Leela

Born Turanga Leela (Turanga being her last name) to Turanga Morris (father) and Turanga Munda (mother), Leela was given to an Orphanarium (Future Orphanage) as a baby with nothing more than a note and a bracelet written in a language no one could decipher. It is discovered later that her father, who is a linguist, made up the language to make people think she was an alien, instead of a sewer mutant. Constantly ridiculed for her cycloptic demeanor, Leela studied martial arts and learned to become tougher.

Years down the line Turanga Leela works as a Cryogenic Assignment Officer, determining careers for Cryogenically frozen people, who have recently been thawed, and installing their career chips into their hands. (a notably painful looking process). After a run in with Fry, Leela decides that her life as an Assignment Officer is no longer worth pursuing, so she deserts her job along with her two new companions. Nowhere left to turn she Accompanies Fry to his closest living Relative, Professor Farnsworth. There, After a daring escape from the Police, she, and her two new friends became crew of the ship "planet Express Ship" which is the only mode of transport in the delivery company Planet Express, or PlanEx to any 80's type tycoon figure.

Leela, now a space captain (mostly because she can drive a stick shift) for Planet Express, has gone on many wacky missions, meeting many lovers (ok not so many), and delivered many packages (again, not so many).

Her particular love interest with Fry, comes into question quite often as she is indecisive and he is persistent