Carolyn Stoddard
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Carolyn Stoddard is a fictional character played by Nancy Barrett
(and for one episode Diana Walker) in the 1966 soap opera
Dark Shadows
. In the 1991 revival of Dark Shadows, Carolyn is portrayed by actress Barbara Blackburn. Jessica Chastain
took over the role in the 2004 WB pilot
and will be played by Chloë Grace Moretz in the upcoming 2012 feature film
.
Carolyn is the character known for her many romances throughout the series' run and being one of Victoria Winters
' closest friends.
(Joan Bennett
). She was born on December 8, 1947. About 2 years later, Paul abandoned Carolyn and left Collinsport, Maine. The abandonment of Paul caused Elizabeth to remain at Collinwood for over eighteen years. Carolyn never liked Collinwood, often claiming that she felt trapped and it felt like a prison. When she was ten, Carolyn would dream of a "white knight" saving her. Despite this, Carolyn remains at Collinwood in fear of leaving her mother, just as Paul had left.
Carolyn would typically go to Widows' Hill when she was bothered, claiming the waves would give her the answer. She also started a savings account for $1.00 at her mother's bank. Roger Collins (Louis Edmonds
) gave her a birthstone ring which she wears on her right hand and a wristwatch from Joe Haskell (Joel Crothers
), the boy she met when she was young and eventually begins a relationship with.
(Alexandra Moltke
) to Collinwood, and at first tells her to leave and never to come back. When Victoria plans on leaving, Carolyn has a change of heart, wishing Victoria to stay and begin a friendship. Victoria does stay and the two remain close. Carolyn is genuinely disturbed by her cousin David
(David Henesy
). She warns Victoria about David's behaviors.
Elizabeth wishes Carolyn to marry Joe. But Carolyn's determination to remain at Collinwood and her apparent fear of marriage took its toll on the relationship. Joe felt that Carolyn thought that if she were to get married that it would end as her mother's marriage had. Joe was also upset at Carolyn's fascination with Burke Devlin (Mitchell Ryan
). Due to this, Joe began dating Maggie Evans
(Kathryn Leigh Scott
). When Julia Hoffman
(Grayson Hall
) came to Collinwood and announced Maggie dead, Carolyn went to visit Joe, but the two remained friends.
Not many approved of Carolyn's relationship with Burke, but she was fascinated by him. Originally she only wanted to know about why her mother and uncle were afraid of Burke and why he had come back to Collinsport. Burke could tell that she was only pretending, but her feelings soon became real. Her feelings began to fade when Victoria began to also show interest in Burke, and he showed the affection back. Carolyn then ended her interests in Burke.
The town of Collinsport was shaken when biker Buzz Hackett (Michael Badge) showed up. But Carolyn was intrigued, him being the complete opposite of what her mother would have wanted, and feeling like a rebel herself. When Elizabeth told Carolyn that she was wasting her life, she knew that going out with Buzz would be the perfect way to get revenge on her mother. Carolyn announced a double wedding when Jason McGuire (Dennis Patrick
) announced his marriage to Elizabeth. After one of their dates, Carolyn and Buzz get into a fight and Buzz tells Carolyn that she either go with him or he may not return. Buzz rides off and Carolyn never hears from him again.
Tony Peterson (Jerry Lacy
) had grown up in Collinsport with Carolyn and admired her for many years. Carolyn's original affection of Tony was because of Barnabas Collins' (Jonathan Frid
) control over her. Barnabas gives Tony Julia's diary, and Carolyn begins to snoop around Tony's office looking for it. Tony caught Carolyn but decided not to call the police. Tony knew of Barnabas' control over Carolyn and became convinced that she had fallen in love with him, but was put off by their considerable age difference. Once Carolyn broke free of Barnabas' control, she had attempted to reconcile with Tony, but to no avail.
