Gillian Owens

Intro Gillian Owens is a young witch and one of the main protagonists in Practical Magic. She is portrayed by Nicole Kidman in the film adaptation of the same name.. Gillian is fair and red headed with a little nose. Like the rest of family she possesses the beautiful grey eyes of the Owens women. Gillian is quite the opposite to her sister Sally, a free spirit who wants nothing more than to fall in love. However there is a dilemma, there is a curse on the Owens family, accidentally set by their ancestor, Maria. The curse says that any man who dares love an Owens woman is doomed to death. So Gillian, as a result, tears through men like no tomorrow. Gillian finds herself in hot water when her boyfriend, James (Jimmy) Angelov becomes physically violent. When Sally makes an attempt to rescue Gillian both women are captured, They attempt to sedate Jimmy with belladonna but end up giving him too much. As he drinks the malt liquor he begins to get more and more aggressive until, while attempting to strangle Gillian, he dies. The sisters attempt to bring him back to life only to have to kill him again, they bury him under the rose bushes and things only get weirder from there. Strange things begin to happen until the aunts catch on and leave, leaving Sally, Gillian, and Sally's children, vulnerable. Gillian becomes possessed by the vengeful spirit of Jimmy Angelov and Sally, Gary Hallet, a detective from Arizona, and many of the women in the Massachusetts town, must work together to bring Gillian back from the clutches of Angelov before it's too late.