<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Norman Bates (son, deceased in Bates Motel) Dylan Massett (son / nephew; Bates Motel only) Robert Newman (son; Bloch's novels only) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Dr. Constance "Connie" Forbes - Bates (daughter - in - law; film canon only) Emma Decody (daughter - in - law; Bates Motel only) </Td> </Tr> <P> Norma Bates (née Spool or Calhoun) is a fictional character created by Robert Bloch in his 1959 novel Psycho, the 1960 film adaptation of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock and the Psycho franchise . She is the deceased mother and victim of serial killer Norman Bates, who had developed a murderous split personality based on her . </P> <P> Although an important character to the Psycho story, Norma only appears as a corpse in the films . She is not depicted as a living character until Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990), portrayed by Olivia Hussey . Vera Farmiga later portrayed Norma in the television series Bates Motel (2013--2017). </P>

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