Annalise KeatingAnnalise Keating. Born Anna Mae Harkness, Annalise Keating (portrayed by Viola Davis) is a high-profile Philadelphia-based defense attorney and law professor at the fictional Middleton University.
In flashbacks, Annalise is introduced as a criminal defense teacher at Middleton University who chooses students Laurel Castillo, Michaela Pratt, Connor Walsh, Asher Millstone, and Wes Gibbins to work exclusively in her law firm, where she is assisted by associates Frank Delfino and Bonnie Winterbottom.
Vince LevinVince Levin is a minor character on How to Get Away with Murder. He was Wes Gibbins's lawyer until Wes fired him.
If you don't learn anything else from Professor Annalise, though, remember this: As far as we know, she is not based on a real person, especially not Shonda Rhimes (sorry, NY Times). "It doesn't feel autobiographical," Rhimes told USA Today.Sep 25, 2014
Wes is a Keating, but he's Sam's son, not Annalise's. Sam, known for preying on naive women, knocked up Wes's mother. Annalise discovers this. Something goes wrong, and her baby and Wes's mom end up dead.
Annalise was able to begin getting help for her alcoholism, and thankfully, black women seeking sobriety and recovery from mental health issues have more treatment options as well.Nov 13, 2019
After six years of killing off beloved characters, How to Get Away with Murder Season 6 delivered the shock of the century by seemingly bringing one of them back to life! Wes Gibbins' (Alfred Enoch) return in the midseason finale still yet to be explained on the eve of the series finale.May 14, 2020
Wes was killed by Dominick Flores on orders of Jorge Castillo to prevent him from coming forward to the police about killing Sam and the shooting of Annalise, which would have tanked Antares stock value after they filed for an IPO, as Laurel would have been implicated.
She was coerced by the FBI. Annalise and Wes were not sleeping together, she says. And Wes did kill Sam, she continues, not because Annalise asked him to, but because he was mentally ill. Still, Annalise signs Hannah's contract after, wanting to make sure they win.May 7, 2020
Clyde Harkness was Mac Harkness's brother, Ophelia Harkness's brother in law and Anna Mae's uncle. He is described as a big man, who loved to smoke and drink. It is revealed that he lived with Annalise when she was a child and sexually abused her. Ophelia found out and started a house fire that killed Clyde.
When Annalise was little, Mac's brother, Clyde Harkness, raped Annalise. He died soon after to what appeared to be an accidental house fire. During Celestine's 13th birthday party, Annalise tried to tell Mac about what Clyde had done to her however, he didn't believe her.
was a minor character on How to Get Away with Murder. He was the child of Annalise and Sam. After Annalise got on the wrong side of the Mahoneys, they arranged for a car to crash into hers, causing Annalise to be raced to the hospital where he was stillborn.