Constance Langdon
Appearances
Portrayed by	Jessica Lange
First Appearance	Pilot
Last Appearance	Afterbirth
Information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Blonde
Eye Color	Hazel
Relationships	Vivien Harmon (Neighbor, Mother of her grandchild) Ben Harmon (Neighbor) Violet Harmon (Neighbor) Moira O'Hara (Former Housekeeper, Murdered) Larry Harvey (Former Neighbor/Lover) Travis (Lover) Hugo (Husband, Murdered)
Relatives	Tate Langdon (Son) Adelaide (Daughter) Beauregard (Son) One other child Michael Langdon (Grandson / Adoptive son)

Constance Langdon ^[1]is the next-door-neighbor of the Harmons and a major recurring character in American Horror Story (according to the show's creator, Ryan Murphy, she could even be considered a "third lead"). She was married to Hugo ^[2] and is the mother of Adelaide, Tate, Beauregard and one other unknown child. She is also the grandmother of Michael, but adopted him as her own child to protect him from the malicious spirits which reside in the Murder House.

Background Edit

Constance was born and raised in Virginia, but moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. After objecting to the nudity that was flooding the film industry at the time, her dreams of becoming an actress fell to the wayside. In 1983, she murdered both her husband, Hugo, and Moira O'Hara (with whom Hugo has cheated with once before) after catching them about to have sex, believing they were having an affair, when in reality, Hugo was trying to rape Moira (who tried to refuse his advances).

Personality Edit

She purports to be gentle and goodnatured but can be cutting and rude. She cares very much for her children, even though she sometimes doesn't treat them as well as she should. She also runs a daycare for dogs out of her home. She has stolen Vivien's jewelry and silverware in an attempt to frame Moira. Despite this, it appears that she and Moira are involved in some sort of plot involving Vivien's pregnancy, as she brings over assorted innards of pig for Vivien, claiming the organs are "good" for the baby. She may also have some precognitive ability, for example: she entered the house in the middle of the night and keeps Ben from injury during the Pilot and the cupcakes she delivered for Violet ended up making one of the intruders violently ill during the home invasion.

Appearances Edit

• "Pilot": Constance is introduced as the Harmon's intrusive next door neighbor. She also raids Vivien's jewelry box and is caught by Moira, though Moira does nothing about it. We find out the two are familiar with one another and Constance menacingly states, "Don't make me kill you again".
• "Home Invasion": Constance bakes two large cupcakes, ostensibly for Violet, adding ipecac syrup to the batter. She is also seen having an encounter with a handsome young man named, Travis, and later assists Tate, and Moira in disposing of the bodies of the R. Franklin murder reactors.

