Vanity Fair — She Fell Among Thieves Character Profile

About Vanity Fair

Ruthless crime boss and Jenny's stepmother who orchestrates a complex scheme to inherit a £20 million fortune by forcing a premature marriage. She manipulates henchmen, commits murder, attempts to assassinate investigators, and takes her own life when her crimes are exposed.

Character Facts

Played by

Eileen Atkins

Appears in

She Fell Among Thieves (1978)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Vanity Fair — Professional Employer — Acorn (Philip Locke)

  Loyal subordinate and criminal associate executing Vanity's financial schemes.

• Vanity Fair — Family Stepmother — Jenny (Karen Dotrice)

  Controlling stepmother manipulating Jenny's marriage for financial gain.

• Vanity Fair — Professional Actor — Virginia (Sarah Badel)

  Hired performer used as a decoy in Vanity's fraudulent marriage plot.

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