Mattie — Thieves Like Us Character Profile

About Mattie

T-Dub's sister-in-law hosting the fugitives. Reluctantly allows pregnant Keechie to hide in a motel cabin. Ultimately betrays Bowie to the Rangers, restraining a distraught Keechie while Bowie is gunned down.

Character Facts

Played by

Louise Fletcher

Appears in

Thieves Like Us (1974)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Mattie — Social Host — Bowie (Keith Carradine)

  Initial hospitality that later turns into fatal betrayal.

• Mattie — Social Host — Chicamaw (John Schuck)

  Mattie serves as a temporary safe haven for the fugitives.

• Mattie — Family Mother — Lula (Ann Latham)

  Maternal bond within the household hosting the gang.

• Mattie — Social Guest — Keechie (Shelley Duvall)

  Temporary refuge provided by the gang's host.

• Mattie — Family Brother-in-law — T-Dub (Bert Remsen)

  Familial connection that ties the gang to Mattie's household.

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More characters from Thieves Like Us

• Bowie (Keith Carradine)
• Keechie (Shelley Duvall)
• Chicamaw (John Schuck)
• T-Dub (Bert Remsen)
• Lula (Ann Latham)
• Dee Mobley (Tom Skerritt)
• Capt. Stammers (Al Scott)
• Jasbo (John Roper)
• Noel Joy (Mary Waits)
• James Mattingly (Rodney Lee)
• Prisoner (uncredited) (Sim Dulaney)
• Sheriff (Walter Cooper)