Elaine Pownall

Elaine Pownall
Biographical Information
Full Name	Elaine Pownall
Age	40s
Species	Human
Relatives & Affiliation
Family	Unknown family Marriage Ted Pownall (husband) Doug Pownall (son) Ben Pownall (son)
Series Information
Status	Alive
First Appearance	""The Mermaid Discovery""
Portrayed By	Sarah-Jane Redmond

“	If I've learned anything, it's that time is not something I can take for granted anymore.	”
	— Elaine to her son Ben

Elaine Pownall is a recurring character in Freeform's series, Siren. She is portrayed by Sarah-Jane Redmond.

Elaine is the mother of Ben and Doug Pownall, and the wife of Ted Pownall.

Early Life

Years ago, she was severely hurt in a boating accident, thus rendering her legs immobile.

Physical Appearance

Tan skin tone, with gray eyes, and shoulder-length hair that is a dark brown.

Personality

Elaine is polite, social, and a very involved woman, whether it be supporting her husband’s politics, her family, etc. Elaine can also be quite overbearing, especially toward her son’s girlfriend.

She also likes to find out information from others, even if she makes the other party uncomfortable, whether intentionally or not.

Appearances

Season 1 "Pilot" "Interview With a Mermaid" "Curse of the Starving Glass" "Showdown" "Being Human" "Street Fight"

Season 2 "Natural Order" "Distress Call" "Entrapment" "Leverage" "No North Star" "All In" "Mixed Signals" "Serenity" "Sacrifice" "New World Order"

Season 3 "Borders" "Revelations" "Survivor"

Trivia

• Her name is a play on the woman who portrays Ryn.
• Her maiden name and relatives are unknown.
• Elaine was very interested in Aldon Decker’s stem cell research, entirely unaware that it was on Donna's mermaid DNA, which would probably help her to walk again. This is revealed to be probable in "Leverage" when she informs Ted that she is unaware of the treatment she received at the clinic, which is causing great pain her immobile legs.
  • Since receiving some of Ryn's mermaid stem cells, the paralysis in her system is somewhat neutralized, enabling her to have felt her husband's hand when he touched her leg.

• It was she who led Helen to discover that she had another distant blood relative after running a DNA test by stealing Helen's coffee cup.

• She also assists her husband and son in funding Kelsco Oil as she believes that the only way Bristol Cove can be represented is by creating more jobs, not caring about the devastating affects it causes for the living creatures of the seas; from whales, to sea lions, to merpeople.
• In "Survivor", she was at a pool practicing her exercise. She decides to giver her legs a try, and sunk down to the bottom, Ben went in to rescue her. Later, a spirometry test reveals that her lung capacity has increased (this is an effect from Ryn's stem cells that she was given).
• In the "The Toll of the Sea", her husband Ted calls her, learning about Ben's self-experiment with the aquatic stem cells.
  • The aquatic stem cells are slowly multiplying inside her body, it is possible that Elaine will become a mermaid just like her son Ben will transform into a merman.

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