Beverly Marsh

Beverly "Bev" Marsh is the deuteragonist 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 of Ben Hanscom, whom she eventually becomes the girlfriend of.
As a kid in the 1990 TV miniseries, Beverly is portrayed by Emily Perkins.
As an adult in the 1990 TV minseries, she is portrayed by Annette O'Toole, who also played Martha Kent.
As a kid in the 2017 theatrical film of 'It,' she is portrayed by Sophia Lillis, who also portrays Nancy Drew in Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Gretel in Gretel & Hansel, Sydney Novak in I Am Not Okay with This, and Beth Bledsoe in Uncle Frank.
As an adult in the 2019 sequel, she is portrayed by Jessica Chastain, who also portrays Lady Lucille Sharpe in Crimson Peak, Mary Debenham in Murder on the Orient Express, Vuk and Margaret Smith in Dark Phoenix, and Mace Brown in The 355, and voices 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===
*Bill Denbrough - Love Interest, Friend and Ally
*Ben Hanscom - Love Interest and eventual boyfriend
*Mike Hanlon - Friend and Ally
*Richie Tozier - Friend and Ally
*Eddie Kaspbrak - Friend and Ally (deceased)
*Stan Uris - Friend and Ally (deceased)
===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==
==Gallery==
===Images===
Bev and ben.jpg|Ben and Beverly as kid in the IT miniseries.
Ben and beverly.gif|Ben and Beverly as adults in the IT miniseries.
Beverly-Marsh-IT-Character-Individual-Poster.png|Beverly's character poster for It.
Bev_in_school.jpg|Beverly in It: Chapter One.
BEV.jpg|Beverly smoking in the girl's bathroom.
ben and bev.jpg|Ben and Beverly.
bev.jpg|Beverly Marsh.
Ben and Beverly.jpg|Beverly and Ben as kids in IT Chapter One.
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bill and bev.jpg|Bill and Beverly as kids in IT Chapter One.
losers club (2).jpg|Beverly and the other members of The Losers Club as adults.
Beverly Marsh (6).JPG|Adult Bev in It-Chapter Two.
It-Chapter-Two-Beverly.png|Beverly being scared of Mrs. Kersh.
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The losers club.jpg
==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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