Betty Draper is the wife of Don Draper, partner and Creative Director at Sterling Cooper. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Betty was working as a model when she met Don. They now live in Ossining, New York with three children: Sally, Bobby and Gene.
Hardly without worries, Betty spent some time seeing a psychiatrist only to discover that the doctor was giving regular reports of her sessions to Don. For relaxation, Betty goes horseback riding with friend Sarah Beth; at the stables, she struck up a friendship with Arthur Case, an inexperienced equestrian who confessed to having a crush on her. Betty’s closest friend is her neighbor Francine Hanson; she also has a strong connection to Glen Bishop, the young son of divorcee Helen Bishop.
No stranger to marital difficulties herself, Betty learned that Don had an affair with stand-up comic Jimmy Barrett’s wife, Bobbie. Although Don denied the accusation, Betty asked him to leave their home. When her father suffered a stroke, Betty and Don briefly reconciled. Upon learning she was pregnant, Betty debated terminating the pregnancy, but decided to keep it and let Don return home — after he wrote her a letter explaining how much he loves her.
During their separation, however, Betty had a backroom tryst with a stranger at a bar. Yeah, no big deal.
Betty Draper
Played by January Jones
Betty Draper is the wife of Don Draper, partner and Creative Director at Sterling Cooper. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Betty was working as a model when she met Don. They now live in Ossining, New York with three children: Sally, Bobby and Gene.
Hardly without worries, Betty spent some time seeing a psychiatrist only to discover that the doctor was giving regular reports of her sessions to Don. For relaxation, Betty goes horseback riding with friend Sarah Beth; at the stables, she struck up a friendship with Arthur Case, an inexperienced equestrian who confessed to having a crush on her. Betty’s closest friend is her neighbor Francine Hanson; she also has a strong connection to Glen Bishop, the young son of divorcee Helen Bishop.
No stranger to marital difficulties herself, Betty learned that Don had an affair with stand-up comic Jimmy Barrett’s wife, Bobbie. Although Don denied the accusation, Betty asked him to leave their home. When her father suffered a stroke, Betty and Don briefly reconciled. Upon learning she was pregnant, Betty debated terminating the pregnancy, but decided to keep it and let Don return home — after he wrote her a letter explaining how much he loves her.
During their separation, however, Betty had a backroom tryst with a stranger at a bar. Yeah, no big deal.