Murphy Cooper
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Murphy Cooper is a brilliant and determined scientist and the daughter of astronaut Joseph Cooper in the science-fiction film "Interstellar," whose research becomes pivotal to humanity's survival.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murphy Cooper canonical | 4 |
| Murph Cooper | 1 |
| Murphy "Murph" Cooper (young) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1242840 — 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: Murphy Cooper Context triple: [Interstellar, mainCharacter, Murphy Cooper]
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A.
Murphy
Murphy is a common Irish-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across entertainment, politics, sports, and other fields.
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B.
Roy Coyle
Roy Coyle is a highly successful Northern Irish football manager best known for his trophy-laden spell in charge of Linfield FC.
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C.
William Murphy
William Murphy was an early American automotive investor and entrepreneur best known for backing Henry Ford and helping to establish the Cadillac automobile brand.
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D.
Ned Doyle
Ned Doyle was a businessman best known for owning the American Basketball Association team the Miami Floridians.
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E.
Jack Mullaney
Jack Mullaney was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
- 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: Murphy Cooper Target entity description: Murphy Cooper is a brilliant and determined scientist and the daughter of astronaut Joseph Cooper in the science-fiction film "Interstellar," whose research becomes pivotal to humanity's survival.
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A.
Murphy
Murphy is a common Irish-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across entertainment, politics, sports, and other fields.
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B.
Roy Coyle
Roy Coyle is a highly successful Northern Irish football manager best known for his trophy-laden spell in charge of Linfield FC.
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C.
William Murphy
William Murphy was an early American automotive investor and entrepreneur best known for backing Henry Ford and helping to establish the Cadillac automobile brand.
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D.
Ned Doyle
Ned Doyle was a businessman best known for owning the American Basketball Association team the Miami Floridians.
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E.
Jack Mullaney
Jack Mullaney was an American character actor known for his comedic roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ally |
Amelia Brand
ⓘ
Professor Brand ⓘ |
| appearsAs |
adult
ⓘ
child ⓘ elderly woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Interstellar ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
gravity
ⓘ
quantum data ⓘ time dilation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
curious
ⓘ
determined ⓘ emotionally resilient ⓘ intelligent ⓘ |
| childhoodHome | Cooper family farm ⓘ |
| conflict | emotional estrangement from her father after his departure ⓘ |
| creator | Christopher Nolan ⓘ |
| education | trained as a scientist at NASA ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | Cooper ⓘ |
| father | Joseph Cooper ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
gravitational physics
ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Interstellar (2014 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstellar
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Murphy ⓘ |
| homePlanet | Earth ⓘ |
| laterResidence | Cooper Station ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Murphy’s law ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist of Interstellar ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | gravitational equation solution ⓘ |
| occupation |
physicist
ⓘ
scientist ⓘ |
| plotFunction | provides solution enabling human exodus from Earth ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ellen Burstyn
ⓘ
Jessica Chastain ⓘ Mackenzie Foy ⓘ |
| relationshipToJosephCooper | daughter ⓘ |
| resolution | forgives her father near the end of her life ⓘ |
| sibling | Tom Cooper ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
completing Professor Brand’s gravity equation
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decoding quantum data from the tesseract ⓘ receiving gravitational “ghost” messages in her bedroom ⓘ reunion with her father on Cooper Station ⓘ |
| workLocation | NASA ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murphy Cooper Description of subject: Murphy Cooper is a brilliant and determined scientist and the daughter of astronaut Joseph Cooper in the science-fiction film "Interstellar," whose research becomes pivotal to humanity's survival.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.