Angela Petrelli
| Angela Petrelli | |
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| Portrayed by | Cristine Rose |
| First appearance | Genesis |
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| Known ability | None |
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| Date of marriage | 1965 |
| Home | New York, NY |
| Residence | Angela Petrelli's home |
| Significant others | Mr. Petrelli, deceased |
| Children | Nathan Petrelli, Peter Petrelli |
Angela Petrelli is the mother of Nathan and Peter. Since her husband's death she has become increasingly blunt and free to speak her mind.
Character History
For an episode-by-episode summary, see Angela Petrelli: Season One History.
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At Peter's apartment, Angela is sorting through Peter's possessions when Nathan arrives. He blames her for Peter's presumed death, and denounces her as evil. As she leaves the apartment, she discovers a photograph, defaced with a red symbol.
Later, she meets with Kaito Nakamura on Charles Deveaux's rooftop, and they discuss the threats that have been made on their lives. Kaito remarks that Mr. Petrelli, Linderman and Charles Deveaux were all dead, and that he and Angela appear to be next. Angela leaves.
Matt Parkman brings Angela in for questioning and interrogates her about her relationship to Kaito Nakamura. Matt successfully reads her thoughts that she believes Kaito's killer is out for revenge; when he presses the issue, she mentally screams at him to get out of her head. She is left alone in a room briefly. During this time, the electricity goes out, and she is attacked by an unknown assailant. Matt and Nathan break through the mirror to find her battered on the floor.
Angela, hospitalized from her recent attack, confesses to Kaito's murder to Detective Fuller and Matt. Angela tells them that she attacked herself since she was distraught. Matt reads her mind and realises her confession is false, but Angela thinks to Matt to "let it go".
Nathan visits Angela in hospital and asks her why she's admitting to a crime she didn't commit. Nathan offers to help her, but Angela tells him to get sober and get his family back. Angela tells him that she did so many bad things, that it doesn't matter what crime she admits to, and she doesn't want Nathan to die by him helping her. Detective Fuller and Matt escort Angela out in handcuffs.
"What could you possibly need so bad that you had to steal it? Never mind. I don't wanna know."
"Socks."
"I never kid about family brunch."
- - Angela (to Peter) (Nothing to Hide)
Notes
- Angela speaks French: «Au moins maintenant elle sera en sécurité. Mais pas grâce à vous!», which means : "At least now she's safe, no thanks to you!" (Parasite)
Trivia
- In the commentary for How to Stop an Exploding Man, Tim Kring said he wanted to name Angela's character in honor of "Mrs. Iselin" from The Manchurian Candidate. However, Tim couldn't remember the character's name, so he named Mrs. Petrelli after the actress who portrayed "Mrs. Iselin"--Angela Lansbury.
- In the script for the unaired pilot, Angela was named "Alice Campbell", a 76-year-old woman.
- In an interview with TV Guide, Christine Rose said on her character, "Oh, I think she's just misunderstood and misguided! I have to play her with the intent that she's good and that she's a nurturer… yet a nurturer who's not averse to violence." On her anger towards Nathan in Four Months Later, she said "Not only did Nathan destroy all her plans that had been building up for decades, she blames him for killing her beloved son Peter. It's all blown up in her face. They've got me doing monologue after monologue like Lear, just ranting and raving." On the older generation of heroes that Angela belongs to, Rose said "I still have no idea about the origins of this group. I like to think we all met up at Woodstock in the '60s and it was there that we found out about our powers. We sprang from that generation that wanted to save the world. And, well, just look at it now — it's all falling apart. Despite their best intentions, hell happened to Angela and her friends. She had especially wanted to save Peter from that hell, and her granddaughter Claire, too. But now she's powerless. Her friends and family are dying, she's alone and very vulnerable… and then it goes downhill from there." [1]
See Also
- For other uses of Angela, see Angela (disambig).
- For other members of the Petrelli family, see Petrelli (disambig).
Please refer to Theory:Angela Petrelli for fan-created theories and other speculation.