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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineGail Honeyman

Characters in Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

9 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Eleanor Oliphant

    A rigidly routine-bound woman whose isolation begins to crack after an act of kindness toward a stranger.

Supporting characters

  • Sammy Thom

    An elderly man who collapses in the street; Eleanor and Raymond's shared act of helping him is what starts pulling Eleanor toward other people.

  • Raymond Gibbons

    An unkempt but kind IT colleague who becomes Eleanor's first real friend, prompted by their shared rescue of Sammy Thom.

  • Dr. Maria Temple

    The therapist Eleanor begins seeing after her crisis; her sessions help Eleanor recover the truth of her childhood.

  • Mrs. Gibbons

  • Laura Thom