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Fish Mooney
Fictional character
Maria Mercedes "Fish" Mooney is a fictionalcharacter created by producer and screenwriter Bruno Heller for the television series Gotham, portrayed by actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
Development
Pinkett-Smith drew inspiration from various different individuals for taking on the role, including the fictionalcharacter of Norma Desmond from the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, played by Gloria Swanson; and Griselda Blanco, a real-life drug lord of the Medellín Cartel.[1]
Fictional character biography
Season 1
Fish Mooney is mob boss Carmine Falcone's most trusted lieutenant. Unbeknownst to Falcone, Fish is plotting to usurp his criminal empire, and employs a young woman named Liza, who resembles Falcone's late mother, to distract the lonely, aging mafia chieftain while Fish undermines his control of Gotham City. She has good relations with the Gotham City Police Department, and decides to help detective Harvey Bullock in investigating the murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne in return for him leaving her alone.
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Fish Mooney
Alias
Fish Mooney
Subject 13
Occupation
Worker for the Dollmaker (formerly)
Gangster
Nightclub owner (formerly)
Status
Deceased (Stabbed by Gordon)
- "Make this city yours... or burn it to the ground."
- —Fish Mooney to Penguin[src]
Maria Mercedes "Fish" Mooney[1] was a former member of the Falcone crime family and the owner of Mooney's Nightclub. Working for Don Falcone as one of his top lieutenants, she plotted against him, attempting to take him down, so she could in turn take over his criminal empire, though she was eventually defeated by her former umbrella man Oswald Cobblepot.[2] Her body was later stored at the Indian Hill facility underneath Arkham Asylum, where she was later revived from the dead by Professor Hugo Strange. She later formed an alliance with Oswald Cobblepot, whom she had gained respect for as her actions turned him into the ruthless kingpin "The Penguin". However, during their plot to takeover Gotham City she was accidentally killed by an infected Jim Gordon.
Biography
Early years
Mooney started
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We’re now six weeks into Gotham, Fox’s hit series about the dark days before the Dark Knight, and while the show’s introduced plenty of captivating characters and intriguing mysteries, there’s one Gothamite who’s equal parts both—Fish Mooney.
Played to perfection by actress Jada Pinkett Smith, Fish Mooney is a big part of the Gotham underworld. She’s a nightclub owner and mob leader positioned under crime boss Carmine Falcone, who occasionally offers assistance to Detective Bullock. She’s also the only major character on the show that doesn’t come from the comics. She’s completely original, an invention of Gotham’s creative team.
There are quite a few things we now know about Fish Mooney. We know that she used to be Oswald Cobblepot’s employer, before he betrayed her in the first episode. We know that she’s not exactly happy with her current position in the career crime ladder, and that she has her eye on taking down Falcone and wresting control of the underworld for herself. We know that she’s a master manipulator, heaping enticing praise and violent abuse on those who cr
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