Wendell
A racist housewife determined to drive a Black family out of her all-white neighborhood.
Elizabeth "Betty" Wendell is a racist housewife in the 1953-set first season of the horror anthology series *Them*. She is very involved in neighborhood activities and makes it her mission to drive the Emorys, a Black family who have moved into her all-white East Compton neighborhood, out. Betty is portrayed by Alison Pill.
- Origin
- Earth (United States)
- Role
- Antagonist
- Affiliation
- All-white neighborhood of East Compton
- First Appearance
- Them: Covenant (2021)
- Status
- Unknown
- Key Ability
- Manipulation through neighborhood activities
Lore & Background
Betty Wendell is a central antagonist in *Them: Covenant*. She is described as a racist housewife who is very involved in neighborhood activities. Her primary goal is to make the lives of the Emory family—Lucky, Henry, and their daughters—so unbearable that they leave the neighborhood. She has a secret crush on George Bell, the milkman. Her husband is Clarke Wendell, played by Liam McIntyre.
In Their Own Story
In the first season of *Them*, subtitled *Covenant*, Betty Wendell actively works to terrorize the Emory family after they move into her all-white neighborhood in East Compton in 1953. She uses her influence in neighborhood activities to rally other residents against them, employing both mundane and otherworldly means to drive them out. Her actions are a key part of the mundane evil forces the family faces.
Reader's Guide
Betty Wendell is a main character in the first season of *Them*, *Covenant*. She is played by Alison Pill. Her role is that of a primary human antagonist, using her social position and racist beliefs to harass the Emory family. She is married to Clarke Wendell and has a secret crush on the milkman, George Bell. Her character is part of the series' exploration of the horrors of racism in 1950s America.
Did You Know?
- Betty Wendell is portrayed by actress Alison Pill.
- She has a secret crush on the milkman, George Bell, played by Ryan Kwanten.
- Her husband is Clarke Wendell, played by Liam McIntyre.
- She is described as a racist housewife very involved in neighborhood activities.
- Her mission is to drive the Emory family out of the all-white neighborhood.