Is Annalise Keating based on a real person?

If you don't learn anything else from Professor Annalise, though, remember this: As far as we know, she is not based on a real person, especially not Shonda Rhimes (sorry, NY Times). "It doesn't feel autobiographical," Rhimes told USA Today.
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Was Annalise Keating a real person?

(née Anna-Mae Harkness) is a fictional character in the legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder. Series creator Peter Nowalk is responsible for creating and developing the character, and American actress Viola Davis portrays Keating since the show's inception.
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Why does Annalise Keating wear a wig?

On the subject of Annalise's wig, the actress who debuted her own natural hair at the 2012 Academy Awards instead of wearing one of her 'Red Carpet wigs', says: “It makes Annalise feel that she can be accepted, in a way that she doesn't feel like she can be when she wears her own hair.
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What is Annalise Keating background in law?

Annalise started her own law firm as a defense attorney which she took on 4 students from her law class which she called the Keating 4. They worked on many of her cases. Annalise put her own law firm aside for a time when she took over the Middleton Criminal Law Clinic.
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Is Wes Sam Keating's son?

Wes is a Keating, but he's Sam's son, not Annalise's. Sam, known for preying on naive women, knocked up Wes's mother. Annalise discovers this. Something goes wrong, and her baby and Wes's mom end up dead.
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Who Bonnie's child?

If you don't quite buy Julie's story about a teenage girl burying her newborn nephew in the woods, there is an alternate theory that has been brewing since the Season 4 finale: Gabriel Maddox is actually Bonnie's long lost son.
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Who is Bonnie to Annalise?

Since then, Bonnie has remained Annalise's right-hand woman and closest associate. Bonnie told Annalise she loved her after they fought about Bonnie's relationship with Frank, although it's not clear whether she meant platonic or romantic love. They kissed when Annalise was drunk on the day of the fire.
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Is Wes Annalise's son?

It turns out, Annalise tried to adopt Wes after his mom's death, while he was still a child. Until now, it was always been a little unclear why Annalise was so determined to look after Wes, even into adulthood.
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Is Middleton University Real?

campus of what is supposed to be "Middleton University", in Philadelphia. But in real life, this is actually the USC campus (the University of Southern California), at 3551 Trousdale Parkway, in Los Angeles.
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Does Sam know Frank is his son?

She invites Bonnie over to her apartment and delivers the bad news: Hannah and Sam did sleep together, and they did have a child — and with the help of a bloody Band-Aid that Frank had left in a Caplan & Gold trash can, the DNA test confirms that Frank is Hannah and Sam's son.
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Why does Annalise have no eyebrows?

She shared with the panel, “There was something I didn't buy about Annalise in private. It felt like who she was in private had to be diametrically opposed to who she was in public. And so in order to do that, I felt like I had to physically take the wig off. I mean, I have no eyebrows.
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What kind of vodka does Annalise drink?

But, as it turns out, Annalise's drink of choice, Kashchey Vodka, doesn't actually appear to exist as a real-life beverage.
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What is Annalise Keating personality?

Personality… enigmatic, tempestuous, and astute. Annalise is brilliant when it comes to legal strategy, and unflappable in a courtroom. Though a terrifyingly harsh teacher, she is a nurturing, devoted mentor.
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Who Annalise Keating is inspired by?

If you don't learn anything else from Professor Annalise, though, remember this: As far as we know, she is not based on a real person, especially not Shonda Rhimes (sorry, NY Times). "It doesn't feel autobiographical," Rhimes told USA Today. "A, because I didn't write it and it's not about me. She's not like me at all.
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Is how do you get away with murder based on real events?

'HTGAWM' Isn't All Fiction...

As law student Michaela said in the premier, "I want to be her." Michaela, don't we all. But unlike Olivia, Annalise is not based off of any real person.
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Is Annalise Keating a psychopath?

'How To Get Away With Murder' reveals that Annalise Keating is a psychopath.
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Is Law School inspired by how do you get away with murder?

Despite this, there are elements of the law school in How to Get Away with Murder which do ring true in UK law schools. One of the main factors is Annalise Keating herself. Some of the academics who teach in law schools across the country are or have been practising lawyers just like Ms. Keating.
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Is there a Middleton law school?

Well, in a little place called Los Angeles, California. Middleton Law school is actually the University of Southern California's campus in L.A. Yep. Pretty much the entire show is filmed in L.A. Everything from Annalise's gorgeous Victorian-style home/office (located on W.
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Is Middleton an Ivy League school?

Its members are Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University.
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Who is Frank to Annalise?

Frank (Charlie Weber) is thought to be the perpetrator as he just learned some very shocking news about his parents — he was born out of an incestuous relationship between Hannah and her late brother/Annalise's ex-husband Sam.
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Who is Wes biological father?

Charles Mahoney is a minor character on How to Get Away with Murder. He is the son of Wallace and Sylvia Mahoney and the biological father of Wes Gibbins.
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Is Wes Gibbins alive?

Wes was killed by Dominick Flores on orders of Jorge Castillo to prevent him from coming forward to the police about killing Sam and the shooting of Annalise, which would have tanked Antares stock value after they filed for an IPO, as Laurel would have been implicated.
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Who did Rebecca text eggs 911 to?

Rebecca texted Levi "Eggs 911" as a desperation text. Levi hasn't heard from Rebecca since the text and wants to find his foster sister. Wes agrees to help Levi as long as he stops seeing Michaela.
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Is Bonnie in love with Sam?

Through flashbacks, it is shown that Bonnie had a complicated relationship with Sam. She regularly stares at him longingly and engaged in a number of flirtatious conversations with him. The two even shared a kiss, which Bonnie later confesses to Annalise.
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Who does Laurel end up with?

She disappeared at the end of "Please Say No One Else Is Dead" along with her son Christopher Castillo. Its later revealed in "Annalise Keating Is Dead" that Laurel fled to Brooklyn with Tegan Price's help out of fear of her family and what they might do to her and Christopher.
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