<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Female </Td> </Tr> <P> The Little Red - Haired Girl is an unseen character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, who serves as the object of Charlie Brown's affection, and a symbol of unrequited love . While never seen in the strip, she appears onscreen in several television specials, in which her name has been revealed as Heather Wold . Charlie Brown most often notices her while eating lunch outdoors, always failing to muster the courage to speak to her . She figures prominently in Valentine's Day strips, several of which focus on Charlie Brown's hope of getting a valentine from her . Charlie Brown typically attempts to give her a valentine but panics at the last minute . </P> <P> Charlie Brown first catches sight of her in the November 19, 1961 strip, saying he would "give anything in the world if that little girl with the red hair would come over and sit with me ." In July 1969, a story arc ran depicting the Little Red - Haired Girl moving away . Charlie Brown despaired that he would never see her again . He saw her from a distance later that year while skiing . Peppermint Patty and Marcie encountered her at summer camp a few years later in 1972, where it is stated that she is aware of Charlie Brown (despite his belief that she does not know he exists) and is talking about him to the other girls at camp, although what she says of him and how she feels about him are not stated . Eventually, the Little Red - Haired Girl moved back to Charlie Brown's neighborhood, with no further mention of her ever having been away . </P>

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