Sidney Prescott


Sidney Prescott
Aliases:	Laura ^[1]
Continuity:	Scream film series
Notability:	Main character
Type:	Student
Gender:	Female
Race:	Human
Location:	Prescott residence, Woodsboro, California
Associations:	Woodsboro High School Windsor College
Relatives:	Neil Prescott Maureen Prescott Roman Bridger Jill Roberts Mark Kincaid (ex-lover)
Status:	Alive
Born:	1979
First:	Scream
Final:	Scream (2022)
Actor:	Neve Campbell

Sidney Prescott is a fictional student, Final girl and character in the Scream franchise. She was played by actress Neve Campbell and introduced in the 1996 film Scream. Campbell reprised the role of Sidney Prescott for Scream 2 in 1997, Scream 3 in 2000, Scream 4 in 2011, and the Scream requel in 2022.

Biography[]

Sidney Prescott is the main protagonist of the Scream franchise and currently one of three survivors of the Woodsboro murders of 1996. She is the daughter of Neil Prescott and the late Maureen Prescott, whose death is a focal point in the first and third Scream films. She is also the half-sister of Roman Bridger, the niece of Kate Roberts and the cousin of Jill Roberts.

Notes & Trivia[]

The character of Sidney Prescott was created by director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson.
Sidney Prescott is one of three main characters from the series to appear in all five films. The others are Dewey Riley and Gale Weathers.
With the exception of Charlie Walker, Richie Kirsch and Amber Freeman, every Ghostface killer has had a connection with Sidney.
Sidney is the only main character to wear the Ghostface costume without being an antagonist (using it while attacking Billy Loomis with an umbrella in Scream).
Sidney has been responsible for killing 4/9 Ghostface killers in the film series (the exceptions being Mrs. Loomis in Scream 2 who was killed by Cotton Weary, Roman Bridger in Scream 3 who was killed by Dewey Riley, Charlie Walker in Scream 4 who was killed by Jill Roberts, Amber Freeman in Scream (2022) who was killed by Tara Carpenter and Richie Kirsch in Scream (2022) who was killed by Samantha Carpenter making Scream (2022) the first movie with two Ghostface killers who were not killed by Sidney).

Body Count[]

Stu Macher: Head crushed/electrocuted by a TV when Sidney pushes it on top of him after a scuffle.
Billy Loomis: Shot in the head during the "one last scare" scene.
Mickey Altieri: Shot to death by Sidney and Gale Weathers.
Jill Roberts: Electrocuted in the head with a defibrillator and shot in the chest.

Associations[]

Family[]

Neil Prescott - Father, alive.
Maureen Prescott - Mother, alive.
Roman Bridger - Half-brother, deceased.
Jill Roberts - Cousin, deceased.
Mark Kincaid - Husband, alive.
Kate Roberts - Aunt, alive.

Pets[]

Cherokee - Dog, alive & probably guarding that open door.

External Links[]

Appearances[]

References[]

↑ Alias that Sidney used while working as a crisis counselor in Scream 3.

[1] Alias that Sidney used while working as a crisis counselor in Scream 3.

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