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Revision as of 01:03, 27 August 2012

Edith Collins Gallery
Edith Collins
Production Information
Portrayed by

Isabella Hoopes
Terry Crawford

First appearance

701

Last appearance

1183

Episode count

13

Audio appearances

Dress Me In Dark Dreams

Biographical Information
Name

Edith Collins

Year of death

1897 (negated timeline)
1840

Manner of death

Old age (negated timeline)
Murdered by Gabriel Collins

Family members

Gabriel Collins (Husband)
Edward Collins (Grandson)
Judith Collins (Granddaughter)
Quentin Collins (Grandson)
Carl Collins (Grandson)

We have 2 images of Dark Shadows Edith Collins

Edith Collins was the matriarch of the Collins Family from the time of her husband’s death in 1863 until her death in 1897. Her husband was Gabriel Collins and they had a son (name unrecorded) who sired four children, Edward, Judith, Carl, and Quentin. She carried to her grave the Collins family secret.

Marriage to Gabriel Collins

After she married Gabriel, Edith begged her father-in-law, Daniel Collins to let them live in The Old House, but he refused telling her "If you want to be a Collins, you must live in Collinwood" (706). The marriage was a loveless one and she always hated Collinwood, but lived there until her death.

The Ballroom

In 1874, Edith's past concerning a mysterious walled-up ballroom and a man named Redmond Van Buren returns to haunt her, as recounted in the Big Finish audio production Dress Me in Dark Dreams.

The Family Secret

Before he died, Daniel Collins passed on the Family secret to Edith, which was that in the family Mausoleum there was a relative who suffered under the curse of vampirism, Barnabas Collins. The secret originated with Joshua Collins, who passed it to Daniel. In theory Daniel should have passed it to his eldest son, Gabriel Collins, but it appears either he passed it instead to Edith, who was married to Gabriel or he passed it on to Gabriel who passed it on to Edith since their son was dead. Edith was determined to pass the secret on to her oldest male grandson, Edward, but when Barnabas Collins appeared before her, looking exactly like his portrait and wearing the same jewelry, she blurted out to Barnabas that he was the family secret, then lost her tenuous grip on reality. By the time Edward arrived at her bed, she believed Daniel had come for her (706).

Death

Before she died, Edith told Edward that “Judith did kind things for me while you were gone away. I know why she did it, she thinks she’s getting the money. You Edward, you are not kind, you shouldn’t have gone away and left" (706).

When Edith died, Magda was reading Carl’s tarot cards. She says there is much money, more than anyone knows. She next says that everyone will be very surprised. She says there is murder but Edith has the last laugh. Next, she says the money will not stay with whoever gets it. She then turns over the death card and realizes Edith is dead, and died without telling Edward what the family secret was. However, Magda knew that someone else did know the secret and told Carl (706).

Edith’s will

The part of Edith Collins lying in her coffin was played by Natalie Norwick in episodes 708-710 (uncredited).

Altered Timeline

Edith Collins is later shown to have died in 1840, by the hand of her husband Gabriel. This contradicts what had previously been established during 1897. So either, Julia and Barnabas presence in 1840 alters history, or the Edith Collins in 1897 is an imposter.