Oda Mae Brown
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Oda Mae Brown is a comedic, reluctant psychic medium who becomes the key ally in helping a murdered man communicate with his grieving girlfriend in the film "Ghost."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oda Mae Brown canonical | 9 |
| Oda Mae Brown in Ghost | 1 |
| Oda Mae Brown in Ghost the Musical | 1 |
| Oda Mae Brown – Whoopi Goldberg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T500315 — 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: Oda Mae Brown Context triple: [Whoopi Goldberg, characterPortrayed, Oda Mae Brown]
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A.
Verna Fields
Verna Fields was an American film editor best known for her Oscar-winning work on the blockbuster thriller "Jaws" and her influential role in New Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee was an acclaimed American actress, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist known for her powerful performances on stage and screen and her longstanding partnership with Ossie Davis.
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C.
Leola Brown
Leola Brown was the wife of Oliver Brown, the named plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Bernice Layne Brown
Bernice Layne Brown was the mother of California governor Jerry Brown and a prominent figure in California political and civic life.
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E.
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams is an American actress and singer known for her work on stage, television, and film, including her acclaimed performances in musical theater and dramatic roles.
- 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: Oda Mae Brown Target entity description: Oda Mae Brown is a comedic, reluctant psychic medium who becomes the key ally in helping a murdered man communicate with his grieving girlfriend in the film "Ghost."
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A.
Verna Fields
Verna Fields was an American film editor best known for her Oscar-winning work on the blockbuster thriller "Jaws" and her influential role in New Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee was an acclaimed American actress, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist known for her powerful performances on stage and screen and her longstanding partnership with Ossie Davis.
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C.
Leola Brown
Leola Brown was the wife of Oliver Brown, the named plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Bernice Layne Brown
Bernice Layne Brown was the mother of California governor Jerry Brown and a prominent figure in California political and civic life.
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E.
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams is an American actress and singer known for her work on stage, television, and film, including her acclaimed performances in musical theater and dramatic roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ psychic medium ⓘ |
| ability |
channel spirits
ⓘ
communicate with ghosts ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ghost ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | romantic fantasy film ⓘ |
| assistsIn | exposing Carl Bruner ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York City (setting of Ghost) ⓘ |
| awardConnection | role that earned Whoopi Goldberg the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| characterArc | accepts her genuine psychic abilities ⓘ |
| claims | to be a fake medium at the beginning ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Bruce Joel Rubin ⓘ |
| familyBackground | comes from a family of psychics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Ghost (1990 film) ⓘ |
| genre | comedic character ⓘ |
| helps |
Molly Jensen
ⓘ
Sam Wheat ⓘ |
| initialAttitude | skeptical of her own powers ⓘ |
| keyScene |
bank scene where she withdraws money for Sam
ⓘ
scene where she allows Sam to possess her to dance with Molly ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterRevealedAs | genuinely psychic ⓘ |
| mediumOfCommunicationFor | Sam Wheat ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
key ally of Sam Wheat
ⓘ
reluctant psychic medium ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic relief in Ghost
ⓘ
helping Sam warn Molly of danger ⓘ |
| occupation |
medium
ⓘ
psychic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Whoopi Goldberg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oda Mae Brown Description of subject: Oda Mae Brown is a comedic, reluctant psychic medium who becomes the key ally in helping a murdered man communicate with his grieving girlfriend in the film "Ghost."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Oda Mae Brown
linked to: Oda Mae Brown
linked to: Oda Mae Brown
subject linked to:
grieving the death of her boyfriend Sam Wheat
subject linked to:
grieving the death of her boyfriend Sam Wheat