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| Jenny Williams | |
| Continuity: | Universal Monsters |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Murder victim |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Llanwelly Village, Wales |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1909 [1] |
| Died: | 1941 [2] |
| First: | Wolf Man, The |
| Actor: | Fay Helm |
Jenny Williams is a fictional werewolf victim featured in the "Universal Monsters" series of films produced by Universal Pictures. Played by actress Fay Helm, she appeared in the 1941 movie, The Wolf Man.
Biography[]
Jenny Williams was a young woman who lived in Llanwelly Village in Wales in the early 1940s. She was a close friend of Gwen Conliffe's. When Gwen finally relented to go out for an evening with the persistent Larry Talbot, she brought Jenny along as her "wing-girl". The two stopped at a gypsy camp where they had their palms read by a fortune teller named Bela. When Bela read Jenny's palm, he saw the sign of the pentagram. Being a werewolf, Bela knew that this marked Jenny as his next victim when the moon was full.
Shortly thereafter, Bela's fears turned to reality. The full moon rose in the night sky and he turned into a werewolf. He attacked Jenny Williams and murdered her. Larry Talbot came to health and beat Bela to death with his wolf's head cane, but it was too late. Jenny was dead.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Jenny Williams was created by director George Waggner and screenplay writer Curt Siodmak.
- Playing the role of Jenny Williams is actress Fay Helm's thirty-seventh film role and her first work in the horror genre.
- Jenny Williams is the first werewolf victim in The Wolf Man and the only on-screen victim of Bela the Gypsy.