After Adam (Robert Rodan
) kidnapped Carolyn, she developed a closeness to him. After Adam had jumped off Widows' Hill in order to save Carolyn, she hid him in the secret West Wing of Collinwood. However, Carolyn soon realized that the relationship would be doomed and attempted to avoid him and even rekindle her romance with Tony. This upset Adam and eventually sent him on a jealous rage and he attacked Tony. Carolyn became a part of Nicholas Blair
's (Humbert Allen Astredo) attempt to create Eve (Marie Wallace
). Carolyn then convinced Barnabas and Julia that she wanted to be Adam's mate. The operation went wrong and killed Carolyn. But Nicholas was able to bring her back to life in order to keep Adam happy. After Eve was created, Carolyn moved on, but never lost her feelings for Adam.
Carolyn then became attracted to Chris Jennings (Don Briscoe
) when he came to Collinsport. The relationship was an immediate failure due to Chris' being a werewolf. It was later discovered that Chris was actually a descendent of Quentin Collins
(David Selby
). In 1970, Carolyn was married to former Leviathan leader Jeb Hawkes (Christopher Pennock). Although the rest of Carolyn's family disapproved of the marriage, Carolyn remained at Jeb's side. Jeb was eventually hunted by a supernatural shadow sent by Angelique Collins (Lara Parker
). After their return to Collinwood, Schuyler Rumson (Geoffrey Scott
) pushed Jeb off of Widows' Hill and devastated Carolyn for months.
After Barnabas and Julia had returned to 1971 from 1840, they discovered that Collinwood had not been destroyed and Elizabeth informed them that Carolyn was alive and waiting for them at the opening of the new Historical Center in Collinsport.
(John Karlen
) and lived in the Old House, now called Loomis House. Elizabeth and Roger still lived in Collinwood in this time. Carolyn was present during the séance that killed Angelique. But Carolyn was under the impression that Angelique had died of a stroke because of what Cyrus Longworth (Christopher Pennock) had reported. Carolyn was the first to be Barnabas' victim in this time. William soon began to notice Carolyn's odd behavior and discovered what Barnabas was doing.
However, William had jumped out of the Tower Room in Collinwood and died. Carolyn first assumed that it was her mother that pushed William because of a dream she had had. Because of this, Carolyn began to drink heavily and non-stop. But when Hamilton (Colin Hamilton) came to Collinwood to investigate the murder, Carolyn turned her eyes to Roger. Carolyn told Roger that she knew that Alexis Stokes (Lara Parker
) was truly Angelique, back from the dead, and that he had killed William. Roger then murdered Carolyn in the Tower Room. Elizabeth heard Roger's confession while wandering around one day and attempted to kill him before he murdered her as well.
) becomes Barnabas Collins
' (Jonathan Frid
) victim. After Carolyn threatens to reveal his secret, Barnabas kills her and she rises from the grave. Carolyn then seeks out her former lover Todd Jennings (Don Briscoe
), who is being used as bait by Timothy Eliot Stokes (Thayer David
). Carolyn is eventually caught, staked, and killed, with the help of the Collinsport police.
In this version, Carolyn was excited at Victoria Winters
' (Joanna Going
) arrival, rather than curious of Elizabeth
's (Jean Simmons
) intentions of bringing in Victoria. Again, Carolyn told Victoria of David
's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt
) bad behavior and offered to let Victoria ride the horse that they now owned. Carolyn then went with Elizabeth to visit her cousin Daphne Collins (Rebecca Staab
) who had been attacked by Barnabas Collins
(Ben Cross
) after being released unknowingly by Willie Loomis
(Jim Fyfe
).
Barnabas then arrived at Collinwood and Carolyn noticed his uncanny resemblance to the portrait that hung in Collinwood. Carolyn first informed Barnabas of David's apparent friendship to Sarah Collins (Veronica Lauren), whom David claimed lived in the Old House. After Daphne was brought to Collinwood, Carolyn remained at her side until her death. Carolyn then visited Joe Haskell (Michael T. Weiss
) and attempted to seduce him, but he rejected her.
