Bess Marvin (2019 character)

Bess Marvin
Gender	Female
Age	19-20
Occupation	Waitress at The Claw
Appears in	Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)
Debut	1.01 Pilot
Portrayed by	Maddison Jaizani
Personal
Alias	Bess Turani
Birthday	February 16, 1999
Status	Alive
Family	Regina Turani (mother) Diana Marvin (aunt) Sebastian Marvin † (uncle) Thaddeus Marvin (uncle) Owen Marvin (cousin)† Cassidy Marvin (cousin) Issac Marvin (cousin) Whitney Marvin (cousin) The Marvin family
Friends	Ned Nickerson George Fan Nancy Drew Ace (platanchour)
Romances	Lisbeth

Bess Marvin (née Turani) is a main character in The CW's 2019 television series Nancy Drew. She is introduced as a rich city girl with a mysterious past. Bess is portrayed by Maddison Jaizani.

Appearance

Bess is a young woman with dark hair, dark eyes, and fair skin.

Character

Bess is officially described as "a rich girl with a mysterious past." Bess presents this front to the others, but in reality, she was raised in a bad part of England and is a kleptomaniac. She cares a lot about her looks and dresses very nicely, and she hides the fact that she's living out of a van. Bess strongly believes in the existence of the supernatural and is also easily frightened by ghost-related events.

History

Bess Turani was born in a poor area of England. She grew up with little means but envied the rich lifestyle of those she saw around her. Her mother, Regina Turani, used to tell Bess stories about a rich American family named the Marvin's who lived in Horseshoe Bay, Maine. Regina claimed to be the long-lost daughter of a Marvin, who was exiled by the family after she married Bess' father - a man of lower class than the Marvin's. When Bess turned eighteen, she flew to America to determine if the stories her mother told about the wealthy Marvin's were true or not. She struck up the alias of "Bess Marvin" and fronted as the visiting niece of Diana Marvin, though she secretly lived in a van and waited tables at The Claw.

Plot summary

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Quotes

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Gallery

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Trivia

• In the original series, Bess is the cousin of George.
• In The Whisper Box, her counterpart is a hippie and influencer. This is the only alteration who is an original book character from the first series that seems to have no connection to the books.

Appearances

Bess appears in every episode of season 1. As a lead character, she is anticipated to appear in most episodes of season 2.

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