Born in 1774 in France, her widowed father was Andre du Pres (David Ford) a wealthy sugarcane planter on the Caribbean island of Martinique.

Raised by her father and her paternal aunt, the Countess Natalie du Pres (Grayson Hall), the lovely and sympathetic Josette came to Collinsport, Maine in 1795 to marry Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid).

Though Barnabas had become engaged to Josette following an earlier visit to Martinique, he had there enjoyed a brief dalliance with his fiancée's personal maid, Angélique Bouchard (Lara Parker), who was secretly a powerful witch.

But once he discovered his new wife was a witch, Barnabas shot Angélique, planning to reunite with a now more receptive Josette.

Realizing at last what Barnabas was asking of her, and horrified and inconsolate, Josette committed suicide by jumping off the precipice at Widow's Hill.

The character then returned in the 2009 audio drama Final Judgement released by Big Finish Productions.

Sad and lonely from being shunned by the townspeople of Collinsport for being an outsider, Josette committed suicide by jumping to her death from Widows' Hill in 1834.

Characters remark on their physical similarities, and Josette's ghost not only frequently uses Victoria as a medium, but also protects her.

Due to technical limitations at the time, it would have been impossible for actress Alexandra Moltke to portray both characters when the series explored the events which turned Barnabas Collins into a vampire.

As actress Kathryn Leigh Scott had played the ghost of Josette on occasion, it was only natural for the role to go to her.