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Verna Thornton is a fictional character portrayed by Debra Mooney in the TV series Scandal.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Other Woman (season 2), they were 65 years old.
They appear in 11 episodes out of a total of 124 aired

Verna Thornton

by Debra Mooney

character

Episodes11

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    The Other Woman
    episode S2.E2 october 2012
    Olivia and her team must do some heavy lifting -- literally.
  • 7.8
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    Beltway Unbuckled
    episode S2.E4 october 2012
    Olivia is asked by Senator Davis to help locate a missing girl because her parents are his constituents. They find her, she appears to have been the victim of a hit and run. They find the person who struck her, only problem is that the man is a diplomat who has diplomatic immunity. Olivia goes to see the President to ask him to have the man's immunity lifted. But he refuses to do anything. Olivia is then called by someone from the White House who offers to help her. David continues to investigate why Quinn's case was derailed and discovers someone powerful.
  • 8
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    All Roads Lead to Fitz
    episode S2.E5 november 2012
    A governor takes the law into his own hands when his wife is raped.
  • 8.2
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    Defiance
    episode S2.E7 november 2012
    The team manages a billionaire who seems to have lost his sanity.
  • 8.7
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    Happy Birthday, Mr. President
    episode S2.E8 december 2012
    The President's shot upon arriving at what is supposed to be his birthday party. Olivia who's there, goes to the hospital. And she recalls moments from her days in the White House. The Vice President tries assume the duties of the President so Cyrus asks for Olivia's help.
  • 8.3
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    Blown Away
    episode S2.E9 december 2012
    Olivia helps the vice president.
  • 8.4
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    One for the Dog
    episode S2.E10 january 2013
    Olivia and Cyrus gets word that Fitz is awake. So they go to the hospital and see he's still in a coma. Mellie was the one who spread the word that Fitz is awake to stop Hollis and Langston from making a move on the Presidency. So they try to keep the thing a secret. David is present when Huck who is being held under the Patriot Act and being tortured. When he learns the President is still alive he tells David the President is still in danger. So David goes to Olivia to try and get Huck released. She does and she asks him to help find the one who tried to kill the President.
  • 8.2
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    A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar
    episode S2.E11 january 2013
    Fitz calls a press conference to show that he is able to return to his duties. And we take a look at when during his campaign, when everyone (Cyrus, Mellie and Olivia) were concerned that he was down in the polls. They want to bring in Fitz's father but Fitz hates the man but Olivia convinces him to bring him in. And we see how Olvia brought Harrison, Huck and Abby to work with her.
  • 8.3
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    Truth or Consequences
    episode S2.E12 january 2013
    Mellie tries to reel in Fitz, and flashbacks show the events leading up to what happened to Quinn, when she was formerly Lindsey Dwyer.
  • 8.5
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    Nobody Likes Babies
    episode S2.E13 february 2013
    David learns the truth about the Cytron case; Things come to a head for Pope & Associates, with extreme measures to protect themselves and those they love.
  • 6.1
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    The Decision
    episode S6.E10 april 2017
    With the ugly truth behind Frankie's assassination revealed, a torn Olivia wonders how different her life - and the country - would be if she, Mellie, and Cyrus had never rigged Fitz's election.