Pepper Potts from Iron Man.
A secretary is an individual who provides organizational support to a manager, director, corporate officer or business owner. The term is considered old form by today's standards, and those who serve in this capacity are now commonly referred to as administrative assistants or personal assistants (though they still manage to receive flowers from their boss on Secretary's Day. Go figure). Historically, there have been some stereotypes associated with being a secretary, which are not considered particularly favorable, such as always being on hand to pour the boss some coffee, or taking his suit to the cleaners after some love juice spilled on it after a night out with the senior partners at the local strip club (of which the secretary would of course be charged with filling out the expense reports as well). The functions of a secretary include basic office organization, such as arranging her manager's business schedule, travel arrangements, booking meetings, taking telephone calls, etc.
The title Secretary may also refer to any number of senior level positions within a government such as Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. Just don't expect the Secretary of Defense to go get your mocha latte for you though.
In film[]
Marvel Cinematic Universe[]
One example of a secretary is the character of Pepper Potts, who is the secretary to Tony Stark in the Iron Man comics published by Marvel Comics. The character has also been adapted in the Marvel Movies Universe, where she is played by actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Pepper described her job duties to reporter Christine Everheart as "I do anything and everything Mister Stark requires, including occasionally taking out the trash." In this instance, the "trash" that Pepper was referring to was actually Everheart herself. Meow.
In television[]
Doctor Who[]
- "An Unearthly Child": A secretary from the Coal Hill School gave the home address of student Susan Foreman to teachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton. This ultimately led to the teachers learning that Susan was a time traveler and the granddaughter of The Doctor. [1]