Maude Gunnerson

Maude Gunnerson is a fictional stage actress and a recurring character featured on the Showtime television series Penny Dreadful. Played by actress Hannah Tointon, she first appeared in the season one episode, "Resurrection".

Biography
Maud Gunnerson was a stage actress who operated out of London, England in the late 19th century. She was the lover of an actor named Simon, who was brash and controlling. Maude described him as something of a "beast". Maud worked for Vincent Brand at the Grand Guignol theater, and acted in a series of penny dreadful plays. One play involved her becoming the blood-soaked victim of a hideous beast.

Maud earned the attention of a stage hand named Caliban, who was actually the Frankenstein Monster. Maud was very kind to him, and did not shrink away at the sight of Caliban's facial scars. Caliban began to develop a deep longing for Maud and approached her in her dressing room. His advances were strong and unwarranted and he ended up scaring her. She complained to Vincent Brand who was put in the reluctant position of having to fire Caliban.

Appearances

 * 1) Penny Dreadful: Resurrection
 * 2) Penny Dreadful: Demimonde
 * 3) Penny Dreadful: What Death Can Join Together
 * 4) Penny Dreadful: Grand Guignol