Carol Peletier (TV Series)

Carol Peletier is Sophia's mother and Ed's wife, introduced in Tell It to the Frogs. She assists the other mothers in domestic duties, such as laundry and tutoring the children. She takes care of her daughter and sometimes Carl Grimes as the group survive in the post-apoloclyptic world.

Tell It to the Frogs
At night, when the survivors are resting around dimmly-lit campfires, Ed attempts to make his fire bigger, stating that its cold. Shane asks him to put it out, stating that the light and smoke may attract any zombies lurking around. Ed finally gives in and orders Carol to dim the fire to embers. The next morning, Carol is cleaning Rick Grimes' clothes for him, stating that it's the best she can do, especially without a real washing machine.

Later, Carol and is doing laundry at the quarry with Andrea, Amy and Jacqui, joking around about what they miss. When Andrea says she misses her vibrator, Carol looks at her husband then back at the women and whispers "me too", prompting laughter to explode from the women. The laughter draws Ed over, who orders them to stop and do the laundry. Andrea, fed up by Ed, says that if Ed doesn't like the way laundry's done, he can do it, tossing his clothes at him. Ed throws it back at Andrea, starting up a quarrel in which Carol attempts to break up, only to receive a slap across the face that draws blood. An enraged Shane beats Ed senseless, threatening him. Carol is upset from the fight and beating and tends to her husband, apologizing.

Vatos
Carol and Sophia give Ed some water in the family tent, and Carol invites Ed to come outside with everyone, but he rejects her invite, telling his daughter to stay and keep him company. Carol, standing her ground, says no and brings Sophia outside. Later, she grabs her daughter and flees to the RV with other survivors as the zombies invade the camp, killing Ed, Amy, and others.

Wildfire
The next morning, Carol takes care of her daughter while the men dispose of the zombie corpses. As Daryl goes through each zombie with a pickaxe, she stops him when he gets to her dead husband. She proceeds to stab her husband multiple times as she breaks down. She later attends the funeral for her husband, Amy, and the other fallen campers. While the others figure out what to do next, she takes care of a bitten Jim in the RV. Before departing the base camp, Morales and Miranda break the news that they are not going with them, but instead to Birmingham to find other family. She shares a hug goodbye with Miranda and Morales before they leave. Carol reaches the Center for Disease Control with her daughter and others and are about to flee as zombies begin to rise, but the doors suddenly open, drowning her in light.

TS-19
Carol, her daughter, and the rest of his group are admitted into the C.D.C. by Dr. Jenner after going through a blood test to ensure none of them are infected. She is introduced to the luxuries the facility has to offer, including hot water and real beds. She is able to live in a comfortable room with Sophia and notes the wonderful feeling of sleeping in a real bed after the first time in months. She enjoys dinner and wine with everyone and learns about TS-19 and Dr. Jenner's work, and the fall of the C.D.C.'s infrastructure. After Dr. Jenner reveals the purpose of the countdown timer and shuts the control room's door, she is hysterical and pleads Edwin to let them go, saying that this is not fair to her or her daughter. As the survivors finally get Edwin to open the door for their escape, they all reach the lobby to find the doors permanently locked and the windows bulletproof. Just as all hope diminishes, she approaches Rick and takes a grenade out of her purse, telling him that she found it in her uniform the day he arrived at camp and she washed the clothes. Rick uses the grenade to break the class, creating escape. She reaches the caravan just in time and she drives off with the group away from the complex as the ruins burn.