Catherine Weaver
A liquid-metal T-1001 wearing the face of ZeiraCorp's dead co-founder.
Catherine Weaver is a character in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, portrayed by singer Shirley Manson. She is a Terminator, identified off-screen as a T-1001, made of a liquid metal that allows her to shapeshift into other people or objects. She has taken the place of Catherine Weaver, the co-founder of ZeiraCorp, and as the company's CEO develops an artificial intelligence later known as John Henry.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Terminator:; The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- First
- "Samson and Delilah" (2008)
- Last
- "Born to Run" (2009)
- Portrayed by
- Shirley Manson
- Creator
- Josh Friedman
Lore & Background
Before the T-1001 arrived from the future, Catherine Weaver and her husband Lachlan had founded ZeiraCorp, a technology company. Lachlan, a helicopter pilot, publicly died in a 2005 crash and Catherine died around the same time; the T-1001 copied her appearance and replaced Lachlan as CEO. The Weavers left behind a young daughter, Savannah, who is raised by the doppelganger and is unaware that her mother is now a machine.
Reader's Guide
As the second season begins, Weaver acquires the Turk, an advanced computer created by the late Andy Goode, and diverts company resources to develop an artificial intelligence known as Babylon. She recruits FBI agent James Ellison to find and capture a Terminator for research; until the series finale, Ellison is unaware that she is a machine. Besides copying people's appearance and voices, she can turn her arms into bladed weapons, although she has trouble expressing natural dialogue and human emotions.
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