Martha Bozeman

Martha Bozeman is a fictional werewolf and a supporting character on the HBO series True Blood. She was played by actress Dale Dickey and made recurring appearances throughout season five of the show beginning with the season premiere, "Turn! Turn! Turn!".

Biography
Martha Bozeman was a werewolf and a member of a pack that operated out of Shreveport, Louisiana. She was the mother Marcus Bozeman, who was the group's packmaster. After she learned that Marcus had been killed, she erroneously blamed shape-shifter Sam Merlotte for the deed. Sam was kidnapped by Martha and the other surviving members of the pack and tortured at length. Finally, werewolf Alcide Herveaux came forth and confessed that he was the one who had killed Marcus.

As per werewolf custom, the remains of a slain packmaster must be consumed by the other surviving members of the pack. Alcide refused to take part in this cannibalistic ritual, which earned him Martha's enmity.

Martha's granddaughter was Emma Garza, who was half-werewolf/half-shapeshifter. She was the child of Marcus and a skinwalker named Luna Garza. Martha believed that a piece of her son lived on in Emma and wanted to bond with her. Luna despised Martha and had no intention of letting her anywhere near her daughter. Martha implored Luna to let her be a part of Emma's life. Neither woman was sure whether Emma would adapt the characteristics of a shifter or of the wolf. As it turned out, Emma's first shift was that of a wolf cub. When Luna was hospitalized following a failed assassination by a hate group, Martha agreed to watch over Emma. She promised Luna that she would not do anything to dishonor her wishes while she recuperated.

Meanwhile, the role of packmaster was now vacated and contested by both Alcide Herveaux and an older wolf named J.D. Carson. J.D was loyal to Martha, but he was also an aggressive independent werewolf with a take-charge attitude who adhered to the traditions of the pack. However, J.D. was also not above administering vampire blood to his pack mates to help enhance their strength and senses - a quality that Martha found disgusting. J.D. even wanted to feed some vampire blood to Emma, but Martha wouldn't let her near him. Martha ultimately lost possession of Emma when the vampire elder Russell Edgington took her away and gave her to Steve Newlin.