On the day of the Collins' costume party, Elizabeth made Carolyn make sure that Barnabas attended. Carolyn discovered that Barnabas had turned into a 200-year-old man and soon fell under his control. Carolyn was not frightened when she returned to Collinwood and David made an attempt to jump out at her. She then assisted Barnabas in tormenting Julia Hoffman
(Barbara Steele
) at the party. Carolyn ignored Joe during the party, confusing him. During the end of the party, the guests began to play with a Ouija board to discover who the vampire was. In order to protect Barnabas, Carolyn disrupted the game herself. Barnabas then continued his control over her.
The next day Carolyn demanded Joe buy her an apothecary case and made an attempt to murder Julia. David, however, did not let Julia drink the tea that Carolyn had poisoned. Carolyn took David to his bedroom and David made a comment on Carolyn's odd behavior. Barnabas then tried to have Carolyn murder Julia in her sleep, but Julia used a dummy to trick Carolyn and ended up discovering the fang marks on her neck. A séance was held to contact Sarah. Carolyn was unable to participate until Barnabas made her place her hands on the table. Joe also discovered the fang marks on Carolyn's neck when he followed her to Eagle Hill Cemetery and witnessed Barnabas attacking her.
reprised her role as Carolyn Stoddard on August 31, 2003 in Brooklyn, New York at the 2003 Dark Shadows Festival. The play Return to Collinwood was written by Jamison Selby and wraps up many of the mysteries that hovered towards the end of the original series.
Carolyn reads Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
's will and in it discovers that she is actually Victoria Winters
' sister. Carolyn's mother's will also states that Carolyn go back in time to bring Victoria back to her own time.
portrayed Carolyn in the 2004 pilot of the new Dark Shadows
for the WB. The pilot was never picked up.
remake of Dark Shadows
.
Nancy Barrett
Nancy Barrett, born , is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of "Carolyn Stoddard" in the popular 1960s Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows....
(and for one episode Diana Walker) in the 1966 soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements...
. In the 1991 revival of Dark Shadows, Carolyn is portrayed by actress Barbara Blackburn. Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Jessica Chastain was born Jessica Howard in Northern California. She is one of five children. Her mother, Jerri, is a vegan chef, and her stepfather, Michael, is a firefighter. Chastain is also vegan herself. She took her...
took over the role in the 2004 WB pilot
Dark Shadows (2004)
Dark Shadows is a one hour pilot that was a remake of the 1966–1971 series Dark Shadows. The pilot was commissioned by The WB Television Network and produced in 2004. Directed by P. J. Hogan, it was filmed at the Greystone Mansion, which also served as the Collinwood Mansion for the previous...
and will be played by Chloë Grace Moretz in the upcoming 2012 feature film
Dark Shadows (film)
Dark Shadows is an upcoming supernatural drama film based on the 1966-1971 gothic soap opera of the same name. The film is directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas Collins. It is scheduled to be released on , 2012 in both conventional and IMAX theaters.-Synopsis:In 1752,...
.
Carolyn is the character known for her many romances throughout the series' run and being one of Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966–1968. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly...
' closest friends.
Early years
Carolyn Stoddard is the daughter of Paul Stoddard and Elizabeth Collins StoddardElizabeth Collins Stoddard
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard was a fictional character played by Joan Bennett on the cult television ABC-TV Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows from 1966-1971. Jean Simmons portrayed the character in the reival series in 1991, Blair Brown took over the role in the WB pilot and will be played by...
(Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett
Joan Geraldine Bennett was an American stage, film and television actress. Besides acting on the stage, Bennett appeared in more than 70 motion pictures from the era of silent movies well into the sound era...
). She was born on December 8, 1947. About 2 years later, Paul abandoned Carolyn and left Collinsport, Maine. The abandonment of Paul caused Elizabeth to remain at Collinwood for over eighteen years. Carolyn never liked Collinwood, often claiming that she felt trapped and it felt like a prison. When she was ten, Carolyn would dream of a "white knight" saving her. Despite this, Carolyn remains at Collinwood in fear of leaving her mother, just as Paul had left.
