Carla Tannhauser is the CEO of Tannhauser Industries and a scientist with specialties in biology. She is the mother of Caitlin Snow. Carla's husband grew sick, in which time she attempted to help save him, but to no avail.
Unable to face her daughter after this loss, she began to throw herself completely into her work, to which she and Caitlin grew estranged. Carla wouldn't even be aware that Caitlin had married Ronnie Raymond. After she showed up at Tannhauser Industries, Caitlin accidentally demonstrated her ice powers to her mother, asking for help understanding them. Carla called for Nigel to meet her in the bio-lab. While they ran tests, Tannhauser had Caitlin cool down a super-heated shaft of solid tungsten, absorbing all of the energy. While they argued, Nigel called the doctor over, noting it as a potential breakthrough in their work. Following that, she took blood samples from Caitlin, hoping to test for polymorphisms.
Publication Information
- Flash : Carla Tannhauser
- Multiverse : Earth One
- Version : The Flash Series
- Known As : Scientist
- Type : CEO of Tannhauser Industries
- Relative :
- Affiliation : CEO of Tannhauser Industries
- Gender : Female
- Origin : Central City, United States
- Season : The Flash
- First Appeareance : The Flash Season 2 Episod 19 : Back to Normal
- Last Appeareance :
- Number of Appeareance :
- Potrayer : Susan Walters
- Main View : Full Episod
Making clear how redundant the tests were, Caitlin grew annoyed with her mother for having not asked her how she was, similar to how she was when her father died. While Dr. Tannhauser tried to defend her cold emotions, suggesting that Caitlin didn't know what it was like, she revealed that her husband had died over a year previously.
A short time later, Carla walked in on Caitlin uncontrollably hurting Nigel, who had forced her to stay. She allowed her to go, apologizing for her previous estrangement. That night, she sent a video to Caitlin, explaining that the more she used her powers, the more it can affect her mental stability.
At some point between the time Cisco had took some of Caitlin's blood when she was fully mutated as Killer Frost and the day H.R. died Julian Albert visited Carla. He explained the situation with what happened to her daughter so both of them started working on a cure for Caitlin. They finished it just in time for the final showdown with Savitar and Killer Frost herself.
Abilities
- Genius-level intellect / Great business acumen : Carla is extremely intelligent, as she managed to run Tannhauser Industries very successfully for an unknown number of years, since she founded her company.
- Expert scientist / Biologist : Carla is one of the world's best scientists; evidence by the fact that she unintentionally leaves individuals who work with her in her shadow. Carla also specializes in biology.With the help of Julian she was able to make a serum to cure Caitlin's condition.
Unnamed Man (Husband)
Publication Information
- Flash : Unnamed Man (Husband)
- Multiverse : Earth One
- Version : The Flash Series
- Known As : Scientist
- Type :
- Relative :
- Affiliation :
- Gender : Female
- Origin : Central City, United State
- Season : The Flash
- First Appeareance : The Flash Season 2 Episod 11 : The Reverse-Flash Returns (Mentioned)
- Last Appeareance :
- Number of Appeareance :
- Potrayer :
- Main View : Full Episod
An unnamed man was the husband of Dr. Carla Tannhauser and the father of Caitlin Snow. The man was a doctor and very close to his daughter. They once watched old movies together at Christmas while it snowed for hours outside. However, he suffered from multiple sclerosis with his wife, Dr. Carla Tannhauser, trying to cure him for many years. Eventually, he died, much to heartache of his wife and daughter. As Carla tried to cope with the tragedy by burying herself in the work, she and Caitlin became estranged from one another. The man was a very loving and caring father. He was also a very loving husband as Carla Tannhauser couldn't handle the pain when he died.
Snow's Family