Kathryn Merteuil

Kathryn Merteuil is a fictional character who appears in Cruel Intentions and Cruel Intentions 2, portrayed by actresses Sarah Michelle Gellar and Amy Adams, respectively. Based on the Marquise de Merteuil in Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's Les Liaisons dangereuses, Kathryn serves as the primary antagonist of the series. Kathryn is portrayed as a manipulative mastermind, who is also an alcoholic, a cocaine addict, and a sufferer of bulimia nervosa. She prides herself on destroying the lives of others whilst controlling them to suit her own ends. Kathryn is part of the wealthy modern-day society of the Upper East Side of New York. She portrays herself differently while at school and in the public eye: a popular, well-adjusted young woman, a...