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Elizabeth "Betty" Hofstadt Francis (formerly Draper) is a fictional character on AMC's television series ''Mad Men'', portrayed by January Jones. The character's appearance is often compared to Grace Kelly.〔; ; 〕 Blonde and beautiful but emotionally shallow, Betty Draper is introduced as the wife of lead character Don Draper, a philandering advertising executive secretly living under a false identity. Subplots in the first three seasons of ''Mad Men'' involve Betty's struggles with depression, parenting their children, and her husband's infidelity. In the third season, Betty finds herself attracted to Henry Francis, an older man who is the public relations director for New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. After discovering Don lied to her about his identity and past, Betty divorces him and marries Henry. In the fourth season, Betty is a less central character and now has a contentious relationship with Don, communicating with him only in regard to their children and the house Don still owns but she, Henry, and the children live in rent-free. In the fifth season, Betty and Henry are in their own house, in Rye, New York, but Betty, who has gained weight, continues to have a contentious relationship with Don and his new wife Megan, whom the children adore. In the sixth season, Betty sheds her excess weight and tentatively forms more positive relationships with her ex-husband and daughter. In the seventh and final season, she is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, and deals with facing the end of her life on her own terms. Jones has received two Golden Globe nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her performance. She also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series twice along with the cast of ''Mad Men''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005064/awards?ref_=nm_awd )〕 ==Casting and character development== The character of Betty Draper was not originally part of the pilot episode, though she did appear in the pilot. The script established that lead character Don Draper was married, but only by a mention in dialogue, and there was no intention to show his home life. January Jones was instead initially considered, along with Elisabeth Moss, for the ambitious workplace character Peggy Olson; Moss was ultimately cast as Peggy. Show creator Matthew Weiner then wrote two scenes featuring Betty Draper, and Jones successfully auditioned for the part two days later. Although there were no full script or any plots written for Betty Draper at the time, Jones was promised by Weiner that the character would be developed. Weiner has attributed ''Mad Mens visual style to the influence of film director Alfred Hitchcock, who featured a signature "icy blonde" female character in many of his films.〔("NOTORIOUS! (Hitchcock and his icy blondes)" ). Paul Whitington. ''Irish Independent''. Independent.ie. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2010.〕 Betty Draper's character has also been compared to that of Peyton Place's Constance MacKenzie: "cold, remote, and emotionally unavailable." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Betty Draper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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