Miss Havisham and a considerable sum to Herbert Pocket's father, as a result of Pip's reference. Eliza Emily Donnithorne (1826–1886) of Camperdown, Sydney, was said to have been jilted by her groom on her wedding day and spent the rest of her life in a darkened house, her rotting wedding cake left as it was on the table, and with her front door kept permanently ajar in case her groom ever returned. She was widely considered at the time to be Dickens' model for Miss Havisham, although this cannot be proven. In the 1965 Penguin edition, Angus Calder notes at Chapter 8
Kim Dickens Kim Dickens Kimberly Jan Dickens (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. Her film debut was a supporting role in the 1995 comedy film "Palookaville". Dickens had lead roles in the films "Truth or Consequences, N.M." (1997), "Zero Effect", and "Mercury Rising" (both 1998). She had several supporting roles in films, such as "Hollow Man" (2000), "House of Sand and Fog" (2003), "The Blind Side" (2009), "Gone Girl" (2014), and "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2016). On television, Dickens had regular roles in the drama series "Deadwood" (2004–2006, 2019), "Treme" (2010–2013), and "House of Cards" (2015–2017). She starred