Nancy Downs in The Craft

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Nancy Downs in *The Craft* is the troubled, power-hungry teenage witch whose descent into dark magic makes her the film’s primary antagonist.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
ability casting illusions
cursing others
elemental magic
glamour magic
levitation
telekinesis
affiliation coven of teenage witches
alignment antagonist
appearsIn The Craft NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre fantasy film
supernatural horror film
teen horror film
attendsSchool St. Benedict’s Academy NERFINISHED
characterArc descends into dark magic and madness
createdBy Andrew Fleming NERFINISHED
Peter Filardi NERFINISHED
culturalImpact cult favorite horror antagonist of the 1990s
fate institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital
firstAppearance The Craft (1996 film) NERFINISHED
gainsPowerFrom invocation of Manon
gender female
hairColor black
hasFriend Bonnie Harper NERFINISHED
Rochelle Zimmerman NERFINISHED
Sarah Bailey NERFINISHED
laterBecomesEnemyOf Bonnie Harper NERFINISHED
Rochelle Zimmerman NERFINISHED
Sarah Bailey NERFINISHED
memberOf the coven formed at St. Benedict’s Academy
narrativeRole primary antagonist
notableAction causes a plane crash through magic
kills her abusive stepfather
torments Sarah Bailey with illusions
turns on her coven members
occupation high school student
performsRitual invocation of the spirit
personalityTrait manipulative
power-hungry
rebellious
troubled
unstable
vindictive
portrayedBy Fairuza Balk NERFINISHED
setting Los Angeles
species human witch
usesMagicType witchcraft
visualStyle gothic fashion
worshipsDeity Manon NERFINISHED

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Fairuza Balk portrayed Nancy Downs in The Craft