<Tr> <Th> Gender </Th> <Td> Female </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <P> Maria Mercedes "Fish" Mooney is a fictional character created by producer and screenwriter Bruno Heller exclusively for the television series Gotham, and played by actress Jada Pinkett Smith . She serves as one of the main characters throughout the first season, until her death at the hands of Oswald Cobblepot in the final episode of the season . Fish is resurrected in season 2 by Hugo Strange . As a result of the methods Strange used to bring Fish back to life, she has the ability to control people by touching them, an ability she later sacrifices to continue living . </P> <P> Pinkett - Smith drew inspiration from various different individuals for taking on the role: the fictional character Norma Desmond from the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard, played by Gloria Swanson; and Griselda Blanco, a real - life drug lord of the Medellín Cartel . </P>

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