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| Joyce Summers | |
| Continuity: | Buffyverse |
| Series: | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Gender: | Female |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Los Angeles, California Sunnydale, California |
| Relatives: | Hank Summers Buffy Summers Dawn Summers |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1958 |
| Died: | 2001 |
| First: | "Welcome to the Hellmouth" |
| Final: | "The Body" |
| Actor: | Kristine Sutherland |
Joyce Summers is a supporting character featured in the WB Network/UPN television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Played by actress Kristine Sutherland, she first appeared in the series' pilot "Welcome to the Hellmouth". The character was killed off in the season five episode "I Was Made to Love You", but made a brief appearance in the following episode "The Body". Alternate iterations of the character appeared throughout seasons six and seven, usually taking the form of dreams or hallucinations. In season seven, she appeared as one of several permutations of The First.
Biography[]
Early years[]
Joyce Summer was once married to Hank Summers and raised her daughter Buffy in Los Angeles, California. When Buffy found her calling as a Slayer, she became involved in an incident that culminated in the burning down of the school gymnasium at Hemery High School. As a result, Buffy was kicked out of school. Hank and Joyce divorced soon after this incident, and Buffy and she decided that it was time to get a fresh start in life. Joyce purchased an art gallery in Sunnydale in 1997 and Buffy and she relocated to a new home that same year.
Notes & Trivia[]
- Had "Gidget hair" when she was a teenager. [1]
- Was on her high school's yearbook staff. [2]
- Enjoyed watching the supernatural soap opera Passions with Spike.
- "Band Candy" is actress Kristine Sutherland's favorite episode of the series.
- One of the more jarring episodes the series is "The Body" from season five, written and directed by Joss Whedon. This is the episode where Joyce Summers passes away unexpectedly at the very beginning of the episode.