Gale Weathers — Scream 3 Character Profile

About Gale Weathers

Ambitious journalist turned true-crime author who teams up with Sidney.

Gale Weathers — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Investigative journalism, Research, Media manipulation, Resilience

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 9/10

Quick Facts about Gale Weathers

Occupation

writer, reporter, television personality

Gale Weathers's Known Relations

• Dewey Riley — Spouse

Gale Weathers appears in 7 titles

• Scream (1996) — character page
• Scream 2 (1997) — character page
• Scream 3 (2000)
• Scream 4 (2011) — character page
• Scream (2022) — character page
• Scream VI (2023) — character page
• Scream 7 (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Courteney Cox

Appears in

Scream 3 (2000)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Gale Weathers — Alliance Partner — Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell)

  Long-standing allies who navigate the murders and media frenzy together.

• Gale Weathers — Professional Investigator — Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey)

  Law enforcement and media professional collaborating on the case.

• Gale Weathers — Conflict Antagonist — John Milton (Lance Henriksen)

  Journalist clashes with the producer over studio secrecy and murder coverage.

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• Dewey Riley (David Arquette)
• Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell)
• Mark Kincaid (Patrick Dempsey)
• Tyson Fox (Deon Richmond)
• Roman Bridger (Scott Foley)
• Sarah Darling (Jenny McCarthy)
• Cotton Weary (Liev Schreiber)
• Christine Hamilton (Kelly Rutherford)
• Maureen Prescott (Lynn McRee)
• Female Reporter (Nancy O'Dell)
• Moderator (Julie Janney)
• Male Reporter (Ken Taylor)