Family History
She is the daughter of Simon and Lily Reid (Lane Davies and Markie Post), and is of German descent. Her father is Chief of Medicine at St. Augustines, a private hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut. She grew up privileged but love-starved; she once attributed her many neuroses to the way she was treated by her parents. Her mother is a cold, self-absorbed alcoholic, and her father attempts to interfere with her career, eventually cutting her off financially after he tries to push her into specializing in gynaecology, a career path she refuses. Elliot also has several brothers who are also doctors, but are never portrayed on the show.
In the episode "My Lucky Charm" we get to know that she grew up in an apple orchard where she learned to fight due to all the apple thieves. That part of her past explains her sexual role playing with Keith and J.D.
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