Victoria Winters (2012)

Victoria Winters, whose real name was Maggie Evans, came to Collinsport after escaping from Windcliff Sanitarium and answering a newspaper ad to be David Collins' governess. Victoria created her name from an advertisement on the train to Collinsport, and practised introducing herself as both Victoria and Vicky.

Before being forced to live under supervision at Windcliff, Victoria - much like her future pupil David Collins - had been able to communicate with a ghost - the spirit of Josette DuPres. Her parents, fearful, had her locked away. Victoria escaped and attempted to rebuild her life, all the while being drawn to Collinsport by the ghost of Josette, whom Vicky referred to as, "an old friend." Victoria was, even after establishing herself at Collinwood, haunted by nightmares of her family's abandonment and her life at Windcliff, where she was subjected to electroshock treatments and restrained with a straight-jacket.

Elizabeth Collins Stoddard interviewed Victoria, and was impressed with the girl's disinterest in politics and her sense of humor and support of feminism. She did not, however, appreciate Vicky's belief in David's ability to speak with his deceased mother.

On the original Dark Shadows television series, the characters of Maggie Evans and Victoria Winters were two different people, though both served as governess to David Collins at separate times. Maggie was also taken to Windcliff Sanitarium for treatment on more than one occasion.