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|origin = ''Stephen King's IT''
  
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|fullname = Beverly Marsh
  
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|alias = Bev <br>Bevvy <br>Beaverly
  
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|occupation = Student <br>Fashion Designer <br>Member of [[The Losers Club]]
  
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|skills = Cycling Skills <br> Rock Throwing <br> Slingshot Skills, Fearlessness <br> Romanticism|hobby = Hanging out with her friends
  
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Being with Bill, later with Ben|goals = To help the Losers Club defeat It (succeeded)|family = Alvin Marsh (father-deceased)
  
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Elfrida Marsh (mother-deceased)|friends = [[Bill Denbrough]] (love interest) <br>[[Ben Hanscom]] (love interest) <br>[[Mike Hanlon]]<br>[[Eddie Kaspbrak]]<br>[[Richie Tozier]]<br>[[Stan Uris]]<br>|enemies = It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown <br> Alvin Marsh <br> Henry Bowers <br> The Bowers Gang <br> Greta Keane <br> Tom Rogan
  
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|type of hero = Bully Slaying Kid, In Love, Tomboy
  
 
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|-|Kid (film) = [[File:Beverly-Marsh-IT-Character-Individual-Poster.png|thumb]]
  
|-|Kid (film) = [[File:Beverly-Marsh-IT-Character-Individual-Poster.png|thumb]]
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|-|Adult (film) = [[File:It-Chapter-Two-Beverly.png|thumb]]
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|-|Adult (film) = [[File:It-Chapter-Two-Beverly-Poster.jpg|thumb]]
 
|-|Kid (miniseries) = [[File:Beverly in it miniseries.jpg]]
  
|-|Kid (miniseries) = [[File:Beverly in it miniseries.jpg]]
 
|-|Adult (miniseries) = [[File:Adult bev.jpg]]
  
|-|Adult (miniseries) = [[File:Adult bev.jpg]]
 
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|fullname = Beverly Marsh
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|alias = Bev <br>Bevvy <br>Beaverly
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|origin = ''Stephen King's IT''
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|occupation = Student (formerly)<br>Fashion Designer <br>Member of [[The Losers Club]]
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|skills = Cycling Skills<br>Rock Throwing<br>Slingshot Skills<br>Fearlessness<br>Romanticism
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|hobby = Hanging out with her friends<br>Being with Bill, later with Ben
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|goals = To help the Losers Club defeat It (succeeded)
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|family = Alvin Marsh (father-deceased)<br>Elfrida Marsh (mother-deceased)<br>Unnamed aunt (film)<br>Tom Rogan (ex-husband-deceased in novel)<br>[[Ben Hanscom]] (husband) {miniseries}<br>Unnamed child with Ben (miniseries)
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|friends = [[Bill Denbrough]] (love interest) <br>[[Ben Hanscom]] (love interest) <br>[[Mike Hanlon]]<br>[[Eddie Kaspbrak]]<br>[[Richie Tozier]]<br>[[Stan Uris]]
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|enemies = It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown<br>Alvin Marsh<br>Henry Bowers (deceased)<br>The Bowers Gang<br>Greta Keane<br>Tom Rogan
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|type of hero = Bully Slaying Kid, In Love, Tomboy
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|size = 250px
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}}
 
{{Quote|I want to run towards something, not away.|Beverly in It: Chapter One.}}
  
{{Quote|I want to run towards something, not away.|Beverly in It: Chapter One.}}
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{{Quote|I'm not afraid of you!|Beverly to It in the 2017 film.}}
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'''Beverly "Bev" Marsh''' is the tritagonist of Stephen King's horror novel, miniseries and film adaptation, ''IT''. She is the only female member of [[The Losers Club]]. As a child, she is bullied mercilessly for being a "slut" and is abused by [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Alvin_Marsh her father.] As an adult, she marries [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Rogan an equally abusive and misogynistic man]. She leaves him, though, when he attacks her with particular violence after she tells him she needs to return to Derry, secretly to help finish off It.  She is remarkably proficient with a slingshot and gravely wounds IT twice, the second time helping the Losers defeat the creature once and for all. She is the love interest of Bill Denbrough (they remain friends as adults) and Ben Hanscomb.
  
