Paige Collins (played by Rachel McAdams) is a protagonist in The Vow.
Paige Collins is Leo Collins's wife who survives a serious car accident but awakens with complete amnesia. She struggles to understand her marriage, family estrangement, abandoned law studies, and former engagement. As she rebuilds her life, she reconnects with art, confronts painful family revelations, rejects her past engagement, and cautiously reconnects with Leo. Jeremy (played by Scott Speedman) appears in The Vow.
Jeremy is Paige Collins's former fiancé, whose relationship ended before her marriage to Leo Collins. After Paige loses her memory, he remains attracted to her and becomes a possible alternative to her unfamiliar marriage. He later admits he ended another relationship hoping to win Paige back, but Paige rejects him and says she needs to discover life without him. Rita Thornton (played by Jessica Lange) appears in The Vow.
Rita Thornton is Paige Collins's mother and Bill Thornton's wife. She visits Paige after the accident and helps her when Paige becomes lost after leaving a café. Rita explains the family conflict caused by Bill's affair and says she stayed with him because of everything he had done right, giving Paige important context about her estrangement and family history. Gwen (played by Jessica McNamee) appears in The Vow.
Diane (played by Sarah Carter) appears in The Vow.
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Characters
Paige Collins
(played by Rachel McAdams) — protagonist
Paige Collins is Leo Collins's wife who survives a serious car accident but awakens with complete amnesia. She struggles to understand her marriage, family estrangement, abandoned law studies, and for...
Jeremy
(played by Scott Speedman) — supporting
Jeremy is Paige Collins's former fiancé, whose relationship ended before her marriage to Leo Collins. After Paige loses her memory, he remains attracted to her and becomes a possible alternative to he...
Rita Thornton
(played by Jessica Lange) — supporting
Rita Thornton is Paige Collins's mother and Bill Thornton's wife. She visits Paige after the accident and helps her when Paige becomes lost after leaving a café. Rita explains the family conflict caus...
Gwen
(played by Jessica McNamee) — minor
Diane
(played by Sarah Carter) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Paige Collins → Gwen
(Family Sisters)
The plot identifies Gwen as Paige's sister. Gwen and her fiancé invite Paige and her husband to a bar, and Gwen's approaching wedding affects Paige's...
Paige Collins → Rita Thornton
(Family Mother And Daughter)
Rita visits Paige after learning about her amnesia. Paige later confronts Rita about the family conflict and hears her explanation for staying with Pa...
Paige Collins → Jeremy
(Romantic Former Fiancés)
Paige learns that she had broken off an engagement with Jeremy. She later meets him, asks about the broken engagement, and he remains attracted to her...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Paige Collins → Diane
(Social Old Friends)
Paige meets Diane at Trader Joe's, where Diane does not know that Paige has amnesia. Diane's past affair with Paige's father helps explain Paige's est...
Story Analysis
After losing her memories, Paige must rebuild her identity and decide which parts of her former life still belong to her.
