Barbara Collins
Background
Barbara is a resident of Atlanta, Georgia. Her daughter is Katy Collins, her sister is Susan and her ex-husband is Dr. Sam Collins. Barbara is in a relationship with Raymond Armstead. She divorced Sam seven and a half years ago.
During the events of The Visitor (1979) played by Joanne Nail
In Atlanta, Georgia, Self-Sportscaster is giving a play by play of a basketball game between the San Francisco Miners and the Atlanta Rebels. Raymond, Barbara and Susan are watching the game as a player gets injured while playing. The ball is placed at the half-court and the Rebels, who were losing, start to even the score. The Rebels pull ahead of the Miners. There is a timeout and Sportscaster walks over to Raymond and asks him why he thinks the Rebels are suddenly doing well that season. Sportscaster keeps on asking Raymond where he is getting his money from and he finally tells him god. The injured player goes back into the game and as he is about to make the game winning dunk, the hoop flashes with electricity and explodes and the injured player misses the shot and Atlanta wins the game.
While Raymond and Barbara are in bed, Raymond brings up the topic of them getting married, but she says she can't marry anyone. She tells him there is something wrong inside of her and she thinks there is something wrong with Katy. Barbara walks into the living room and hears Katy telling her her pet bird Squeaky about her upcoming birthday party. Katy hears Barbara walking behind her and sends Squeaky to fly at her head. She then threatens to kill her babysitter and chastises Barbara for leaving her alone and asks for a brother. A Sales Clerk shows Susan a talking mechanical bird, and Susan tells Barbara, Katy would love it. Barbara doesn't buy it, but Susan does. During Katy's birthday party, Katy opens a present and finds a handgun inside and throws it on the table and the gun discharges and shoots Barbara in the back. Dr. Walker operates on Barbara, but she is permanently disabled from the waist down. Barbara is brought home by Raymond and Barbara tells Katy that she and Raymond are going to be more like a family. Jane Phillips walks into the house and introduces herself to Barbara and says she is the new housekeeper. Later, Barbara asks Jane what she thinks of Katy and Jane tells her she thinks Katy is bad. Jane then warns Barbara against evil. Barbara and Katy go to the mall and Katy goes ice skating. Jerzy Colsowicz arrives at Barbara's house and tells Raymond he is Katy's babysitter. Raymond and Barbara go out on their date and he tells her she will have a special surprise that night. During dinner, Raymond tells the other dinner guests that he and Barbara are going to get married, which surprises Barbara. Barbara gets upset with Raymond for not asking her if she even wants to get married. She finds a note written by Katy calling her selfish and saying she has to marry Raymond.
Barbara goes to see Raymond at the airport before his flight, but he is not there. Dr. Walker walks up to her and he invites her to visit him at his house. As Barbara and Katy are driving home, the car stalls and she calls AAA. A semi truck drives past the stalled car and then parks in front of Barbara and Katy. The back of the trailer opens and men in masks and white suits get out and pull Barbara out and she faints. Jerzy goes to Barbara's house and tells her he is there to help her. He says inhuman forces are trying to use her and he tells her she was impregnated last night and then he disappears. Barbara drives to the hospital and speaks to the Receptionist and Barbara asks to see Dr. Collins. She tells Dr. Collins that she needs his help and that evil people are doing things to her. Barbara tells Dr. Collins she wants him to give her an abortion. Barbara returns home and is attacked by Squeaky. She manages to get inside of a room and Jane opens the door. Jane holds up a dead Squeaky and tells Barbara she is there to protect her. Katy runs in and pushes Barbara into a large fish tank. Katy is put into a psychiatry ward and Barbara is told by a psychologist that Katy will need extensive therapy. Barbara is attacked at her home by Katy who starts to strangle her. Katy drags Barbara up the stairs and then kicks her back down as Raymond watches. Raymond puts a wire around Barbara's neck, and Katy makes Barbara's electric stair chair go down, strangling Barbara. Smoke appears in the sky and then turns into a flock of doves. The doves break into Barbara's house and cut the wire around her neck and attack Katy and Raymond. Raymond is stabbed in the neck by a dove's beak and killed. Jerzy walks into the house and hugs Barbara and Katy collapses under a pile of doves.
