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The Dolls "For a little while." "Shall I go now?" "If you like." Dolls are people who have effectively sold themselves to the Rossum Corporation for a period of five years. During this time their memories and personalities are wiped clean and then rewritten in order to cater to the needs of Rossum's megarich customers. All Dolls qualify as Blank Slates in their unimprinted modes.Echo/Caroline Farrell I have 38 brains, and not one of them thinks you can sign a contract to be a slave. One of the Los Angeles Dollhouse's most popular dolls. Echo has begun to develop a self-awareness independent of her original personality. Played by: Eliza Dushku
I love him so much more than I hate you. One of the newest additions to the Dollhouse. Formerly an Australian artist named Priya. The Dollhouse believes they helped her; five years of service in return for curing her severe paranoid schizophrenia. In reality, a high ranking Rossum employee drugged her into psychosis after she rejected his advances, sent her to the House, and rented out her services regularly. She eventually gets her payback. Played by: Dichen Lachman
When someone's free they get to make mistakes. Am I free? November is another female doll in the LA Dollhouse. She spends much of the first season as a sleeper agent, imprinted with the personality of Paul Ballard's lovable neighbor Mellie. Played by: Miracle Laurie
The Dollhouse staffAdelle DeWittIllusions aren't worthless. They're at the heart of most relationships. The Dollhouse's 'madam,' in charge of the Los Angeles branch. Outwardly cool, stoic and very British, in her private moments she has revealed a melancholy and loneliness she would die rather than show to her employees. Played by: Olivia Williams
We're pimps and killers, but in a philanthropic way. Echo's gruff but kind handler. An ex-cop, he has serious reservations about the work the Dollhouse does, yet constantly shows unswerving loyalty to Echo. Acts as the moral lodestone of the Dollhouse. Later promoted to head of security. Ultimately revealed to be the head of Rossum Played by: Harry Lennix
If I think I can figure things out, is that curiosity or arrogance? The Los Angeles Dollhouse's genius head programmer. He creates and implants the personalities used by the actives, but has little regard for the morality of what he is doing... at first. Played by: Fran Kranz
It's easy to be attached to your assigned active. In fact it's necessary, but don't think of them as children; think of them as pets. When your child starts talking for the first time, you feel proud. When your dog does, you freak the hell out. The Dollhouse's original head of security and DeWitt's number two. He takes his job very seriously but is contemptuous of the dolls themselves. Saves a special dislike for Echo, whose autonomy he considers a security risk. Revealed to be The Mole, wiped and put in The Attic. Played by: Reed Diamond
My entire existence was constructed by a sociopath in a sweater vest; what do you suggest I do? Chief medical officer at the Dollhouse, she was attacked by Alpha during his composite event and left with bad facial scarring. She is the Dollhouse employee with the most concern for the emotional well-being of the actives. Revealed to be Whiskey, a doll, implanted with a personality based partially off the previous (male) Dr. Saunders, who was killed by Alpha. Played by: Amy Acker
My talents go beyond asking if he wants chocolate chip or oatmeal. Topher's assistant in the imprint room. She thinks she's here to use her knowledge and technical skills to work the cutting-edge imprinting technology. Topher thinks she is here to bring him snacks. The male fans of Dollhouse think she's here because who doesn't love a cute Asian techie. Joss Whedon thinks she's here so she can become a suspect for the spy in "A Spy in the House of Love." Played by: Liza Lapira
Now's not the time for 'why.' I like this void. This evil, simple world. Just pain. Over and over again. No reason, no end, no in-between. You can't even pass out. We shut down everything that stands between you and blinding, searing pain. Topher's counterpart at the Dollhouse located in Washington, D.C. A former friend of Caroline, who was left to die by her in the past*, which has made her bitter - understandable since Caroline's abandonment left Bennett with a paralyzed left arm. Extremely shy and awkward, and has a huge geek-crush on Topher. Played by: Summer Glau
Other Rossum EmployeesMatthew HardingEveryone likes to take a little something home from the office once in a while. Adelle's direct superior in the Dollhouse. Played by: Keith Carradine
You won't give up this body. That's fine, I won't resist. Right now I'm having this same conversation in ten other bodies in ten other Dollhouses around the country. Face of the Rossum Corporation. Played by: Philip Casnoff, and also others ? see below
OthersAlpha/Carl William Craft I'm not kidding. He's not fooling. We're not bluffing. (I'm bluffing.) But the rest of us, we mean business. A former Active, he had 48 personalities downloaded into his brain during a "composite event." He proceeded to get slash-happy and killed his handler, Echo's handler and a dozen other people before escaping. He has an obsession with Echo. He remains a looming presence throughout the first season, and has been known to contact Paul Ballard with information concerning the Dollhouse. Played by: (Alan Tudyk)
The Dollhouse is real! FBI agent striving to investigate the truth about The Dollhouse, a job described as "the nicest version of fired the bureau has." Like Alpha, he has developed an unhealthy obsession with Echo/Caroline, but you know, a less slashy one. Played by: Tahmoh Penikett
It's a good thing I'm relatively sure you're not crazy. Graham Tanaka Played by: Aisha Hinds
The FutureThese are characters we first meet in "Epitaph One" and any other future-set episodes. Any characters met in the present day who later appear in these episodes go up top.Iris
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