History Characters / BigLittleLies

-->'''Played By''': Alexander Skarsgård

* TroubledAbuser: [[spoiler: Max has his father's violent streak but it's partially borne from seeing Perry's abuse of Celeste.]]

-->'''Played By''': Iain Armitage

-->'''Played By''': Darby Camp

-->'''Played By''': Chloe Coleman

* BuxomIsBetter: She gets her breasts enhanced in Season 2 and deliberately wears low necklines so she can brag about them.

-->'''Played By''': Kelen Coleman

-->'''Played By''': James Tupper

* HollywoodNerd: He's a programmer who usually dresses pretty frumpy, but still manages to look attractive because of Adam Scott.

* InTheBlood: [[spoiler:They are both violent like their father, although Max is much more so and dangerous.]]

* She is extremely wealthy, garishly dressed, prone to throwing tantrums and using her money to get what she wants, and responds to her daughter Amabella being physically abused at school by trying to stoke a "war" between those who support Ziggy (who has been [[spoiler:falsely]] accused of the crime by Amabella) and those on her side, seeking to isolate anyone who doesn't agree with her.

-->I WILL NOT NOT BE RICH!
-->Would anyone give a woman a moment?!

!! Parents


!!!Mothers

!! Perry Wright
-->'''Played By''': Alexander Skarsgård
Perry is Celeste's husband. He's rich and successful, but has a violent streak and frequently hits her when no-one's looking. Despite this, he genuinely tries to be a better husband.

* AbusiveParents: Not directly, but his violence towards Celeste clearly has a great effect on Josh and Max.
** [[spoiler: Season two reveals he was a victim as well as his mother physically and emotionally abused him and blamed him for his brother's death.]]
* AffablyEvil: Perry's a horrifically violent man, but he's also a devoted father who lives for his two boys and genuinely hates himself for beating his wife, whom he ''does'' love. However, this is never depicted as justifying his monstrous actions.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:He's the one killed on Trivia Night, by Bonnie.]]
* BrokenAce: He's a handsome, successful, immensely charming and all-around great guy as well as a violent, self-loathing and severely troubled abuser.
* ConnectedAllAlong: To Jane. [[spoiler:He's her rapist and the father of Ziggy.]]
* DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:Bonnie pushes him down a flight of steps when he's attacking Celeste on Trivia Night.]]
* DomesticAbuse: He's a physically and emotionally abusive husband.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Everybody (including Celeste) agrees in-universe that Perry is ''unbelievably'' handsome, but he's also an unrepentant domestic abuser and rapist.
* FatalFlaw: His repulsive attitude towards women and his violence.
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: In season two we find out his mother emotionally and physically abused him.]] This is a case of TruthInTelevision, as [[spoiler: abusers are often abuse victims in real life]] and Celeste states this as well.
* HairTriggerTemper: Perry will attack Celeste as soon as no-one's looking.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Demands Celeste keep their sons away from Ziggy in case he's violent — and tries to choke her when she refuses.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Perry is absolutely loathsome for his abuse of Celeste, but he did seem to have ''some'' kinder features, so the revelation that [[spoiler:he violently raped Jane]] has shades of this.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler:Season two makes him this compared to his mother Mary-Louise, albeit only partially. As horrible as Perry is, he does seem aware of his behavior and it's destructive effects while Mary-Louise is in complete denial about her own abuse and Perry is shown as a loving father while Mary-Louise was a physically and emotionally abusive parent.]]
* MamasBoy: If his mother's behaviour is anything to go by.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Perry's reaction every time he attacks Celeste, a common theme for abusers.
* PapaWolf: Deconstructed, as he initially appears to be a loving but flawed father, but eventually shows that he is willing to harm his children in the course of his horrific violence toward his wife.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Though deep down, he knows this would be best.
* StayInTheKitchen: He's completely against Celeste returning back to her job despite the fact that she loves it.
* TroubledAbuser: He's a violently abusive man but it's shown that he knows how horrible his behavior is and he detests himself for it. He also suffered under the hands of a violent abuser himself in his mother.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: A domestic abuser and rapist who is nevertheless considered to be practically perfect by every other member of the school.

!! Mary-Louise Wright
-->'''Played By''': Creator/MerylStreep
Perry's mother, who comes to Monterey to "help" Celeste in Season 2 after Perry's death, and refuses to admit that anything might be wrong.

