George Lass

George Lass
First appearance	Pilot (episode 1.00)
Created by	Bryan Fuller
Portrayed by	Ellen Muth
Information
Gender	Female
Age	18
Date of birth	1985
Date of death	2003
Occupation	Happy Time Temp Services

Georgia L. "George" Lass (1985–2003) is a fictional character on the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me. She is portrayed by Ellen Muth.

Fictional character history

"George" died in 2003 at the age of 18 and became a grim reaper. George was probably born in the Seattle area, in 1985. No specific birth date was given, but she described herself as a Gemini. She died in 2003. She was hit by a falling zero-G toilet seat from de-orbiting Soviet space station Mir. Even though she displayed an above-average intelligence, George dropped out from college mid-semester. She finds a clerical job and dies on her lunch break from her first day. In life, she was disaffected with her existence, lived with a family that did not understand her at all, and avoided most of her life experiences. She is learning more about life in her undead life than she did when she was alive. She uses her undead name "Millie" (short for full name Mildred Hagen) when working at Happy Time and some other interactions with the living. During interactions with the living, her physical appearance is very different, and is portrayed by Laura Boddington. She used the excuse that she is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous so that she could leave work to complete a reaping assignment. Consequently, she occasionally uses this explanation for her absences. She likes coffee and waffles (and in the second season, oatmeal with raisins), and owns a pet frog which she later gave to her sister Reggie, and claims old people "freak her out." After several unsuccessful attempts to communicate with her mother, she is slowly letting her life family go, though she was upset at the start of season two to learn that her parents are divorcing and selling the family home. She occasionally calls home and hangs up, with the intention of simply hearing the voice of her mother or sister. She treats fellow reaper Mason like a brother, and is roommates with Daisy. She lost her virginity to Thomas "Trip" Hesburgh III, whose father she reaped, but the act leaves her feeling empty and, ultimately, angry when he dumps her. After going on a drinking binge, she is arrested for breaking the display window of a bridal store, claiming that couples everywhere are mocking her. She pushes over the bride mannequin, and repeatedly knees the groom mannequin in the crotch before the police arrive. In the episode Always, George killed Ray the Graveling by touching him in much the same way she would reap a soul. It is unknown if other reapers also have this ability, however, it is implied that a special relationship exists between George and the Gravelings; when she was a child, she nearly drowned after having fallen into a swimming pool. Not one, but two Gravelings were present, yet, for reasons left unexplained, they allowed her to live. Overall, the series has implied that she has had more than one Graveling sighting as a child. It is also implied that George can see the Gravelings straight-on, while other reapers can only see them for brief instants out of the corners of their eyes.