Carolyn would typically go to Widows' Hill when she was bothered, claiming the waves would give her the answer. She also started a savings account for $1.00 at her mother's bank. Roger Collins (Louis Edmonds
Louis Edmonds
Louis Edmonds was an American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was best known for his roles in Dark Shadows and All My Children....
) gave her a birthstone ring which she wears on her right hand and a wristwatch from Joe Haskell (Joel Crothers
Joel Crothers
Joel Anthony Crothers was an American actor who, in 1981, was noted by columnist Liz Smith to so strongly resemble Tom Selleck that they could be twin brothers...
), the boy she met when she was young and eventually begins a relationship with.
1966–1970
Carolyn is curious as to why Elizabeth has brought Victoria WintersVictoria Winters
Victoria Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966–1968. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly...
(Alexandra Moltke
Alexandra Isles
Countess Alexandra Moltke or Alexandra M. Isles is an actress and documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her role as the original Victoria Winters from 1966–68 on the cult TV serial Dark Shadows, which aired on ABC TV from 1966–1971.Isles was born in Uppsala, Sweden to Mab Wilson Wright and...
) to Collinwood, and at first tells her to leave and never to come back. When Victoria plans on leaving, Carolyn has a change of heart, wishing Victoria to stay and begin a friendship. Victoria does stay and the two remain close. Carolyn is genuinely disturbed by her cousin David
David Collins (Dark Shadows)
David Collins was a fictional character, the son of Roger Collins, on the television serial Dark Shadows, played by David Henesy. In the 1990 made-for-television movie and 1991 revival series, David Collins was played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In the 2004 WB Pilot for Dark Shadows, he was played by...
(David Henesy
David Henesy
David Henesy Raised in New York City, Henesy was a child actor in film, television, and Broadway. He appeared in "Oliver!", "Jenny" , and daytime television series Dark Shadows in the roles of David Collins, Daniel Collins, Jamison Collins, and Tad Collins...
). She warns Victoria about David's behaviors.
Elizabeth wishes Carolyn to marry Joe. But Carolyn's determination to remain at Collinwood and her apparent fear of marriage took its toll on the relationship. Joe felt that Carolyn thought that if she were to get married that it would end as her mother's marriage had. Joe was also upset at Carolyn's fascination with Burke Devlin (Mitchell Ryan
Mitchell Ryan
Mitchell Ryan is an American actor most recently known for playing Edward Montgomery on the sitcom Dharma & Greg. He also worked with his on-screen wife from Dharma & Greg, Susan Sullivan, in the short-lived series Julie Farr, M.D..Ryan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in Louisville,...
). Due to this, Joe began dating Maggie Evans
Maggie Evans
Maggie Evans was a character most prominently played by Kathryn Leigh Scott on the 1960s ABC-TV gothic horror soap opera serial Dark Shadows and in the 1970 film House of Dark Shadows.-Early days:...
(Kathryn Leigh Scott
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Kathryn Leigh Scott is an American television and film actress who is best remembered for playing Maggie Evans, Josette DuPres Collins, Rachel Drummond, Lady Kitty Soames Hampshire, and Maggie Evans PT on Dark Shadows.-Early life:Scott was born Marlene Kringstad in Robbinsdale, Minnesota in 1943...
). When Julia Hoffman
Julia Hoffman
Julia Hoffman is a fictional character played by Grayson Hall in the 1966 ABC soap opera Dark Shadows. A doctor in the fields of psychology and rare blood disorders and head of the Windcliff Sanitarium, she moved into Collinwood and discovered the vampire, Barnabas Collins...
(Grayson Hall
Grayson Hall
Grayson Hall was an American television, film and stage actress. She was widely regarded for her avant garde theatrical performances in the 1960s-80s. Hall was nominated in 1964 for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the John Huston film The Night of the Iguana...
) came to Collinwood and announced Maggie dead, Carolyn went to visit Joe, but the two remained friends.
