Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman)

Dr. Chase Meridian is a love interest for Bruce Wayne / Batman created specifically for Batman Forever.

Fictional character biography
Dr. Chase Meridian, a psychologist working with the Gotham City police, falls for both Batman and his alter ego, billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne. While with Bruce Wayne, she is the perfect professional. While with Batman, on the other hand, she lets her guard down and expresses her attraction to him. She summons Batman with the Bat-Signal, and when Batman arrives, she tells him that she sees him as the kind of man that she wants. She carresses his armor-clad chest seductively, and when he tries to walk away, worrying that he will become attracted to her, she takes off her coat and shows Batman her black nightgown. He cannot resist her, and she is about to kiss him, only to be interrupted by Commissioner Gordon. Batman, however, is annoyed that the Bat-Signal was used as a mere "beeper". Chase also assists Bruce in analysing a series of befuddling threats disguised as riddles sent to him by The Riddler. When Chase, wrapped only in a silken white sheet, is confronted by the Dark Knight on her balcony, she finally admits to Batman that she has fallen for Bruce, later at Wayne Manor she kidnapped by The Riddler and Two-Face.

Batman and Robin travel to the Riddler's lair to rescue her when Robin is taken by Two-Face. After infiltrating the villains' lair, Batman is forced to choose between Chase and Robin when The Riddler threatens to throw both of them into a cavern at the same time. Batman outsmarts The Riddler, but the two captives are sent plummeting to a pit of water and jagged rocks. Batman follows, rescuing both Chase and Robin. Chase later visits The Riddler at Arkham Asylum, where she asks him about Batman's secret identity. The Riddler, who was driven insane by his defeat, claims that he is Batman, and Chase leaves knowing that Batman's true identity is safe.

Her name
Her name is triple pun. Not only does she chase after Batman, but, as a psychologist, she is involved in chasing the meridian--in other words, chasing after the halfway point in human beings, one that is neither too high or too low (i.e. bringing balance to human lives). She is also chasing after the halfway point between Bruce Wayne and Batman, trying to reconcile her love for both sides of the same man.