Lois Whitley is Karen Walker's mother.
Biography[]
Lois was estranged from Karen for many years, due to their difficult relationship based on Lois' tendency to rope Karen into her moneymaking schemes as a con artist.[1] Prior to her actual appearance, Karen has been telling people that she has had her mother committed to a mental institution against her will.[2][3] They reconcile finally after Jack intervenes and surprises Karen for her birthday and they agree to do one last con on a dying rich man.[1]
After Grace decorates Lois' apartment on a budget, she sells it for a much greater price to buy a McDonald's in Tokyo.[4] This inspires Will and Grace to start their own apartment flipping business during the sixth season.
In the ninth season, Lois' daughter Karen reveals that she has passed away.
Notes[]
- Karen has implied that she and her mother both had webbed feet, which they both had surgically removed[5].
Appearances[]
- Someone Old, Someplace New
- Something Borrowed, Someone's Due
- Looking for Mr. Good Enough
- Staten Island Fairy (flashback of younger self)
Quotes[]
You know what they say-- "Beer before wine makes you feel fine. Wine before beer makes you feel queer." — Something Borrowed, Someone's Due