Mrs. collie

In the 1976 film Carrie, Miss Rita Collins (adapted from Miss Desjardin in the book and played by Betty Buckley) has a personality that is nurturing, fiercely protective, strict, and humanly conflicted. She acts as the primary caregiver and emotional counterweight to Carrie's harsh reality. [1, 2, 3, 4] Key Personality Traits * Compassionate and Nurturing: She is the first adult in the school to show genuine kindness to Carrie, comforting her after the traumatic locker room shower incident and trying to build her self-esteem. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] * Fiercely Strict and Uncompromising: When the popular girls bully Carrie, Miss Collins enforces strict discipline, giving them harsh detention and barring the ringleader, Chris Hargensen, from the prom when she refuses to comply. [1, 2, 3] * Honest and Self-Aware: Unlike other authority figures who pretend nothing is wrong or completely dehumanize Carrie, Miss Collins openly admits to her own frustration and the momentary impulse to "take her and shake her," displaying rare emotional honesty and accountability. Brian de Palma owns all of the rights to Carrie, not me.