Annie Wilkes
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Annie Wilkes is the obsessive, psychopathic former nurse who imprisons and tortures her favorite author in Stephen King’s novel "Misery."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annie Wilkes canonical | 6 |
| Annie Wilkes in Misery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1725215 — 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: Annie Wilkes Context triple: [Misery, hasMainCharacter, Annie Wilkes]
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A.
Wendy Torrance
Wendy Torrance is a central character in Stephen King’s horror story "The Shining," known as the emotionally strained wife and mother struggling to protect her son from her increasingly unstable husband in the haunted Overlook Hotel.
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B.
Charley Brewster
Charley Brewster is the teenage protagonist of the horror-comedy film "Fright Night" (2011), who discovers that his new neighbor is a vampire and must fight to protect his friends and family.
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C.
Madame Max Goesler
Madame Max Goesler is a clever, independent, and socially astute widow who becomes a prominent love interest and political confidante in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels.
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D.
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren is a sensitive, mentally ill inmate in the television series "Orange Is the New Black," known for her intense emotions, eccentric behavior, and complex personal journey.
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E.
Ma Barker
Ma Barker was a notorious American crime matriarch of the early 20th century, associated with the Barker–Karpis gang and widely (though controversially) portrayed as the mastermind behind her sons’ criminal activities.
- 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: Annie Wilkes Target entity description: Annie Wilkes is the obsessive, psychopathic former nurse who imprisons and tortures her favorite author in Stephen King’s novel "Misery."
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A.
Wendy Torrance
Wendy Torrance is a central character in Stephen King’s horror story "The Shining," known as the emotionally strained wife and mother struggling to protect her son from her increasingly unstable husband in the haunted Overlook Hotel.
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B.
Charley Brewster
Charley Brewster is the teenage protagonist of the horror-comedy film "Fright Night" (2011), who discovers that his new neighbor is a vampire and must fight to protect his friends and family.
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C.
Madame Max Goesler
Madame Max Goesler is a clever, independent, and socially astute widow who becomes a prominent love interest and political confidante in Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels.
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D.
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren is a sensitive, mentally ill inmate in the television series "Orange Is the New Black," known for her intense emotions, eccentric behavior, and complex personal journey.
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E.
Ma Barker
Ma Barker was a notorious American crime matriarch of the early 20th century, associated with the Barker–Karpis gang and widely (though controversially) portrayed as the mastermind behind her sons’ criminal activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film character in Misery (1990 film) ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Paul Sheldon ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Misery
ⓘ
Misery (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Misery
|
| awardAssociation |
Kathy Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying Annie Wilkes
ⓘ
linked to:
Kathy Bates
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| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
considered one of Stephen King’s most memorable villains
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frequently cited in discussions of obsessive fandom in popular culture ⓘ |
| demands | that Paul Sheldon write a new Misery novel ⓘ |
| fandom | Paul Sheldon ⓘ |
| favoriteAuthor | Paul Sheldon ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Stephen King universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen King multiverse
|
| firstAppearance |
Misery (1987 novel)
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linked to:
Misery
|
| formerOccupation | nurse ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| imprisons | Paul Sheldon ⓘ |
| kills | several patients during her nursing career (in the story canon) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme obsession with the Misery book series
ⓘ
holding an author captive in her home ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
horror
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ |
| mentalHealthStatus | severely mentally ill ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary antagonist of Misery ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | breaks Paul Sheldon’s ankles ⓘ |
| occupation | nurse ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
controlling
ⓘ
obsessive ⓘ psychopathic ⓘ sadistic ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kathy Bates ⓘ |
| publisherContext | character in a novel published by Viking Press ⓘ |
| residence | rural Colorado ⓘ |
| settingContext | lives in an isolated house in Colorado ⓘ |
| tortures | Paul Sheldon ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | sledgehammer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annie Wilkes Description of subject: Annie Wilkes is the obsessive, psychopathic former nurse who imprisons and tortures her favorite author in Stephen King’s novel "Misery."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Annie Wilkes