Carrie Snodgress

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Characters played by Carrie Snodgress

Ruby — Wild Things (1998)

Associate or witness involved in the legal aftermath.

Sarah Wheeler — Pale Rider (1985)

Megan Wheeler's mother and Hull Barret's romantic partner. Sarah is connected to the prospecting community threatened by Coy LaHood, develops feelings for Preacher, and asks him not to confront Stockburn. She tells Preacher that she will marry Hull Barret despite those feelings.

Woman in Commune (uncredited) — Easy Rider (1969)

Uncredited extra portraying a hippie commune member practicing free love during the road trip.

Stefania Comaneci — Nadia (1984)

Stefania is Nadia's mother and, like Nadia's father, worries about the demands placed on her daughter. She believes Nadia is being overworked and kept from her parents as gymnastics takes up more of Nadia's life.

Joan Freeman — Murphy's Law (1986)

Ex-convict seeking revenge on Murphy for her past imprisonment. She frames him for murder, kills his ex-wife and associates, and kidnaps Arabella McGee. She engages Murphy in a final confrontation on a staircase, attacks him with an axe, and ultimately falls to her death.

Hester — The Fury (1978)

Hester is Peter's girlfriend and a nurse at the Paragon Institute. She tells Peter about Gillian and later overhears Ben Childress discussing Gillian's transfer to PSI headquarters. By warning Peter, Hester enables the rescue attempt, but she is killed during the operation before seeing Robin recovered.

Mrs. Johnson — A Night in Heaven (1983)

Mrs. Johnson is Rick’s mother and works at the hotel where Faye is staying. Rick encounters her while visiting, and this coincidental visit brings him into contact with Faye again. The plot summary identifies her through her relationship to Rick and her hotel job, but gives no further details about her actions or involvement.

Ina Hamm — The Forsaken (2001)

Owner of a remote gas station who shelters the protagonists. Provides crucial information about the hallowed ground and a newspaper clipping.

Augusta W, Gein — Ed Gein (2000)

Augusta W, Gein is Ed Gein's domineering Christian fundamentalist mother, whose abuse and teachings profoundly influence his life. After dying of a stroke, she continues to appear in Ed's hallucinations, commanding him to punish sinful women and directing the murders of Mary Hogan and Collette Marshall.

Rosemary Maloney — Across the Tracks (1991)

The Maloney brothers' mother. She becomes involved when Joe remains out all night and contacts an Officer with Billy, waiting anxiously for Joe to return.

Louise Elmore — The Attic (1980)

Depressed alcoholic head librarian in Kansas, cares for abusive father, forms bond with replacement Emily.

Janice Angstrom — Rabbit, Run (1970)

Rabbit's alcoholic wife, initially pregnant with a child neither wants. They reconcile temporarily, but marital strife leads Rabbit to leave again. While in a drunken stupor, she accidentally drowns their baby and is held responsible by everyone after his death.

Career Overview

Carrie Snodgress has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1969. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Wild Things with 1 titles. Signature works include Pale Rider, Ed Gein, Wild Things. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
50
Birth Date
1945-10-27
Birth Place
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

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Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q266425), public domain (CC0).