• "Murder House": In a flashback to 1983, Constance is shown walking in on her husband, Hugo, raping the housekeeper, Moira. Beleiving they are having an affair, she proceeds to shoot Moira through her eye, then turns and shoots Hugo three times in the chest. Later, she is caught again by Moira stealing silverware and tells Moira that she will keep stealing until she has "a full set" to sell on eBay and Moira is "fired for stealing" (she has two motives for stealing: money and framing Moira. It is possible she may also be a kleptomaniac). She explains Moira's cloudy eye as being a result of her "good shot". Constance is later seen walking her dogs and peers through the window of the murder house's attic. she spots Tate and waves to him, but he does not wave back, implying there is some animosity between the two.
• "Halloween: Part 1": Constance is first seen in her house with Travis and her daughter Addy. She gets mad at Addy for what we assume is her thinking Addy is trying to flirt with Travis. Constance continued to argue with Addy over her Halloween costume and finally settles on buying her a "pretty girl" mask. Addy is later killed in a hit-and-run accident. A very upset, Constance tried to drag her onto the lawn of the house so would come back in spirit.
• "Halloween: Part 2": Constance reveals to Violet that Tate is her son.
• "Piggy Piggy": Constance appears in a flashback to 1994, revealing Tate was killed by a S.W.A.T team, while they occupied the house. She introduces Violet to medium named Billie Dean Howard, and tries to relate to Violet about her dealings with the dead.
• "Open House": Constance tries to prevent Joe Escandarian from buying the house. We also learn that Larry Harvey, is in love with Constance, so much so that he murdered her son Beau, at Constance's request, to keep him from being taken from her and put in an institution.
• "Rubber Man": Constance does not make an appearance in this episode.
• "Spooky Little Girl": Travis leaves, after having an argument with Constance, only to have sex with Hayden. Constance later learns from Moira that, Tate has fathered one of Vivien's twins. Constance confronts Tate about this, and later proposes to Travis, apologizing for her earlier actions. She tells him the two can raise Tate's child together, to which he tells her he's unsure, as he is still trying to build his acting career. She shoots down his dreams, citing her own experiences. After they argue, Travis leaves again, hurt, and sleeps with Hayden once again. Constance makes it a point to go visit Vivien in the hospital, offering her help during the pregnancy. In the final scene, Constance sits with Billie Dean and asks her about what could result from human/spirit conception to which Billie Dean response, this could result in the birth of the Anti-Christ who will bring about the end of times.
• "Smoldering Children": Constance is questioned about Travis's murdered as well as the murders of Hugo, Moira, and Beau. Although he did not have a hand in Travis's murder (other than disposing of his remains), Larry takes the fall in order to pay for all his sins. He tells Constance he will be able to endure any punishment as long as she admits she loves him, to which she coldly refuses.
• "Birth": Constance assists in the birth of Vivien's twins and quickly snatches Tate's child (her grandchild), Michael.
• "Afterbirth": Constance cautions Ben against bringing Michael back into the house. When Ben dies, she takes it upon herself to raise Michael as her own child. A three year epilouge reveals, she has fleed Los Angeles, currently raising Michael in an unknown location and returns home to find he has murder his nanny, implying he is living up to his title as the Anti-Christ. Constance smirks at this site in satisfaction.

Quotes Edit

(To Vivien) "Proud Virginian, the old dominion, born and bred, thank you for noticing..."

(To Ben) "Shh. It's not your time yet. Go back to bed."

(To Vivien) "I'm a good christian, but Jesus H. Christ..."

(To Moira) "Don't make me kill you again."

(To Moira) "Everytime I feel my heart breaking just a sliver for you, I suddenly remember; You brought this all on yourself."

(To Vivien) "He was a model of physical perfection. He was my gift. But I lost him to other things."

(To Violet) "They say when a parent dies, a child feels his own mortality, but when a child dies, it's immortality that a parent loses."

(To Violet) "He's a sensitive boy, you know that; A young man with too deep feelings, the soul of a poet, but none of the grit or steel that acts as a bulwark against... these horrors of this world.”

(To Violet') "I questioned my sanity when I first found out, but this house will make you a believer."

(To Vivien) "We need that baby. We need another...sweet child.

"At the end of the day... he meant less to me than dog shit."

(To Chad) "Why can't you people just be content with having pets? Why must you subject an innocent child to your perversions?

(To Billie Dean) "Well that's all nice and dandy, but what about the gays I mean, how do we get rid of them?"

(To Moira) "There's not gonna be any swimming pool you stupid slut!"

(To Tate) "DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?!"

(To Larry) “Even dead, even a boy, he’s twice the man you are.”

(To Detective Granger) “I have grieved enough for two lifetimes. Most people would be broken by the deaths of their children, but my nature would not permit such weakness.”

Notes Edit

• Constance's kitchen was used as a set for Ryan Murphy's other show, Glee. It was the kitchen of Santana's grandmother.
• Although Constance stated that she had four children, a fourth child was never revealed. However in an recent interview with Tim Minear, it was revealed that there was suppose to be a mention of it in Constance's beauty salon speech in the final episode, but was cut. See the separate Theories page however: A subpage for Theories is available here.

References Edit

1. ↑ Martin, Denise,"American Horror Story Exclusive", TV Guide, 4 Dec 2011. Her name had however already been confirmed in episode "Home Invasion" when Ben speaks to Constance on the phone and says "Mrs Langdon, I cannot treat your son anymore"
2. ↑ confirmed by Kate Mara in "Rubber Man Making Of video"

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