Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie (1941 - )

Film DeathsEdit

• 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 DeathsEdit

• 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)
• Ray Donovan: Exsuscito (2015) [Mrs. Minassian]: Throat slit by Jon Voight.

Notable ConnectionsEdit

• Mother of Marion Lane (painter)

GalleryEdit

Grace Zabriskie (with Jon Voight) in Ray Donovan: Exsuscito

Grace Zabriskie in The Grudge

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