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'''Beverly "Bev" Marsh''' is one of the protagonists of Stephen King's horror novel, miniseries and film adaptation ''IT''. She is the only female member of [[The Losers Club]]. As a child, she is bullied mercilessly for being a "slut" and is abused by [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Alvin_Marsh her father.]
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As an adult, she marries [http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Rogan an equally abusive and misogynistic man]. She leaves him, though, when he attacks her with particular violence after she tells him she needs to return to Derry, secretly to help finish off It.  She is remarkably proficient with a slingshot and gravely wounds IT twice, the second time helping the Losers defeat the creature once and for all. She is the love interest of Bill Denbrough (they remain friends as adults) and Ben Hanscomb.
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In the 1990 TV miniseries 'It,' Beverly was played by Emily Perkins for the scenes when she is a young girl, and by Annette O'Toole (who also played [[Martha Kent]]) for the scenes when she is an adult.
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In the 2017 theatrical film of 'It,' she is played by Sophia Lillis; who also portrayed [[Nancy Drew]] and [[Hansel & Gretel (Brothers Grimm)|Gretel]]. She is later played by Jessica Chastain as an adult in the 2019 sequel, who also played [[Mary Debenham]] in ''Murder on the Orient Express'', and voiced [[Gia (Madagascar)|Gia]] in ''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''.
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==Biography==
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===Early life===
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Beverly Marsh was born in 1946-1947 in the novel 1948-1949 in the miniseries, but was born on February 13, 1976 in the films. She is the daughter of Alvin and Elfrida Marsh, and Beverly was close to her mother until she succumbed to cancer, leaving her alone with her father. Alvin was abusive to Elfrida and Beverly, and in the 2017 film, it's implied that he is sexually attracted to her, and possibly molested her at one point. At school, she was bullied and called a 'slut' by girls, most notably by the Bowers Gang and Greta Keane.
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===IT===
   
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===11/22/63===
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In the 1990 TV miniseries 'It,' Beverly was played by Emily Perkins for the scenes when she is a young girl, and by Annette O'Toole for the scenes when she is an adult. In the 2017 theatrical film of 'It,' she is played by Sophia Lillis; who also portrayed [[Nancy Drew]]. is later played by Jessica Chastain as an adult in 2019 sequel.
  
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After the events in 1958, she is with Richie, and both are dancing the "Hellzapoppin" and are mastering the art of "Lindy Hopping". While practicing for a talent show, they are approached by Jake Epping, who gives hints about his task. Afterward, Epping taught the two how to dance correctly, but the two meeting him was erased when Jake removes his mark on the past at the end of the novel.
   
 
==Relationships==
  
==Relationships==
 
===Friends and Allies===
  
===Friends and Allies===
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* [[Bill Denbrough]] - Love Interest, later Friend
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* [[Bill Denbrough]] - Love Interest
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* [[Ben Hanscomb]] - Love Interest, later Boyfriend
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* [[Ben Hanscom]] - Love Interest
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* [[Mike Hanlon ]] - Friend and Ally
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* [[Mike Hanlon]] - Friend and Ally
 
* [[Richie Tozier]] - Friend and Ally
  
* [[Richie Tozier]] - Friend and Ally
 
* [[Eddie Kaspbrak]] - Friend and Ally (deceased)
  
* [[Eddie Kaspbrak]] - Friend and Ally (deceased)
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* Greta's Friends - Bullies and Enemies
  
* Greta's Friends - Bullies and Enemies
 
* Tom Rogan - Abusive Ex-Husband and Enemy (deceased in the novel)
  
* Tom Rogan - Abusive Ex-Husband and Enemy (deceased in the novel)
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==Quotes==
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{{Quote|Which is it, Greta? Am I s**t or a little s**t? Make up your mind.|Beverly to Greta.}}
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{{Quote|Turn it off! TURN IT OFF!!|Beverly to the group in the projection scene.}}
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{{Quote|STOP! This is what it wants! To divide us!|Beverly to the group on what It wants.}}
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
 
===Images===
  
===Images===
 
<gallery widths="300" bordercolor="red" captiontextcolor="red" position="center">
  
<gallery widths="300" bordercolor="red" captiontextcolor="red" position="center">
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Bev and ben.jpg|Ben and Beverly as kid in the IT miniseries
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Ben and beverly.gif|Ben and Beverly as adults in the IT miniseries
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Bev_in_school.jpg|Beverly in ''It: Chapter One''.
 
