Anne Carlson

Portrayal

- Anne Carlson is portrayed by actress Dani Kind.

Personal Life

- Family: Anne is married to Lionel Carlson. They have two children, Alice and Jayme. She was previously married to Brad Heshington.

- Relationships: Kate Foster is Anne's best friend, whom she met at university. She attends a moms group with Kate after giving birth to Jayme.

- Season 1: Anne considered having an abortion and went to a clinic with Lionel, but ultimately decided against it. Later in the season, due to physical problems with her pregnancy, she had an abortion with Lionel's support.

- Season 5: The Carlson family moved to Cochrane, Alberta, Canada because Lionel found a good job there. Anne was let go from her job for abusing prescription drugs and worried about losing her license.

- Season 6: Anne was hit by a car in the season finale.

- Season 7: Anne recovered from being hit by a car and decided not to press charges against Heather. Her personality changed significantly. She and Kate reunited after their friendship breakup.

Career

- Anne is a psychiatrist with an MD and PhD. In Season 1, she practiced from home, increasing her hours for financial reasons. In Season 2, she moved her practice to an office in Toronto.

- Season 3: Anne stopped private practice and worked as a psychiatrist for a local university. By Season 4, she quit this job to focus on writing her parenting book, Punishment: The Ultimate Reward. At the end of Season 5, she decided to reopen her psychiatric practice.

- Season 6: Anne hired Alice as her secretary.

Personality

- Anne is described as a no-nonsense realist, unapologetic, with a sharp wit. She is selfless, empathetic, bold, and tenacious. She is also ruthless, often leaving people speechless with her honesty. Her MBTI personality type is commonly considered ENTJ Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging, suggesting she is ambitious, decisive, and goal-oriented.