Not many approved of Carolyn's relationship with Burke, but she was fascinated by him. Originally she only wanted to know about why her mother and uncle were afraid of Burke and why he had come back to Collinsport. Burke could tell that she was only pretending, but her feelings soon became real. Her feelings began to fade when Victoria began to also show interest in Burke, and he showed the affection back. Carolyn then ended her interests in Burke.
The town of Collinsport was shaken when biker Buzz Hackett (Michael Badge) showed up. But Carolyn was intrigued, him being the complete opposite of what her mother would have wanted, and feeling like a rebel herself. When Elizabeth told Carolyn that she was wasting her life, she knew that going out with Buzz would be the perfect way to get revenge on her mother. Carolyn announced a double wedding when Jason McGuire (Dennis Patrick
Dennis Patrick
Dennis Patrick was a well-respected American character actor best known for his works in television shows such as Jason McGuire and Paul Stoddard in Dark Shadows, Somerset, Vaughn Leland in Dallas, movies such as Joe...
) announced his marriage to Elizabeth. After one of their dates, Carolyn and Buzz get into a fight and Buzz tells Carolyn that she either go with him or he may not return. Buzz rides off and Carolyn never hears from him again.
Tony Peterson (Jerry Lacy
Jerry Lacy
Gerald LeRoy "Jerry" Lacy is an American soap opera actor best known for playing the roles of Tony Peterson, Reverend Trask, Reverend Gregory Trask, Mr. Trask, and Lamar Trask on the cult TV serial Dark Shadows...
) had grown up in Collinsport with Carolyn and admired her for many years. Carolyn's original affection of Tony was because of Barnabas Collins' (Jonathan Frid
Jonathan Frid
John Herbert Frid is a theater, television, and film actor, best known for playing the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows.-Early Life:...
) control over her. Barnabas gives Tony Julia's diary, and Carolyn begins to snoop around Tony's office looking for it. Tony caught Carolyn but decided not to call the police. Tony knew of Barnabas' control over Carolyn and became convinced that she had fallen in love with him, but was put off by their considerable age difference. Once Carolyn broke free of Barnabas' control, she had attempted to reconcile with Tony, but to no avail.
After Adam (Robert Rodan
Robert Rodan
Robert Rodan is an American actor who played Adam on the TV soap opera Dark Shadows. In 2007, he guest starred in the Dark Shadows audio drama, The Rage Beneath.-External links:...
) kidnapped Carolyn, she developed a closeness to him. After Adam had jumped off Widows' Hill in order to save Carolyn, she hid him in the secret West Wing of Collinwood. However, Carolyn soon realized that the relationship would be doomed and attempted to avoid him and even rekindle her romance with Tony. This upset Adam and eventually sent him on a jealous rage and he attacked Tony. Carolyn became a part of Nicholas Blair
Nicholas Blair
Nicholas Blair was a warlock on the 1966 soap opera Dark Shadows. He first appeared onJune 25, 1968, as the brother of witch Angelique who at the time was disguised as Cassandra Collins, wife of Roger Collins....
's (Humbert Allen Astredo) attempt to create Eve (Marie Wallace
Marie Wallace
Marie Wallace is an American stage and television actress, best known for her performances in the cult Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows.-Early life and career:...
). Carolyn then convinced Barnabas and Julia that she wanted to be Adam's mate. The operation went wrong and killed Carolyn. But Nicholas was able to bring her back to life in order to keep Adam happy. After Eve was created, Carolyn moved on, but never lost her feelings for Adam.
Carolyn then became attracted to Chris Jennings (Don Briscoe
Don Briscoe
Cecil Donald "Don" Briscoe was an American soap opera actor, most notable for playing Tony Meritt on Days of Our Lives, and, from 1968–1970, for playing Chris Jennings, Tom Jennings, Timothy Shaw, and Chris Collins on Dark Shadows.Briscoe left Dark Shadows abruptly in 1970...
) when he came to Collinsport. The relationship was an immediate failure due to Chris' being a werewolf. It was later discovered that Chris was actually a descendent of Quentin Collins
Quentin Collins
Quentin Collins is the name of several characters featured in the 1966-1971 ABC cult TV Gothic horror-soap opera Dark Shadows. All variations of the character have been played by actor David Selby.-Quentin I:...
