Delia Banks is a main character on the show Ghost Whisperer, she is portrayed by Camryn Manheim. Delia meets Melinda Gordon after Melinda calls Delia about Ned having tried to shoplift from Melinda's antique store. Delia tells Melinda about how stressful her job as a real estate agent is, so Melinda offers her a job to help work at the antique store, which Delia accepts. They begin a friendship, though Delia does not know about Melinda's gift at first. In the episode "Delia's First Ghost" Melinda has to tell Delia about her gift because Charlie's spirit is haunting her. At first Delia calls Melinda crazy, admitting that she had seen Melinda talking to herself and was worried. Delia even goes as far as to tell Melinda not to expect her at work again. By the end of the episode Delia learns, with Melinda's help, that Charlie is only haunting her because he wants her to be safe. While still a little skeptical of Melinda's gift, Delia tells her that she will open the shop the next morning.
Delia remains skeptical concerning Melinda's gift in season three, but discusses the various ghosts that Melinda encounters to help Melinda with them.
Character Overview[]
Season Two[]
Season Three[]
In "The Underneath" Delia is seen at the store sorting through the trunk of belongings that Jennifer Billings is selling to them, She also appears briefly for the small party held in the store when Melinda is awarded for saving the children from the falling tower at the plane crash site memorial service. She makes her last appearance in the episode when she and Melinda discuss the vision where Melinda found the trunk behind the mysterious door, Delia explains that the trunk has never moved since she last saw it and doesn't understand how it was in the vision.
Season Four[]
In Season 4, after having all the issues when it came to dealing with Melinda's gift, she finally accepted it when she realized that Jim really was inside Sam Lucas' body and went to Melinda and told her that she finally gets it. That Jim's spirit really was in Sam Lucas and that Sam had moved on into the light after his death in a accident when he was driving his motorcycle and it was struck by a car.
Season Five[]
Notes[]
- Delia loves anything lavender, especially roses.
- Delia is an artist at heart.
- Delia loves Halloween, her parents made a big deal out of it when she was a kid, decorating the house like a movie set.
- Delia's favorite song is Every Breath You Take by The Police.
- Delia used to love going clubbing in her younger days.
- Delia likes wearing beautiful jewelry.
- Delia always dreamed of owning her own shop.