Quinn Fabray is a
fictional character from the
Fox musical comedy-drama series
Glee. The character is portrayed by actress
Dianna Agron, and has appeared in
Glee since its
pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. She is a former
cheerleader at the fictional William McKinley High School in
Lima, Ohio, as well as a member of school's
glee club. In the first episode, Quinn is introduced as an
antagonistic queen bee stock character. She joins the school glee club to keep an eye on her boyfriend
Finn (
Cory Monteith) and becomes a spy for cheerleading coach
Sue Sylvester (
Jane Lynch); she remains part of the club after she is removed from the cheerleading team, the "Cheerios", due to her
pregnancy. Over the course of the
first season, her character matures and builds friendships with the other outcasts who make up the glee club. Quinn gives birth to a baby girl, Beth, whom she gives up for adoption.