(David Selby
David Selby
David Lynn Selby is an American character and stage actor. He has worked in movies, soap operas and television. The naturally black-headed Selby is best known for playing the roles of Quentin Collins on the ABC-TV serial, Dark Shadows , and as the evil and compassionate...
). In 1970, Carolyn was married to former Leviathan leader Jeb Hawkes (Christopher Pennock). Although the rest of Carolyn's family disapproved of the marriage, Carolyn remained at Jeb's side. Jeb was eventually hunted by a supernatural shadow sent by Angelique Collins (Lara Parker
Lara Parker
Lara Parker is an American television, stage, and film actress best known for her role as Angelique on the cult ABC-TV serial Dark Shadows which aired from to...
). After their return to Collinwood, Schuyler Rumson (Geoffrey Scott
Geoffrey Scott (actor)
Geoffrey Scott is an American actor best known for appearing on the television series Dynasty for two seasons as Mark Jennings, the first husband of Krystle Carrington .He also played Sky Rumson on Dark Shadows in 1970...
) pushed Jeb off of Widows' Hill and devastated Carolyn for months.
After Barnabas and Julia had returned to 1971 from 1840, they discovered that Collinwood had not been destroyed and Elizabeth informed them that Carolyn was alive and waiting for them at the opening of the new Historical Center in Collinsport.
1970 parallel time
During the parallel time, Carolyn had married William LoomisWillie Loomis
Willie Loomis was a character on the ABC-TV gothic horror soap opera, Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 until 1971. The character was first played by actor James Hall for a total of four episodes, who was subsequently replaced by John Karlen beginning with episode #206. Karlen continued to play...
(John Karlen
John Karlen
John Karlen is a character actor best known for playing Willie Loomis, Carl Collins, William H. Loomis, Desmond Collins, and Kendrick Young on the ABC serial Dark Shadows, in various episodes between 206 and 1245, which aired from 1966-1971. In 1971 Karlen starred as the male lead in "Daughters...
) and lived in the Old House, now called Loomis House. Elizabeth and Roger still lived in Collinwood in this time. Carolyn was present during the séance that killed Angelique. But Carolyn was under the impression that Angelique had died of a stroke because of what Cyrus Longworth (Christopher Pennock) had reported. Carolyn was the first to be Barnabas' victim in this time. William soon began to notice Carolyn's odd behavior and discovered what Barnabas was doing.
However, William had jumped out of the Tower Room in Collinwood and died. Carolyn first assumed that it was her mother that pushed William because of a dream she had had. Because of this, Carolyn began to drink heavily and non-stop. But when Hamilton (Colin Hamilton) came to Collinwood to investigate the murder, Carolyn turned her eyes to Roger. Carolyn told Roger that she knew that Alexis Stokes (Lara Parker
Lara Parker
Lara Parker is an American television, stage, and film actress best known for her role as Angelique on the cult ABC-TV serial Dark Shadows which aired from to...
) was truly Angelique, back from the dead, and that he had killed William. Roger then murdered Carolyn in the Tower Room. Elizabeth heard Roger's confession while wandering around one day and attempted to kill him before he murdered her as well.
1995
Barnabas and Julia had escaped one parallel time and were thrust into the future to discover that Collinwood had been destroyed in 1970. Carolyn was alive in this time, but she had gone insane and refused Barnabas and Julia's help initially. She eventually gave in and told them of six events that had occurred to lead to the destruction of Collinwood. Gerard Stiles' (James Storm) ghost eventually scared Carolyn literally to death.House of Dark Shadows (1970)
Carolyn Stoddard (Nancy BarrettNancy Barrett
Nancy Barrett, born , is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of "Carolyn Stoddard" in the popular 1960s Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows....
) becomes Barnabas Collins
Barnabas Collins
Barnabas Collins is a fictional character, one of the feature characters in the ABC daytime serial Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Originally played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, Barnabas Collins is a 200-year-old vampire who is in search of fresh blood and his lost love, Josette...
