Carla Roberts (The Big Valley)

Carla Roberts is the delusional main antagonist in the 1967 episode "Days Of Grace" (Season 2 ep 29) for the TV series The Big Valley. She is the pretty daughter of Homer Roberts. Carla Roberts is portrayed by the late Karen Black,
Carla grew up with Victoria Barkley visiting her deceased mother. Before the episode began, Carla attempted to seduce Heath Barkley, who was staying on her father’s estate. However, he rejected her and an angry Carla accused him of attempted rape.
Sister Sarah Jacob, Heath’s old flame, comes to see Carla to confront her about her lying, but she is sent away by Homer. Carla overhears the conversation between her father and her sheriff. The scheming villainess pretends that she is frightened of Heath to her father, showing herself to be a manipulative villainess.
Later, she walks past Heath’s prison in town. He calls her name but Carla runs off.
When she hears that Heath was freed from confinement by Sister Jacob, Carla feigns tears and pretends to her father that she is worried that Heath will come to her estate and try it again. This causes Homer to try to hunt down and kill Heath.
Finally, Carla is seen rather childishly making a house out of cards. Victoria Barkley comes in and asks Carla questions about Heath’s ‘attraction’ to her. Victoria asks her if Heath loved her, but Carla didn’t want to talk about it. Then Victoria tells Carla that Heath must have loved her because she was pretty, and Carla is upset; she believes Victoria is making fun of her. Carla tells Victoria that Heath deserves to die, and the two tussle briefly, Victoria managing to subdue her. An upset Carla confesses and delusionally tells Victoria about he rmany beaus. She also delusionally wonders if her father wants her to become a nun, asking Victoria to help her. This causes Victoria to realise that Carla is mentally ill. It is unknown what happened to the scorned villainess after this.
==Trivia==
*Karen Black appeared Rachel in the 1985 action film Savage Dawn.
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Category:1960s
Category:Attempted Murder
Category:Braided Hairstyle
Category:Callous
Category:Catfight
Category:Coward
Category:Deceiver
Category:Delusional
Category:Devious
Category:Failed Seduction
Category:High Heels
Category:Live Action Villainess
Category:Master Manipulator
Category:Redhead
Category:Fate: Inconclusive