In the 2002 film The Ring, what is the name of the videotape’s vengeful ghost?

In the 2002 film The Ring, the videotape’s vengeful ghost is Samara Morgan.

Samara is the supernatural figure whose cursed videotape supposedly kills viewers seven days after they watch it. Reporter Rachel Keller investigates the deaths and discovers that Samara’s troubled life, death, and paranormal abilities are connected to the tape. The film’s mystery gradually reveals that Samara was adopted by Anna and Richard Morgan and was eventually killed by being thrown into a well.

The Ring is an American remake of the 1998 Japanese film Ringu. In that source film, the corresponding character is named Sadako Yamamura, so the two names are often confused. Samara Morgan is the correct name for the 2002 American version.

Gore Verbinski directed The Ring, which stars Naomi Watts as Rachel Keller. The film helped popularize the image of a long-haired ghost emerging from a television and became a major early-2000s supernatural horror hit.