Character is played by: Jennifer Love Hewitt
What we know: She can see and communicate with the Dead. She is married to Fireman/ Paramedic Jim Clancy and they live in a fixer-upper house in Grandview. She is a sixth generation Ghost Whisperer, her Great-Great-Great-Grandmother (Tessa) being first (revealed in S03e05). Melinda owns and operates an antique store in Grandview called "Same As It Never Was Antiques". When stressed, she takes solace in ice cream. She also takes turns with Delia buying coffee at the local Village Java. She is the best role-model anyone could have. Delia is still having trouble trying to believe that Melinda can see and speak to the dead. She just revealed to Jim that she wants a baby! So fingers crossed! she also doesn't go by Mel Clancy because she want her own identity (SO1E02) What we don't know: What exactly happened to her father, and what motives do her father and half-brother have for needing to turn her to the dark side?

Her role in the town: She owns a antique store in town. Family: Husband: Jim Clancy. Mother: Beth Gordon. Father: Paul Eastman, Grandmother (deceased): Mary Ann. Great-Great Grandmother Julia Lee Lucas. Great-Great-Great-Grandmother Tessa Lucas.Other: Gabriel (half-brother, s03e05 she gets Gabriel's records from the hospital he was at she had to send her Birth Certificate to prove she was family for them to release the records) and of course her ghost dog Homer!
Melinda Quotes:
''I might be just like you, except that from the time I was a little girl I knew that I could talk to the dead.''

"He can hear you. He's right next to me."

"I don't take orders from ghosts!"

"You know what they say about paybacks."

"If I don't help them who will?"

"In order to tell you my story, I have to tell you theirs.''
"My name is Melinda Gordon. I'm married, I live in a small town, and I own an antique shop. I might be just like you except that from the time I was a little girl I knew I could talk to the dead. 'Earthbound spirits' my grandmother called them. They're stuck here because they have unfinished business with the living and they come to me for help. In order to tell you my story, i have to tell you theirs." -- intro season 2 --


"Life's too short. I mean what the hell are we waiting for? Let's have a baby!"

"I'M NOT AFRAID OF YOU!" (S03e01)

"Kids can almost always see spirits. Where do you think imaginary friends come from?"

"What happens to these people in their last moments, it really matters."