Donna Smoak

"Maybe I wasn't the mother you wanted but I was always there. I stayed and I tried."

- Donna to her daughter

Donna Smoak is the mother of Felicity Smoak, the ex-wife of Noah Kuttler, and the ex-girlfriend of the late Quentin Lance.

Leaving Noah and Raising Felicity
Donna grew up in Las Vegas in a Jewish family. When she was young, she met and fell in love with Noah Kuttler and they soon got married. They had a traditional Jewish wedding officiated by a rabbi impersonating Tom Jones. Donna and Noah had a whirlwind romance, with Donna putting her "love, trust and 20s" into their relationship. The two of them would often frequent a cabin in Cypress Cove called Ravenspur for some alone time, where their daughter Felicity was apparently conceived.

Donna gave birth to Felicity in 1989. When Felicity was still an infant, Donna would her daughter nachos off a bar in the Grand before she was weaned off the bottle.

Sometime after Felicity's birth, Donna and Noah’s marriage was in turmoil due to Noah's status as a fugitive cybercriminal. After too many lies and broken promises, Donna ultimately left Noah, not wanting to risk her daughter's well-being on the chance that he would truly change. After leaving her husband, Donna became a cocktail waitress, working 60 hours per week in order to raise Felicity by herself. Despite remaining angry with Noah over his criminal lifestyle, Donna was still hurt over how their relationship ended.

As Felicity grew up, Donna's relationship with her daughter became strained due to their differences. The two barely had any contact while Felicity was away at college.

Visiting Star City
Donna received an email stating that she won a free first-class round-trip to Star City. She paid her daughter a surprise visit, as she forgot to hit "send" on her text. Felicity though, didn't seem too happy to see her. Donna was happy to meet Ray Palmer at Felicity's house, even showing she had one of his smart watches. Donna was then given a more advanced version by Ray. After the first wave of cyber attacks by Brother Eye, Donna and Felicity dropped by Verdant where Donna thought there was gonna be a night club. Donna was then pleased to meet Oliver Queen, where she asked her daughter how many billionaires she knows. After Team Arrow went down to the Arrowcave, Diggle left Donna to take care of Sara for the time being. Donna later went looking for Felicity where she found her at Palmer Technologies. Donna told Felicity she had only wanted best for her and that she always feared she would one day abandon her but felt like she already had. Donna later had an apology from Felicity where Donna admitted she got excited over her free flight, where Felicity quickly realized she was sent for a reason. They would be kidnapped by Cooper Seldon. Donna then learned she was brought as leverage so Felicity could help hack into the GPS of the trucks sent by the treasury. When Cooper had Felicity at gunpoint, Donna told Cooper to point the gun at her and not her daughter. When Donna dropped by Palmer Tech. to say goodbye to her daughter, she was more than happy when Felicity left work to spend some time before she left. Felicity assured Donna that while she may have gotten her intelligence from her father, she gets her strength from her mother.

Personality
Donna is a warm, jovial, energetic, talkative, compassionate, caring person and loves children. Underneath her bright personality though, Donna feels lonely and insecure when it comes to her relationship with Felicity. She struggled to connect with her daughter and believed she took mostly after Noah, seeing nothing of herself in Felicity. Despite their vast differences, Felicity is ultimately the center of her world; Donna worked hard in dismal conditions to ensure Felicity would have a good future and tried her best to give her daughter a happy, loving childhood despite their tight financial situation.

While she seems like "all nails and hair", Donna is tough and brave when the situation calls for it. She stared down and defied Cooper Seldon when he threatened her daughter, showing that she is fiercely protective of Felicity and will not hesitate to put her life on the line for her. After the events of "The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak", Donna and Felicity were able to reconcile and rebuild their relationship, becoming closer than ever.

Donna is very insightful and intuitive, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. She knew Felicity well enough to know she was in love with Oliver Queen after seeing them in the same room in mere seconds, and encouraged her daughter to pursue him. Donna is supportive of Oliver and Felicity's relationship, being in awe of their love, and is always there to provide some sage advice to her daughter as the latter navigates her new romance. Donna also formed a close, almost motherly bond with Oliver. At his and Felicity's wedding reception, Donna even asked if she can call Oliver "son", which he agrees to.

When she began dating Quentin Lance, Donna was able to begin moving on from her divorce and got along well with his daughter, Laurel. Donna was accepting of Quentin's work with Star City's vigilantes and encouraged him not to hide the fact that he knew, and was proud of, his daughter's identity as Black Canary. Even after they broke up, Donna remained friendly with Quentin, glad to see that he was sober.

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Trivia

 * Like her daughter, Donna is Jewish.
 * Donna has a habit of folding laundry when stressed.
 * She is a bad cook.
 * Donna enjoys Lionel Richie and, like her husband, Tom Jones.
 * It's likely Donna was named after the original Wonder Girl, Donna Troy.