* AbusiveParents: She was physically and emotionally abusive to Perry, blaming him for his brother's death that was [[NeverMyFault really her fault.]] It's no wonder he ended up the way he did.
* AlphaBitch: She's what happens when the alpha bitch never learns to be a good person after she grows up.
* ArchEnemy: To the main women, as [[spoiler:they covered up Perry's death]].
* DoesntKnowTheirOwnChild: Is ''completely'' oblivious to the idea that Perry was anything other than perfect. Likely because acknowledging what he was really like would mean accepting she was a horrible parent.
* EvilOldFolks: The first grandmother introduced in the show and ''very'' cruel and threatening.
* {{Hypocrite}}: It seems to run in the family.
** She justifies suing Celeste for custody of the twins because she thinks that she'd raise them better. We later find out that she abused her son, and Celeste promptly notes that abusers are often abuse victims themselves.
** One of the things that seemingly push her towards the custody battle is the fact that Celeste gets into a minor car accident. [[spoiler: Perry had a brother who died in a car accident that happened when she was at the wheel.]]
** She belittles Madeline and says that she doesn't like little people. While wearing stilettos.
** She repeatedly accuses Celeste and Jane of lying about how Perry hurt them, but she lies about her past as an abusive mother.
* FemaleMisogynist: If her refusal to believe that Celeste was abused or that Jane was raped, and her use of SlutShaming is any indication, combined with her belief that Perry was a perfect human being.
* HateSink: Meryl Streep does a ''stellar'' job at making the audience truly detest this manipulative, slimy, mean-spirited bitch. One of the most satisfying moments of Season Two is when Celeste just smacks her.
* IRejectYourReality: Mary-Louise has a near total inability to accept anything she doesn't want to hear, wheter that her son was a violent abuser and rapist or that she herself was a horribly abusive parent.
* KnightTemplarParent / MamaBear: A very dark example. She genuinely adored Perry, who was a monstrous abuser.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Her efforts to take custody of Celeste's children include having her lawyer asking deeply intrusive questions and shaming her for things that have nothing to do with her ability to parent. This gives Celeste the opportunity to ask Marie-Louise intrusive questions, force her to watch irrefutable proof that her son was an abuser, and [[spoiler: convince a judge that her physical abuse of him as a child helped make him into the monster he became.]]
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: She hates all the women, is extremely dismissive towards Celeste, and she hates Madeline because she "distrusts little people". She means ''short'' people, but still.
* RightForTheWrongReasons: She's right that there is more to Perry's death, but her complete ignorance to his violence makes her this.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Though she is a regular ArchEnemy to the rest of the main cast, she takes a special dislike to Madeline because she [[CrossesTheLineTwice doesn't trust "little people".]]
* SlutShaming: Part of her line of attack against Celeste is to decry her in court for sleeping with multiple men after Perry's death. She also refuses to believe that Jane was raped, saying that she must have sent Perry mixed signals, and implies that Jane slept with so many men that she can't be sure Perry's the father of her child.
* WildCard: Constantly. What she's going to do is a total mystery to anyone, such as when she screams at the dinner table in her first appearance.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Meets any retaliation with a vulnerable old lady act.

!! Harper Stimson
-->'''Played By''': Kelen Coleman
Harper is Renata's kiss-up friend.

* TheBully: Even more-so than Renata. She starts a petition to have Ziggy suspended. Her lawyer husband is even worse, threatening legal action against anyone who looks at him funny.
* HateSink: Harper uses Ziggy's [[spoiler: false]] accusation of hurting Amabella as a reason to alienate Jane, who has done nothing to her. Harper then tries pushing Jane's buttons in an attempt to make her snap and vilify the poor woman and her son even further. What's more, her character doesn't have a FreudianExcuse like the other antagonists. She's just bitchy for the sake of it.
* {{Jerkass}}: A particularly bitchy mother. She is hostile to newcomer Jane.
* OutOfFocus: Harper is barely seen in Season 2 after having had a small but significant role in the book, and she's also much less present in Season 1 of the adaptation.

!!Elizabeth Howard
--> '''Played By''': Crystal Fox

Bonnie's mother.

* MagicalNegro: Played with. She has repeated visions of drowning and something bad happening to Bonnie.
* ScaryBlackWoman: As Bonnie's [[spoiler:violent alcoholic mother]].

* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Her middle name is even ''Martha''.
* TheAlcoholic: She likes to drink. A lot.