Isobel Flemming, The Vampire Diaries

Isobel Flemming (Mia Kirshner)

Isobel Flemming was a recurring character in seasons 1 and 2, the wife of Alaric Saltzman and the biological mother of Elena Gilbert. When Isobel was still in high school, she met John Gilbert and became pregnant with Elena. Many years later, she met Alaric Saltzman. At first, she did not like him and even had restraining order against him, but later she changed her mind and they eventually got married. While Isobel was still married to Alaric, she became obsessed with paranormal research. She met a vampire, Damon Salvatore, who turned her into a vampire at her request.

After being compelled by Klaus, she committed suicide by walking into the sun while her daughter Elena watched.

Isabel was implied bisexual – she was shown having compelled a male and female stripper, the latter of which was shown with bite marks on her thighs.

Appearances:

• 6 episodes. Seasons 1 and 2

No female love interests

Relationship story arc with a woman: No

Male love interests:

• Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis, regular)
• John Gilbert (David Anders, recurring)
• Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder, regular)

Relationship story arc with a man: Yes

Filter Relationship Arc:

• Male (Regular)

Storyline during sweeps? No

[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.