Grace Zabriskie (1941 - )
Film Deaths[]
- Galaxy of Terror (Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror; Planet of Horrors; Quest) (1981) [Captain Trantor]: Burned to death (off-screen) by the manifestation of her deepest fears; her body is shown afterwards when the others discover her. (Thanks to Jeff)
- Child's Play 2 (1990) [Grace Poole]: Stabbed in the chest by Chucky in her office while Alex Vincent and Christine Elise look on in horror; she falls face-first onto a photocopier which makes several copies of her face. (Thanks to Robert and Francisco)
- Servants of Twilight (1991) [Grace Spivey]: Ravaged by bats after her rifle fails to go off while trying to kill Jarrett Lennon and then goes off at the sky when she reloads letting in the bats.
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992; animated) [Magi Lune]: Dies of exhaustion after using all of her magical powers to create a giant tree to protect everyone else. (Thanks to Johan)
- The Passion of Darkly Noon (Darkly Noon) (1995) [Roxy]: Commits suicide by shooting herself in the mouth with a shotgun. (Thanks to Utonium)
- No Good Deed(2002) (The House on Turk Street) [Mrs. Quarre]: Accidentally shot in the chest by Joss Ackland when Joss' shotgun goes off during a struggle with Stellan Skarsgard. (Thanks to Tal)
- R.S.V.P (2002) [Mary Franklin]: Beaten to death (along with Jonathan Banks) with a cane by Rick Otto in a hallway; we only see a brief shot of her falling out of frame after the blow.
- The Grudge (2004) [Emma Williams]: Drained of life (off-screen) by Takako Fuji's ghost; we see the ghost hovering over her before Sarah Michelle Gellar passes out, and Grace's body is shown afterwards after Sarah comes to. (Thanks to Germboygel, Dan, and Alex)
- My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009) [Mrs. McCullum]: Stabbed in the chest with a sword (off-screen) by her son (Michael Shannon) in her living room. Her body is shown afterwards lying on the floor as Willem Dafoe and the other police investigate.
TV Deaths[]
- Tales from the Crypt: The Secret (1990) [Mrs. Colbert]: Mauled to death along with William Frankfather by Mike Simmrin when he transforms into a werewolf, after she reveals herself as a vampire and is about to attack him. (Thanks to PortsGuy)
- Murder at My Door (1996 TV) [Grandma]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes. (Thanks to Drew)
- Charmed: Sense and Sense Ability (2003) [The Crone]: Destroyed when Holly Marie Combs threw a Spell on her in a fit of rage for trying to harm her baby. (Thanks to Alex)
- Medium: The Other Side of the Tracks (2005) [Connie Buckley]: Dies (off-screen) of unspecified natural causes, 20 years before the episode takes place; she only appears in Patricia Arquette's psychic visions/dreams. (Thanks to David31)
- Big Love: When Men and Mountains Meet (2011) [Lois Henrickson]: Euthanized via lethal injection by her husband (Bruce Dern) due to suffering from dementia.
- Ray Donovan: Exsuscito (2015) [Mrs. Minassian]: Throat slit by Jon Voight.
Video Game Deaths[]
- The Quarry (2022) [Eliza Vorez]: Depending on the player's actions, Grace can either be impaled on a pole after an explosion launches it at her, or killed in a follow-up explosion as she starts looking for her missing son; her death is only shown in a flashback sequence if the player finds a specific item in the game. She appears as a ghost at certain points during the main story, and appears to the player between chapters to act as a spiritual guide.
Notable Connections[]
- Mother of Marion Lane (painter)