What Marvel's Jessica Jones Cast Look Like In The Comics
7. Alisa Jones
In The Comics:
A minor character in the comics, Alisa Jones and her husband took Jessica in after her childhood car crash, re-enrolling her in Midtown High (where she went to school with Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man). She tried to be involved in Jessica's life in adulthood, but Jessica mostly refused her phone calls, though she got back in touch when baby Dani was born and Jess and Luke were fugitives from the law.
In The TV Series:
Alisa Jones was thought to have died in the car crash that left Jessica orphaned and with super-powers, but had in fact survived, heavily scarred and burned. The experiments which saved Jessica's life and gave her powers gave Alisa the same powers, but also made her unstable, with bouts of extreme anger and violence. She was put into an induced coma to prevent her from hurting others, and her murderous tendencies made her too ashamed to face her daughter again, letting Jessica think she was dead.
Her eventual murder spree to protect her lover Karl, one of the doctors with IGH who spearheaded the "life-saving" experiments, allowed her and Jessica to meet again. She's portrayed to terrifying effect by the talented Janet McTeer.