' (Jonathan Frid
Jonathan Frid
John Herbert Frid is a theater, television, and film actor, best known for playing the role of vampire Barnabas Collins on the gothic television soap opera Dark Shadows.-Early Life:...
) victim. After Carolyn threatens to reveal his secret, Barnabas kills her and she rises from the grave. Carolyn then seeks out her former lover Todd Jennings (Don Briscoe
Don Briscoe
Cecil Donald "Don" Briscoe was an American soap opera actor, most notable for playing Tony Meritt on Days of Our Lives, and, from 1968–1970, for playing Chris Jennings, Tom Jennings, Timothy Shaw, and Chris Collins on Dark Shadows.Briscoe left Dark Shadows abruptly in 1970...
), who is being used as bait by Timothy Eliot Stokes (Thayer David
Thayer David
Thayer David was a film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult ABC serial Dark Shadows and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the Oscar-winning movie Rocky . He also appeared as Count Arne Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1959...
). Carolyn is eventually caught, staked, and killed, with the help of the Collinsport police.
Dark Shadows (1991)
Carolyn Collins was portrayed by Barbara Blackburn in the short-lived 1991 primetime remake of Dark Shadows.In this version, Carolyn was excited at Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966–1968. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly...
' (Joanna Going
Joanna Going
Joanna C. Going is an American actress.-Early life and education:Born in Washington, D.C., she is the oldest of six children of Lorraine M...
) arrival, rather than curious of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard was a fictional character played by Joan Bennett on the cult television ABC-TV Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows from 1966-1971. Jean Simmons portrayed the character in the reival series in 1991, Blair Brown took over the role in the WB pilot and will be played by...
's (Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J...
) intentions of bringing in Victoria. Again, Carolyn told Victoria of David
David Collins (Dark Shadows)
David Collins was a fictional character, the son of Roger Collins, on the television serial Dark Shadows, played by David Henesy. In the 1990 made-for-television movie and 1991 revival series, David Collins was played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In the 2004 WB Pilot for Dark Shadows, he was played by...
's (Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included television series and theatrical films....
) bad behavior and offered to let Victoria ride the horse that they now owned. Carolyn then went with Elizabeth to visit her cousin Daphne Collins (Rebecca Staab
Rebecca Staab
Rebecca Ann Staab is an American actress and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.- Biography :Staab was born in Hays, Kansas and grew up in Ralston, Nebraska. She graduated in 1979 from Ralston Senior High School...
) who had been attacked by Barnabas Collins
Barnabas Collins
Barnabas Collins is a fictional character, one of the feature characters in the ABC daytime serial Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 to 1971. Originally played by Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, Barnabas Collins is a 200-year-old vampire who is in search of fresh blood and his lost love, Josette...
(Ben Cross
Ben Cross
Ben Cross is a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire.-Early life:...
) after being released unknowingly by Willie Loomis
Willie Loomis
Willie Loomis was a character on the ABC-TV gothic horror soap opera, Dark Shadows, which aired from 1966 until 1971. The character was first played by actor James Hall for a total of four episodes, who was subsequently replaced by John Karlen beginning with episode #206. Karlen continued to play...
(Jim Fyfe
Jim Fyfe
-Filmography:Movies-Note:...
).
Barnabas then arrived at Collinwood and Carolyn noticed his uncanny resemblance to the portrait that hung in Collinwood. Carolyn first informed Barnabas of David's apparent friendship to Sarah Collins (Veronica Lauren), whom David claimed lived in the Old House. After Daphne was brought to Collinwood, Carolyn remained at her side until her death. Carolyn then visited Joe Haskell (Michael T. Weiss
Michael T. Weiss
Michael Terry Weiss is an American actor best known for playing the title role in The Pretender.-Early life:Weiss was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father was a steel-industry executive and his mother was a homemaker. He has a sister, Jamie Sue Weiss, who became a make-up artist for television...
) and attempted to seduce him, but he rejected her.