BEV.jpg|Beverly smoking in the girl's bathroom
  
BEV.jpg|Beverly smoking in the girl's bathroom
 
ben and bev.jpg|Ben and Beverly
  
ben and bev.jpg|Ben and Beverly
 
bev.jpg|Beverly Marsh
  
bev.jpg|Beverly Marsh
 
Ben and Beverly.jpg|Beverly and Ben as kids in IT Chapter One
  
Ben and Beverly.jpg|Beverly and Ben as kids in IT Chapter One
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Beverly Marsh.jpg
 
bill and bev.jpg|Bill and Beverly as kids in IT Chapter One
  
bill and bev.jpg|Bill and Beverly as kids in IT Chapter One
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beverly in it miniseries.jpg|Young Beverly in the IT Miniseries
  
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adult bev.jpg|Adult Beverly in the IT miniseries
  
 
losers club (2).jpg|Beverly and the other members of The Losers Club as adults
  
losers club (2).jpg|Beverly and the other members of The Losers Club as adults
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Beverly Marsh (6).JPG|Adult Bev in ''It-Chapter Two''.
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Ben and beverly.gif|Ben and Beverly as adults in the IT miniseries
  
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It-Chapter-Two-Beverly.png|Beverly being scared of Mrs. Kersh.
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Bev and ben.jpg|Ben and Beverly as kid in the IT miniseries
  
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Beverly Marsh (6).JPG|Adult Bev in It-Chapter Two.
  
 
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*In the novel, she is described by Stephen King having red or auburn hair, but in the 1990 miniseries, she has brown hair while in the 2017 film, she is a redhead.
  
 
*She is both the love interest of Bill and Ben who both kiss her in the 2017 film.
  
*She is both the love interest of Bill and Ben who both kiss her in the 2017 film.
 
*She uses a slingshot to defeat It in the novel and in the miniseries but in the 2017 film, she beats It up and impales him with a rebar.
  
*She uses a slingshot to defeat It in the novel and in the miniseries but in the 2017 film, she beats It up and impales him with a rebar.
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*She makes a cameo appearance in ''11/22/63''.
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“ I want to run towards something, not away. „
~ Beverly in It: Chapter One.
“ I'm not afraid of you! „
~ Beverly to It in the 2017 film.

Beverly "Bev" Marsh is one of the protagonists of Stephen King's horror novel, miniseries and film adaptation IT. She is the only female member of The Losers Club. As a child, she is bullied mercilessly for being a "slut" and is abused by her father.

As an adult, she marries an equally abusive and misogynistic man. She leaves him, though, when he attacks her with particular violence after she tells him she needs to return to Derry, secretly to help finish off It.  She is remarkably proficient with a slingshot and gravely wounds IT twice, the second time helping the Losers defeat the creature once and for all. She is the love interest of Bill Denbrough (they remain friends as adults) and Ben Hanscomb.

In the 1990 TV miniseries 'It,' Beverly was played by Emily Perkins for the scenes when she is a young girl, and by Annette O'Toole (who also played Martha Kent) for the scenes when she is an adult.

In the 2017 theatrical film of 'It,' she is played by Sophia Lillis; who also portrayed Nancy Drew and Gretel. She is later played by Jessica Chastain as an adult in the 2019 sequel, who also played Mary Debenham in Murder on the Orient Express, and voiced Gia in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.

Biography

Early life

Beverly Marsh was born in 1946-1947 in the novel 1948-1949 in the miniseries, but was born on February 13, 1976 in the films. She is the daughter of Alvin and Elfrida Marsh, and Beverly was close to her mother until she succumbed to cancer, leaving her alone with her father. Alvin was abusive to Elfrida and Beverly, and in the 2017 film, it's implied that he is sexually attracted to her, and possibly molested her at one point. At school, she was bullied and called a 'slut' by girls, most notably by the Bowers Gang and Greta Keane.

IT

11/22/63

After the events in 1958, she is with Richie, and both are dancing the "Hellzapoppin" and are mastering the art of "Lindy Hopping". While practicing for a talent show, they are approached by Jake Epping, who gives hints about his task. Afterward, Epping taught the two how to dance correctly, but the two meeting him was erased when Jake removes his mark on the past at the end of the novel.

Relationships

Friends and Allies

Enemies

  • It/Pennywise the Dancing Clown - Arch Enemy
  • Henry Bowers - Bully and Enemy
  • The Bowers Gang - Bullies and Enemies
  • Alvin Marsh - Abusive Father and Enemy (deceased)
  • Greta Keane - Bully and Enemy
  • Greta's Friends - Bullies and Enemies
  • Tom Rogan - Abusive Ex-Husband and Enemy (deceased in the novel)

Quotes

“ Which is it, Greta? Am I s**t or a little s**t? Make up your mind. „
~ Beverly to Greta.
“ Turn it off! TURN IT OFF!! „
~ Beverly to the group in the projection scene.
“ STOP! This is what it wants! To divide us! „
~ Beverly to the group on what It wants.

Gallery

Images

Trivia

  • She is both the love interest of Bill and Ben who both kiss her in the 2017 film.
  • She uses a slingshot to defeat It in the novel and in the miniseries but in the 2017 film, she beats It up and impales him with a rebar.
  • She makes a cameo appearance in 11/22/63.

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