she again saves Lyra from having her daemon cut away (a process known as intercision). A distraught Mrs Coulter cries out for Lyra, who passes out. When Lyra suddenly opens her eyes again, she is lying in a soft, comfortable bed. Mrs Coulter immediately assures Lyra that she is safe and, on her daughter's instruction, explains to her why children have to be intercised at such a young age, commenting on their "unhappy thoughts and feelings". Mrs Coulter is ultimately forced to make a choice between Lyra and the church when it is revealed that Lyra is the new "Eve" whose death will be sought by the Church to prevent original sin re-entering the world. Coulter takes Lyra to a cave and keeps her drugged there at the beginning of The Amber Spyglass and ultimately saves Lyra at the end of The Subtle Knife. Adaptations Emma Fielding played Mrs Coulter in the BBC Radio 4 version of His Dark Materials. Alison Dowling played her in the Chivers Children's Audio Books version, which author Philip Pullman narrated. Patricia Hodge played Marisa Coulter in the first run of the National Theatre stage adaptation in London, and Lesley Manville played her in the second run. Nicole Kidman played Mrs Coulter in the film adaptation, The Golden Compass. Pullman had previously indicated that he would like to see Kidman play the role. Kidman is blonde, though Pullman approved of the hair colour change made from the book's description, saying he regretted not making her blonde in the first place. Ruth Wilson plays Mrs Coulter in the 2019 BBC television adaptation. Her dæmon was changed from a golden monkey to a golden snub-nosed monkey in order to better reflect the two sides of Coulter's character. See also List of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust characters His Dark Materials'' Races and creatures in His Dark Materials Locations in His Dark Materials References His Dark Materials characters Female film villains Fictional socialites Female literary villains Characters in British novels of the 20th century Characters in British novels of the 21st century Literary characters introduced in 1995