Mary Alice Young is a fictional character from the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry and is portrayed by Brenda

Mary Alice is considered the most mysterious of the housewives as only parts of her story are originally known.

A loving, doting wife and mother who was generous to her family and neighbours, she was the last person any of them expected to commit suicide.

In death, Mary Alice sees things she would not have seen when she was alive: her friends’ vulnerabilities, lies, and secrets.

She does not judge them so much as love them more because of their foibles, pitying them for the ways they manipulate and hurt those they care about most.

Is Mary Alice still alive on Desperate Housewives?

Mary Alice is considered the most mysterious of the housewives as only parts of her story are originally known.

A loving, doting wife and mother who was generous to her family and neighbours, she was the last person any of them expected to commit suicide.