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Sissy Spacek (1976 version)
[[Angela Bettis]] (2002 version)
[[Chloe Grace Moretz]] (2013 version)
Carietta "Carrie" N. White is a [[Shrinking Violet|shy]], [[Loners Are Freaks|lonely]] teenage girl who is [[The Woobie|frequently bullied and abused]] by both her classmates and by her [[The Fundamentalist|fundamentalist Christian]] [[My Beloved Smother|mother]] Margaret. Her life seems to be getting better once the attractive, kind-hearted athlete Tommy asks her to the prom, but then [[It Got Worse|it goes right back into hell]], [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|and then some]]. She possesses the ability to [[Mind Over Matter|manipulate objects with only her thoughts]], which makes angering her... [[Too Dumb to Live|not advisable]].
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* {{spoiler|[[Faking the Dead]]}}: In the remake, {{spoiler|she does this with Sue's help in order to start a new life for herself}}.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Having Margaret White as a mother can excuse practically anything.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: In the first movie, though Sissy
** It's called "strawberry blonde."
* [[Heroic RROD]]: In the book, {{spoiler|her overuse of her powers, combined with blood loss from being stabbed by her mother, cause her to have a heart attack after killing Billy and Chris}}.
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* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]:
{{quote|'''The principal:''' We're really sorry about this incident, Cassie...
'''Carrie:''' IT'S ''CARRIE!''
* [[No Periods, Period]]: Averted in the first five minutes. She gets her first period at age 17 -- and she is under the impression that she is bleeding to death.
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]
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Piper Laurie (1976 version)
[[Patricia Clarkson]] (2002 version)
[[Julianne Moore]] (2013 version)
Margaret White (maiden name Brigham) is the mother of Carrie. She is a [[The Fundamentalist|hardcore fundamentalist Christian]] who feels that all sex, even within marriage, is sinful, and regularly [[Abusive Parents|abuses her daughter]] in the name of God.
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Amy Irving (1976 version, and [[The Rage: Carrie 2|its sequel]])<br />
Kandyse McClure (2002 version)<br />
Gabriella Wilde (2013 version)
Susan "Sue" Snell is a popular high school student who [[The Atoner|feels guilty]] about taking part in the humiliation of Carrie in the showers. To make up for it, she asks her athlete boyfriend Tommy to take Carrie to the prom instead of her, choosing to stay home on prom night.
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{{quote|'''Played by:'''
William Katt (1976 version)
Tobias Mehler (2002 version)
Thomas "Tommy" Everett Ross is one of the stars of the school's baseball team and the boyfriend of Sue, and their relationship has recently become more intimate. After taking part in Carrie's humiliation in the shower, Sue, feeling sorry for what she did, asks Tommy to take Carrie to the prom in order to make up for it, to which Tommy reluctantly agrees.
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{{quote|'''Played by:'''
Betty Buckley (1976 version)
Rena Sofer (2002 version)
Rita L. Desjardin is the gym teacher at the high school, who feels a mix of pity and annoyance at Carrie for her social awkwardness. After Carrie is humiliated in the showers, Rita is quick to punish those responsible with a week's detention, with her, after school, with failure to show up leading to one being barred from the prom.
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