Caroline Beaufort Frankenstein is a fictional character featured in the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by author Mary Shelley. In film, she appeared in the 1994 feature film adaptation of Frankenstein, where she was played by actress Cherie Lunghi. Caroline Frankenstein appeared in a flashback scene in the "Resurrection" episode of the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, where she was played by actress Mary Stockley.
Caroline Beaufort was the wife of Alphonse Frankenstein and the mother of Victor Frankenstein and William Frankenstein.