Eleanor Wise

Eleanor "Ellie" Wise is the mother of Penny Wise and her sister Charlotte, and the wife of Frank. The family comes from Pittsburgh. Eleanor works in a hair salon, and she is happy to give a guest fresh highlights right at home. She is warm, lively, and deeply attached to family traditions, which she wants honored at every big occasion. Her enthusiasm sometimes runs ahead of the facts. Hand her a few stray clues and she will leap to a thrilling conclusion, then start planning before anyone can stop her. Underneath it all is genuine devotion. When Penny once acted stiff and proper to impress her parents, Eleanor was unsettled rather than pleased. She loves her daughter exactly as quirky as she really is.