Mrs. Blewett

Mrs. Blewett
Biographical information
Also known as	Mrs. Peter Blewett
Physical information
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Dark
Eye colour	Unknown
Skin colour	Fair
Family information
Family members	Spouse Peter Blewett (husband) Issue 11 children

Mrs. Blewett was the wife of Peter Blewett, mother of eleven children and the woman who wanted to adopt Anne Shirley.

Biography

Early life

Mrs. Blewett was born in late 1830s probably in White Sands, Prince Edward Island. She was raised there and attended school. She was practical and didn't continue with studies at Queen's Academy.

Marriage

She met Peter Blewett probably in school. They were courting in late 1850s and were married in early 1860s in White Sands. They settled down at Peter's farm where Mrs Blewett gave birth to their eleven children.

Physical appearance

"She knew Mrs. Peter Blewett only by sight as a small, shrewish-faced woman without an ounce of superfluous flesh on her bones."

—Anne of Green Gables, Chapter 6

Behind the scenes

• Samantha Langevin portrayed Mrs. Blewett in 1985 film by Kevin Sullivan, Anne of Green Gables.
  • Hisako Kyouda was her voice actress in Japanese TV series Akage no An (1979).
  • Maria Charles portrayed her in 1972 TV series Anne of Green Gables and its sequel Anne of Avonlea  (1975).
  • Aileen Seaton portrayed Mrs. Blewett in 1958 film Anne of Green Gables and replaced Jean Keller in that role.
  • Jean Keller portrayed her in 1956 TV film Anne of Green Gables, also starring Toby Tarnow as Anne Shirley.
  • Barbara Trevor portrayed her in the first episode of 1952 TV series Anne of Green Gables.
  • Hilda Vaughn portrayed Mrs. Blewett in 1934 film Anne of Green Gables, also starring Anne Shirley as Anne Shirley.
• In the books, number of her children is unknown. In the film, Sarah Spencer mentioned that she had ten children and was expecting an eleventh.

Gallery

Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 9 images of Mrs. Blewett (view category).

Nippon Animation (animation) and Hisako Kyouda (voice) as Mrs. Blewett in Akage no An (1979).

Samantha Langevin as Mrs. Blewett in Anne of Green Gables (1985).

Appearances

Book appearances Anne of Green Gables Anne of Avonlea (mentioned only)

Film appearances Anne of Green Gables (1934) Anne of Green Gables (1956) Anne of Green Gables (1958) Anne of Green Gables (1985) TV series appearances Anne of Green Gables (1952) Anne of Green Gables (1972) Anne of Avonlea (1975) Akage no An (1979)