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Detective Donna Williams is a real person portrayed by Da'Vine Joy Randolph in the TV series Only Murders in the Building (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled True Crime (season 1), they were 35 years old.
They appear in 8 episodes out of a total of 30 aired so far

Detective Donna Williams

by Da'Vine Joy Randolph

character

Episodes8

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    True Crime
    episode S1.E1 august 2021
    Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver and Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. When a fellow resident dies in their building, the trio determine to solve the mystery and record an accompanying podcast.
  • 7.4
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    To Protect and Serve
    episode S1.E6 september 2021
    Mabel brings her new friends (and an old one) to her childhood home to meet her mother. Meanwhile, Detective Williams starts to have her own doubts about the case as she prepares for motherhood.
  • 8.2
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    Fan Fiction
    episode S1.E8 october 2021
    Hitting a dead end, the group calls for reinforcements in the form of their podcast's Superfans.
  • 8.8
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    Open and Shut
    episode S1.E10 october 2021
    In the season finale, the trio races toward a resolution while their own lives are put in danger.
  • 7.8
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    Persons of Interest
    episode S2.E1 june 2022
    Charles, Oliver and Mabel are implicated in the murder of Bunny Folger and must decide whether to lay low or risk their lives to catch the killer.
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    Flipping the Pieces
    episode S2.E7 august 2022
    Following her incident on the subway, Mabel receives help from an unlikely ally who takes her to a legendary amusement park full of terror. Back at the Arconia, Charles and Oliver find amusement of their own - and new evidence.
  • 8.9
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    I Know Who Did It
    episode S2.E10 august 2022
    The question of who killed Bunny is finally answered, while a few others are raised.
  • 8.7
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    Sitzprobe
    episode S3.E8 september 2023
    Pressure mounts on the show's most critical rehearsal day. A familiar official upends the case, Loretta's complex past threatens to upend everything else and Charles must perform his number without going crazy.