Donna was born outside of Warroad, Minnesota, to an Irish-American father and an Italian-American mother. Donna's United States citizenship was briefly revoked after the Minnesota town in which she was born ended up in Canada due to border changes. However, her citizenship was quickly restored after the discovery of a grandfather clause in the law. Donna has been identified by Josh as Protestant. Read more...

The chemistry between Janel Moloney and Bradley Whitford, who portrayed Josh Lyman, caught producers' attention early on. After seeing Moloney and Whitford perform together in the pilot, Aaron Sorkin added a scene in which Donna argues with Josh to change his shirt before attending a meeting, eventually convincing him by saying that "All the girls think you look really hot in this shirt." Although Read more...

Donnatella 'Donna' Moss is a fictional character played by Janel Moloney on the television serial drama The West Wing. Donna is officially a recurring character during the first season, although she appears in every episode, making her a de facto regular. She officially becomes part of the regular cast starting with the second season.

For most of the series, Donna is Senior Assistant to Deputy Read more...