Joan Clayton

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Joan Clayton is the ambitious, neurotic yet loving attorney and central protagonist of the TV sitcom "Girlfriends."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
ageRangeInSeries late twenties to thirties
appearsIn Girlfriends NERFINISHED
businessOwned The J-Spot NERFINISHED
characterTrait ambitious
loving
neurotic
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Mara Brock Akil NERFINISHED
ethnicityInFiction African-American
familyName Clayton NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Girlfriends universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceMedium television
firstAppearanceWork Girlfriends NERFINISHED
fullName Joan Carol Clayton NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Joan NERFINISHED
hasFriend Lynn Searcy NERFINISHED
Maya Wilkes NERFINISHED
Toni Childs NERFINISHED
knownFor hosting gatherings for her friends
overanalyzing situations
narrativeRole group leader
networkOfOriginalSeries The CW NERFINISHED
UPN NERFINISHED
notableStoryArc opening and running a restaurant called The J-Spot
search for lasting romantic relationship
struggle to balance career and personal life
occupation attorney
law firm partner
restaurant owner
personalityDescription nurturing
perfectionist
portrayedBy Tracee Ellis Ross NERFINISHED
primarySetting Los Angeles NERFINISHED
relationshipTypeWithLynnSearcy close friend GENERATED
relationshipTypeWithMayaWilkes best friend GENERATED
relationshipTypeWithToniChilds best friend GENERATED
role central protagonist
romanticStatus often single
seriesTitle Girlfriends NERFINISHED
themeAssociation Black professional womanhood
career vs. love
female friendship
wardrobeStyle professional and fashionable
worksAt law firm in Los Angeles

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Tracee Ellis Ross characterRole Joan Clayton
Girlfriends mainCharacter Joan Clayton