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Dr. Madeline 'Mandy' Hampton is a fictional character
Fictional character

A character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that exists in a The arts. The process of conveying information about characters in fiction is called characterisation....
 played by Moira Kelly
Moira Kelly

Moira Kelly is an Irish-American actor.She is the third of six children. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse....
 on the television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 serial
Serial (radio and television)

Serials in television and radio are series that rely on a continuing Plot that unfolds in a serial fashion, episode by episode. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes....
 drama
Drama

Drama is the specific Mode of fiction Mimesis in performance. The term comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning "Action " , which is derived from "to do" ....
 The West Wing. She was White House
White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
 media consultant
Media consultant

A media consultant is a term used to describe a marketing agent or public relations executive, hired by businesses or political candidates to obtain positive press coverage....
 during the first season of the show.

Former girlfriend of Josh Lyman
Josh Lyman

Joshua "Josh" Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing . For the majority of the series, he is Deputy White House Chief of Staff in the Josiah Bartlet administration....
, Mandy was a media consultant during the Bartlet
Josiah Bartlet

Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television Serial drama The West Wing . He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated....
 campaign for the presidency, and was brought to the White House late in the first year of Bartlet's presidency in a similar capacity after several public relations
Public relations

Public relations is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics. Public relations - often referred to as PR - gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment....
 gaffes by administration staff.






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Dr. Madeline 'Mandy' Hampton is a fictional character
Fictional character

A character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that exists in a The arts. The process of conveying information about characters in fiction is called characterisation....
 played by Moira Kelly
Moira Kelly

Moira Kelly is an Irish-American actor.She is the third of six children. Her father, Peter, was trained as a concert violinist. Her mother, Anne, is a nurse....
 on the television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 serial
Serial (radio and television)

Serials in television and radio are series that rely on a continuing Plot that unfolds in a serial fashion, episode by episode. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that relies on more stand-alone episodes....
 drama
Drama

Drama is the specific Mode of fiction Mimesis in performance. The term comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning "Action " , which is derived from "to do" ....
 The West Wing. She was White House
White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
 media consultant
Media consultant

A media consultant is a term used to describe a marketing agent or public relations executive, hired by businesses or political candidates to obtain positive press coverage....
 during the first season of the show.

Former girlfriend of Josh Lyman
Josh Lyman

Joshua "Josh" Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing . For the majority of the series, he is Deputy White House Chief of Staff in the Josiah Bartlet administration....
, Mandy was a media consultant during the Bartlet
Josiah Bartlet

Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television Serial drama The West Wing . He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated....
 campaign for the presidency, and was brought to the White House late in the first year of Bartlet's presidency in a similar capacity after several public relations
Public relations

Public relations is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics. Public relations - often referred to as PR - gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment....
 gaffes by administration staff. Hampton stated in the second episode that she has a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years....
 in art history
Art history

Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e.genre, design, format, and look.This includes the "major" arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture as well as the "minor" arts of ceramics, furniture, and other decorative objects....
, a master's degree
Master's degree

A master's degree provides a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of profession. Within the area studied, graduates possess advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theory and applied topics; high order skills in analysis, Critical thinking and/or professional application; and the ability to problem solving a...
 in communications
Communication studies

Communication studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time....
 and a Ph.D.
Doctorate

A doctorate is an academic degree that in most countries represents the highest level of formal study or research in a given field. In some countries it also refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to practice in a specific profession ....
 in political science
Political science

Political science is a social science concerned with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior....
.

The character left the show without plot explanation after the first season. Show creator Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an United States screenwriter, television producer and playwright. After graduating from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre in 1983, Sorkin spent much of the 1980s in New York as a struggling, largely unemployed actor....
 mentioned in an official The West Wing book that her character "wasn't working" and that her departure, which was decided on well before Season 1 finished up production, was amicable. Sorkin originally said that Mandy's whereabouts would be revealed in Season 2 but this never came about.

Her main story of departure came when a memo Mandy had written while working for a top challenger to President Bartlet was leaked, embarrassing the Administration. Fans of The West Wing have since adopted the phrase "Mandyville" to represent the fate of other recurring characters who appeared in fairly integral roles for several episodes but then suddenly disappeared.

See also

  • The West Wing (television)
  • List of characters on The West Wing
    List of characters on The West Wing

    The television series The West Wing is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC.In addition to the main cast, there are numerous secondary characters who only appear periodically, and some characters who are mentioned but never appeared....
  • List of politicians on The West Wing
    List of politicians on The West Wing

    The following is a list of fictional political figures that have appeared or been mentioned in the television program The West Wing ....
  • List of The West Wing episodes
    List of The West Wing episodes

    The following is an episode list for the NBC Serial drama television series The West Wing . The series ran from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006 airing 155 regular season episodes and one special episode....