Laurel Hedare was a model for her husband's cosmetics company Hedare Beauty.
History
She was replaced by a young model named Drina — and not only corporately, but also romantically, as her husband began having an affair with Drina.
Hedare was on the verge of releasing a new skin cream on the market called Beau-Line, which, according to George Hedare, was able to reverse the signs of aging — and known mostly to Laurel, could even make a woman's skin be like "living marble" if used constantly.
However, as Laurel also found out from the scientist, Dr. Ivan Slavicky, who was behind the product, discontinued use of Beau-Line can also cause a woman's face to deteriorate overtime. Artist and graphics designer, Patience Phillips, who had worked for the company's advertising campaigns, overheard the product's side effects as she visited the factory one night, so Laurel had her paid henchmen dispose of both Patience and Dr. Slavicky to prevent the information from leaking out.
After Patience's death and resurrection as the mysterious Catwoman, who went searching for her killer to find out why, Laurel had misdirected Patience, into believing that, it was her husband, who had wanted the defective Beau-Line beauty cream to be shipped and, who wanted her dead. Later, Laurel personally killed her husband and made it appear as though Catwoman was responsible for the murder, having her arrested, by the police. Eventually, Catwoman slipped out of prison and confronted Laurel in her office, realizing that, she was the one responsible for his death. During the fight, Laurel's face was scratched by Catwoman and she almost fell out of a window to her death, barely escaping by grabbing a pipe. But when she saw her scratched face in a reflection, Laurel could not live with herself and so chose to plunge to her death.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Superhuman Durability: Laurel's use of the Beau-Line skin cream has enabled her skin to become like "living marble", making her physically impervious to pain; her husband, George almost broke his hand trying to slap her face. But it does not protect her skin from being scratched by Catwoman's clawed gloves.
Abilities
Notes
- Laurel Hedare was portrayed by Sharon Stone.
Related
- 3 Appearances of Laurel Hedare (Catwoman)
- 2 Images featuring Laurel Hedare (Catwoman)
- Quotations by or about Laurel Hedare (Catwoman)
- Character Gallery: Laurel Hedare (Catwoman)
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