Janine "Smurf" Cody
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Janine "Smurf" Cody is the ruthless, manipulative matriarch of a Southern California crime family in the TV series Animal Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Janine "Smurf" Cody canonical | 21 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1042052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Janine "Smurf" Cody Context triple: [Animal Kingdom, mainCharacter, Janine "Smurf" Cody]
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A.
Katjana Ballantyne
Katjana Ballantyne is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
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B.
Kelly Grayson
Kelly Grayson is a central character on the science fiction comedy series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
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C.
Alicia Nash
Alicia Nash was a Salvadoran-American physicist and mental health advocate best known as the devoted wife of mathematician John Nash, whose life with him was portrayed in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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D.
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in Westerns and supporting roles in film and television from the 1930s through the 1990s.
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E.
Claricia Scotti
Claricia Scotti was a medieval Italian noblewoman known primarily as the mother of Pope Innocent III.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Janine "Smurf" Cody Target entity description: Janine "Smurf" Cody is the ruthless, manipulative matriarch of a Southern California crime family in the TV series Animal Kingdom.
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A.
Katjana Ballantyne
Katjana Ballantyne is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.
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B.
Kelly Grayson
Kelly Grayson is a central character on the science fiction comedy series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
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C.
Alicia Nash
Alicia Nash was a Salvadoran-American physicist and mental health advocate best known as the devoted wife of mathematician John Nash, whose life with him was portrayed in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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D.
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in Westerns and supporting roles in film and television from the 1930s through the 1990s.
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E.
Claricia Scotti
Claricia Scotti was a medieval Italian noblewoman known primarily as the mother of Pope Innocent III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Animal Kingdom season 1
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linked to:
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom season 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom season 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom season 5 (flashbacks/mentions) ⓘ
linked to:
Animal Kingdom
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| appearsOnNetwork | TNT ⓘ |
| basedOn | Smurf Cody (Animal Kingdom 2010 film character) ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Animal Kingdom (TV series)
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linked to:
Animal Kingdom
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| controls |
family finances
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planning of heists ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Jonathan Lisco (TV adaptation developer) ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
armed robbery
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money laundering ⓘ orchestrating heists ⓘ |
| death | killed in later seasons of Animal Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Cody family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Animal Kingdom, season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| fullName | Janine Cody ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| grandmotherOf | Joshua "J" Cody ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leads | Cody family criminal enterprises ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Baz Blackwell (adoptive son)
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linked to:
Barry "Baz" Blackwell
Craig Cody ⓘ Deran Cody ⓘ Pope Cody ⓘ |
| network |
corrupt law enforcement contacts
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criminal associates in Southern California ⓘ |
| nickname | Smurf ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
emotionally manipulates her sons
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places family loyalty above all else ⓘ willing to use violence to protect the family ⓘ |
| occupation | crime boss ⓘ |
| originallyCreatedBy |
David Michôd (for the 2010 film Animal Kingdom)
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linked to:
David Michôd
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| personalityTrait |
controlling
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manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ellen Barkin ⓘ |
| primarySetting |
Oceanside, California (fictionalized setting)
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linked to:
Oceanside, California, United States
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| residence | Southern California ⓘ |
| role | matriarch of the Cody crime family ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family crime dynasty
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toxic family loyalty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Janine "Smurf" Cody Description of subject: Janine "Smurf" Cody is the ruthless, manipulative matriarch of a Southern California crime family in the TV series Animal Kingdom.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Animal Kingdom
subject linked to:
"Pilot" (Animal Kingdom TV series episode)
subject linked to:
Deran Cody (Animal Kingdom film character)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Animal Kingdom
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