Portillo Guest
Lucille Portillo Guest
Without a Trace 1
USA · TV Show
Stephanie Healy Guest
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Died this year Regular