Beverly Loraine "Bev" Harris is a fictional character in the Roseanne sitcom. She is the daughter of Nana Mary, mother of Roseanne Conner and Jackie Harris, and grandmother of their children. She married Al Harris after she was pregnant with Roseanne. As a result, Al beat the kids and had an affair due to the fact that he married Bev out of necessity. After finding out the affair had been going on for twenty two years, Bev kicked Al out of the house. Bev herself was, and is during the course of the series an alcoholic. After Al dies, Bev later comes out as a lesbian to her family towards the end of the series.

During most of the series, Bev is overly critical of everyone in the family, especially Jackie. She's hard to please, and extremely hard for anyone to like. She has no problem pointing out the faults in people's lives, often throwing their mistakes in their faces. The only character that has ever matched her was her only mother, Nana Mary, who's relationship with her is very similar to the one she shares with her own daughters. She is portrayed by Estelle Parsons.

TriviaEdit

Bev appears in 57 episodes of the series, being the most recurring family member who is not part of the main cast. Her age is revealed to be between 63 and 65 during the series. This is sometime after the first three seasons have passed.