- For information on this character's Original Series counterpart, see Ila.
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| Birth Name | Carolanne | |
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| Death | Presumably on Caprica during the Cylon Attack | |
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| Children | Zak and Lee Adama | |
| Marital Status | Divorced from William Adama, Engaged to unknown person at the time of the Cylon Attack | |
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| Portrayed by | Lucinda Jenney | |
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Carolanne Adama is the former wife of Admiral William Adama, mother of Lee "Apollo" Adama and the late Zak Adama.
Biography
The Adamas' marriage was challenging from the start, as William Adama was often reassigned from base to base.
Her father was friends with an important member of the Defense Subcommittee; it was partly through this connection that her husband was able to reinstate both himself and Saul Tigh in the Colonial Fleet after their post-war furlough (Scattered). Since William returned to the Fleet twenty-three years before the events of the Miniseries (Sources:Adama's Dossier), it stands to reason that he and Carolanne were married some time before that.
Due to William's commitments to the Colonial Fleet, Carolanne raised both children by herself. The strain of William's absence and his commitment to the Colonial Fleet caused the Adamas' eventual divorce.
Carolanne suffered mood swings that upset the others in her family, according to her oldest son, Lee. Later drinking binges after the divorce prevented her from fulfilling (and later apologizing for) promises she failed to keep. Lee Adama believed that, while his father loved her mother, the reverse was not true (A Day in the Life).
Adama and her husband had little contact since their divorce. At the time of the Cylon Attack, Lee Adama tells his father that she was getting married (Miniseries).
Her ex-husband and son believe that Carolanne Adama perished in the Cylon attack. William Adama takes the occasion of his wedding anniversary each year to recollect his late wife's memory (A Day in the Life).
Notes
- Carolanne Adama was first referred to as "Caroline Adama" in the first season episode "Act of Contrition". In the second season episode "Scattered", during a flashback to William Adama and Saul Tigh's days aboard a tramp freighter, Tigh refers to Adama's "new wife" as "Anne", leading to speculation that William had divorced and remarried by the time he rejoined the fleet. This speculation was put to rest with the third season episode "The Passage", where William Adama's wife was referred to as "Carolanne" for the first time.
- According to the extended editing session podcast for "A Day in the Life", Carolanne's name was originally Caroline. RDM and the other editors note that the change occurred when Olmos used the name Carolanne instead of Caroline. Ever since, Adama's wife has been called Carolanne by the staff.