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Fictional character
Rhoda Penmark
The Bad Seed character
Color portrait of McCormack for the 1956 film.
First appearance
The Bad Seed
Last appearance
The Bad Seed Returns
Created by
William March
Portrayed by
Film
Patty McCormack
Carrie Wells[a]
Mckenna Grace[b]
Stage
Patty McCormack
In-universe information
Gender
Female
Family
Christine Penmark (mother)
Kenneth Penmark (father)
Richard Bravo (adopted maternal grandfather)
Bessie Denker (biological maternal grandmother)
Nationality
American
Classification
Serial killer
Rhoda Penmark is a fictional character in William March's 1954 novel The Bad Seed and the stage play of the same name adapted from it by Maxwell Anderson. She is both the protagonist and antagonist of the story. Penmark is a child serial killer and psychopath who manipulates those around her. She was portrayed by Patty McCormack in the original rendition of the play and later in the 1956 film adaptation. She was also portrayed by Carrie Wells in the 1985 made-for-television adaptation. In the 2018 adaptation and its sequel, she is known as Emma Grossman and portrayed by Mckenna Grace.
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