While developing new characters for the sixth season of Desperate Housewives, showrunner Marc Cherry and his writing staff aimed to create a housewife who would be different from the other female characters … See more

Before the character's debut, de Matteo described Angie as "brassy" and a "liberal New Yorker," which she said contrasts with the more conservative nature of the other characters. She commented that Angie "is less of a ho… See more