In 'Unforgiven', what is the name of the prostitute who is disfigured?

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In 'Unforgiven', the prostitute who is disfigured is Delilah Fitzgerald. In the film's opening events, the cowboy Quick Mike slashes Delilah's face with a knife after she insults him, leaving her permanently scarred.

The attack takes place in the fictional Wyoming town of Big Whiskey in 1881. Sheriff Little Bill Daggett punishes Quick Mike and his companion Davey Bunting by ordering them to give horses to Skinny DuBois, the brothel owner, as compensation for the loss of Delilah's value to the business. The prostitutes consider that punishment inadequate and offer a $1,000 bounty for the men's deaths.

That bounty draws retired outlaw Will Munny back into violence, despite his attempt to live quietly as a widower and farmer. The film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, examines how stories of heroic violence can hide cruelty and moral damage. Molly, Strawberry, and Alice are also associated with the brothel or its story, which can make the names easy to confuse, but Delilah is the character whose face is disfigured.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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