Sister Assumpta — The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Character Profile

About Sister Assumpta

The strict, peg-legged Catholic school teacher who symbolizes institutional repression for the boys. She inspires the Nunzilla comic character and publicly condemns William Blake as a dangerous thinker. Her receiving the controversial comic notebook directly causes the students' suspension and expulsion proceedings.

Character Facts

Played by

Jodie Foster

Appears in

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Sister Assumpta — Conflict Target Of Pranks — Tim Sullivan (Kieran Culkin)

  The primary target of the boys' rebellious zoo prank scheme.

• Sister Assumpta — Power Authority Figure — Francis Doyle (Emile Hirsch)

  Represents institutional repression and ideological opposition to the boys.

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