Detective Rita Veder — Vampire in Brooklyn Character Profile

Detective Rita Veder — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Angela Bassett

Appears in

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Detective Rita Veder — Alliance Partner — Detective Justice (Allen Payne)

  Dedicated NYPD partners who collaborate on the shipyard murder investigation.

• Detective Rita Veder — Conflict Arch Enemy — Maximillian / Pauly / Guido (Eddie Murphy)

  The central antagonistic conflict where Rita ultimately destroys Max to save herself.

• Detective Rita Veder — Professional Research Associate — Dr. Zeko (Zakes Mokae)

  Zeko utilizes his academic background on Caribbean vampires to advise Rita and Justice.

• Detective Rita Veder — Social Roommate — Nikki (Simbi Khali)

  Close living arrangement that Max exploits to psychologically isolate Rita.

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