On the day of the Collins' costume party, Elizabeth made Carolyn make sure that Barnabas attended. Carolyn discovered that Barnabas had turned into a 200-year-old man and soon fell under his control. Carolyn was not frightened when she returned to Collinwood and David made an attempt to jump out at her. She then assisted Barnabas in tormenting Julia Hoffman
Julia Hoffman
Julia Hoffman is a fictional character played by Grayson Hall in the 1966 ABC soap opera Dark Shadows. A doctor in the fields of psychology and rare blood disorders and head of the Windcliff Sanitarium, she moved into Collinwood and discovered the vampire, Barnabas Collins...
(Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele is an English film actress. She is best known for starring in Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday , now hailed as a classic.Steele starred in a string of horror films, including The Horrible Dr...
) at the party. Carolyn ignored Joe during the party, confusing him. During the end of the party, the guests began to play with a Ouija board to discover who the vampire was. In order to protect Barnabas, Carolyn disrupted the game herself. Barnabas then continued his control over her.
The next day Carolyn demanded Joe buy her an apothecary case and made an attempt to murder Julia. David, however, did not let Julia drink the tea that Carolyn had poisoned. Carolyn took David to his bedroom and David made a comment on Carolyn's odd behavior. Barnabas then tried to have Carolyn murder Julia in her sleep, but Julia used a dummy to trick Carolyn and ended up discovering the fang marks on her neck. A séance was held to contact Sarah. Carolyn was unable to participate until Barnabas made her place her hands on the table. Joe also discovered the fang marks on Carolyn's neck when he followed her to Eagle Hill Cemetery and witnessed Barnabas attacking her.
Return to Collinwood (2003)
Nancy BarrettNancy Barrett
Nancy Barrett, born , is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of "Carolyn Stoddard" in the popular 1960s Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows....
reprised her role as Carolyn Stoddard on August 31, 2003 in Brooklyn, New York at the 2003 Dark Shadows Festival. The play Return to Collinwood was written by Jamison Selby and wraps up many of the mysteries that hovered towards the end of the original series.
Carolyn reads Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
Elizabeth Collins Stoddard was a fictional character played by Joan Bennett on the cult television ABC-TV Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows from 1966-1971. Jean Simmons portrayed the character in the reival series in 1991, Blair Brown took over the role in the WB pilot and will be played by...
's will and in it discovers that she is actually Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters
Victoria Winters is a fictional character from the television Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows and its remakes of the same name. The role was originated by Alexandra Moltke on the ABC series from 1966–1968. After Moltke left to raise a family in 1968, actresses Betsy Durkin and Carolyn Groves briefly...
' sister. Carolyn's mother's will also states that Carolyn go back in time to bring Victoria back to her own time.
Dark Shadows (2004)
Jessica ChastainJessica Chastain
Jessica Chastain is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Jessica Chastain was born Jessica Howard in Northern California. She is one of five children. Her mother, Jerri, is a vegan chef, and her stepfather, Michael, is a firefighter. Chastain is also vegan herself. She took her...
portrayed Carolyn in the 2004 pilot of the new Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows (2004)
Dark Shadows is a one hour pilot that was a remake of the 1966–1971 series Dark Shadows. The pilot was commissioned by The WB Television Network and produced in 2004. Directed by P. J. Hogan, it was filmed at the Greystone Mansion, which also served as the Collinwood Mansion for the previous...
for the WB. The pilot was never picked up.
Dark Shadows (2012)
On Thursday, March 31, 2011, it was confirmed that Chloë Grace Moretz had been cast as Carolyn Collins in the Tim BurtonTim Burton
Timothy William "Tim" Burton is an American film director, film producer, writer and artist. He is famous for dark, quirky-themed movies such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet...
remake of Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows (film)
Dark Shadows is an upcoming supernatural drama film based on the 1966-1971 gothic soap opera of the same name. The film is directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as the vampire Barnabas Collins. It is scheduled to be released on , 2012 in both conventional and IMAX theaters.-Synopsis:In 1752,...
.
