Joan Short

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Joan Short is a central matriarchal character on the American sitcom "Life in Pieces," known for her quirky, overbearing yet loving personality within the Short family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
airedOnSeriesPremiereYear 2015
appearsIn Life in Pieces NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre family comedy
child Greg Short NERFINISHED
Heather Hughes NERFINISHED
Matt Short NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfShow United States NERFINISHED
createdByShowCreator Justin Adler NERFINISHED
familyName Short NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Life in Pieces universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceInSeries Life in Pieces, Season 1 Episode 1 NERFINISHED
gender female
genreOfShow sitcom
grandparentOf Lark Short NERFINISHED
Samantha Hughes NERFINISHED
Sophia Hughes NERFINISHED
Tim and Heather’s younger children
Tyler Hughes NERFINISHED
hasAdultChild Greg Short NERFINISHED
Heather Hughes NERFINISHED
Matt Short NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic deeply devoted to her family
emotionally expressive
meddles in her children’s lives
languageSpoken English
maritalStatus married
narrativeFunction comic relief
emotional anchor of the Short family
nationality American
networkOfShow CBS NERFINISHED
occupation retired teacher
partOfFamily Short family NERFINISHED
personalityTrait loving
overbearing
quirky
portrayedBy Dianne Wiest NERFINISHED
relative Greg Short NERFINISHED
Heather Hughes NERFINISHED
John Short NERFINISHED
Matt Short NERFINISHED
residence Los Angeles area NERFINISHED
roleInFamily matriarch
seriesEndYear 2019
spouse John Short NERFINISHED

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Life in Pieces featuresCharacter Joan Short