Wavey Prowse
E1441040
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Wavey Prowse is a central supporting character in the film adaptation of "The Shipping News," portrayed as a resilient single mother and love interest to the protagonist in a remote Newfoundland community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wavey Prowse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20620940 — 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: Wavey Prowse Context triple: [The Shipping News, characterPlayedByJulianneMoore, Wavey Prowse]
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A.
Estelle Wren
Estelle Wren is the daughter of British adventure novelist P. C. Wren, best known as the author of "Beau Geste."
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B.
Melena Thropp
Melena Thropp is a character from Gregory Maguire’s "Wicked" universe, known as the mother of Elphaba and Nessarose and the wife of Frex Thropp in the reimagined backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West.
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C.
Doris Keating
Doris Keating is the wife of American actor and director Andrew McCarthy.
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D.
Evelyn Varden
Evelyn Varden was an American character actress known for her memorable supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and stage productions.
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E.
Hira Talfrey
Hira Talfrey is an actress known for her role in the classic 1961 British horror film "The Curse of the Werewolf."
- 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: Wavey Prowse Target entity description: Wavey Prowse is a central supporting character in the film adaptation of "The Shipping News," portrayed as a resilient single mother and love interest to the protagonist in a remote Newfoundland community.
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A.
Estelle Wren
Estelle Wren is the daughter of British adventure novelist P. C. Wren, best known as the author of "Beau Geste."
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B.
Melena Thropp
Melena Thropp is a character from Gregory Maguire’s "Wicked" universe, known as the mother of Elphaba and Nessarose and the wife of Frex Thropp in the reimagined backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West.
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C.
Doris Keating
Doris Keating is the wife of American actor and director Andrew McCarthy.
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D.
Evelyn Varden
Evelyn Varden was an American character actress known for her memorable supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and stage productions.
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E.
Hira Talfrey
Hira Talfrey is an actress known for her role in the classic 1961 British horror film "The Curse of the Werewolf."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.