Ingrid Kersh

Age 62 Born 1900 Also known as Periwinkle Mrs. Kersh Pumpkin The Witch Gender Female Family Bob Gray (father, deceased) Unnamed mother (deceased) Unnamed grandparents (deceased) Stanley Kersh (husband; deceased) Enemies It Home Derry, Maine Personality: seems to be both a real person (a nurse with a tragic past who believed Pennywise was her father) and a manifestation of It, blurring the lines between human and monster, representing themes of lost innocence and familial trauma that It exploits to feed, ultimately transforming into the monstrous "Mrs. Kersh" seen in It: Chapter Two. Occupation Clown Circus performer (both formerly) Senior housekeeper at Juniper Hill Asylum Asylum patient Powers / Skills Manipulation Nurse psychology Biography: Ingrid Gray was born August 13, 1900. During 1908 she alongside her father performed as the clown duo Pennywise the Dancing Clown and Periwinkle around Easter of 1908 her father likely died in the iron works explosion where the entity known as It took the form of her father and manipulated her into believing that it's really him. Ingrid Kersh was originally the daughter of Bob Gray, the original Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Ingrid travelled with the Derry Carnival in 1908 alongside her father, intending to debut as Periwinkle. Ingrid was distraught to learn that her father had gone missing one night, with the only evidence being a bloodied handkerchief belonging to him. The carnival's ringmaster suspected wolves. Ingrid remained at the Derry Carnival following the disappearance of her father, as she was present as Periwinkle at the time Francis Shaw was visiting. In the 1935 cycle, Ingrid was confronted by It while escorting a girl called Mabel out from Juniper Hill asylum. It intercepted them and killed Mabel. It realized that Ingrid was the daughter of the man whose form it was using. It took his appearance partially use and partially because it couldn't sense her fear. After this incident, Ingrid came to believe that It wa

In the 1935 cycle, Ingrid was confronted by It while escorting a girl called Mabel out from Juniper Hill asylum. It intercepted them and killed Mabel. It realized that Ingrid was the daughter of the man whose form it was using. It took his appearance partially use and partially because it couldn't sense her fear. After this incident, Ingrid came to believe that It was simply possessing her father and worked to help It in Its cycles in the hopes she could try and free her father from Its influence. This also included stalking Its potential victims as Periwinkle. During the 1962 cycle Ingrid would make friends with Lilly Bainbridge, another young girl in Juniper Hill Asylum. Ingrid would don the Periwinkle disguise to stalk the children in an effort to find It at the graveyard and outside the Hanlons' house. Lilly would later discover Ingrid's history as Bob Gray's daughter and Periwinkle, as well as her desire to find her father. Ingrid would lead Hank Grogan, with whom she was having an affair, to The Black Spot, before informing the Derry Society of White Decency of his location in order to facilitate a massacre which It would not be able to resist. She once again donned the Periwinkle costume and found It at the Black Spot in the form of Pennywise. It told her she had done a good job but that It was going to sleep now Its cycle was complete. Ingrid, fearful of being abandoned again, grabbed Its arm, and in that instant, It sensed that fear. Seeing the sinister smile of realisation on Its face, Ingrid quickly came to realise that It was not her father, but was simply using her father's form for Itself. It mocked Ingrid for believing that It was her father, and then confirmed that It had eaten Bob Gray in 1908. It told her that Bob Gray lived on inside It, claiming to feel Bob Gray reaching out to her, before It showed Ingrid the Deadlights, rendering her comatose. Following the Black Spot massacre, Ingrid is taken away by EMTs.

Decades later, It would assume the form of an elderly Ingrid Kersh in front of Beverly Marsh. Mrs. Kersh's first appearance is similar to that in the book, though the facade of a kind old woman slips away quicker. She invites Beverly to look around while she starts tea and gets cookies out, and this is when Beverly removes the baseboard in her sewing room to find her tokens: the key necklace from It: Chapter One (2017 film), a box of cigarettes, and Ben's letter to her. Mrs. Kersh serves her tea, and while not directly addressed, Beverly's reaction to it implies it is similar to the book. Mrs. Kersh fans her own shirt open showing scars and complaining about the heat. She returns to the kitchen, and Beverly sees a photo of a young girl and Bob Grey next to the Pennywise the Dancing Clown circus cart seen in the sewers in Chapter One. By this time Mrs Kersh is seen in the darkness of the kitchen as fully nude. She grows in size, and her skin greys as she attempts to run after Beverly. The lovely apartment reverts back to a dingy uncared for building and as Beverly reaches the locked door she turns around to see Bob Grey applying whitemakeup, and he tears the iconic Pennywise redlines into his own face as he threatens her. Beverly escapes the building to see it is in complete disrepair. Mrs. Kersh, the tall grey version, is seen again before they enter the door to Pennywise's lair, grabbing Beverly and saying "Time to sink!" before pulling her under the water. It is not seen what happens as all the remaining Losers save for Eddie dive in after her, but they shortly resurface.