Viola Davis as Susie Brown
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Viola Davis as Susie Brown is the portrayal of James Brown’s resilient and influential mother in the biographical film "Get on Up."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viola Davis as Susie Brown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1951800 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viola Davis as Susie Brown Context triple: [Get on Up, characterRole, Viola Davis as Susie Brown]
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Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs
Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs is a character portrayal by Angela Bassett in the musical drama film "Black Nativity," where she plays a strong, spiritually grounded matriarch.
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B.
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C.
Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones
Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones refers to the breakout, Oscar-nominated performance by Gabourey Sidibe in the 2009 drama film "Precious," where she portrays an abused, illiterate Harlem teenager struggling for self-worth and a better life.
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D.
Oda Mae Brown
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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E.
Jacki Weaver as Dolores Solitano
Jacki Weaver as Dolores Solitano is the warm yet anxious and overprotective mother in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," grounding her troubled family with care, food, and emotional support.
- 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: Viola Davis as Susie Brown Target entity description: Viola Davis as Susie Brown is the portrayal of James Brown’s resilient and influential mother in the biographical film "Get on Up."
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A.
Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs
Angela Bassett as Aretha Cobbs is a character portrayal by Angela Bassett in the musical drama film "Black Nativity," where she plays a strong, spiritually grounded matriarch.
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B.
Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue
Cate Blanchett as Meredith Logue is a supporting character in the psychological thriller "The Talented Mr. Ripley," portraying a wealthy, sophisticated American socialite whose encounters with Tom Ripley complicate his web of deceit.
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C.
Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones
Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones refers to the breakout, Oscar-nominated performance by Gabourey Sidibe in the 2009 drama film "Precious," where she portrays an abused, illiterate Harlem teenager struggling for self-worth and a better life.
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D.
Oda Mae Brown
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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E.
Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey
Lupita Nyong'o as Patsey is a harrowing and critically acclaimed portrayal of an enslaved woman whose resilience and suffering became one of the emotional centers of the film "12 Years a Slave."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Get on Up ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
biographical film
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musical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOnRealPerson | Susie Brown ⓘ |
| characterName | Susie Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasTrait |
influential
ⓘ
resilient ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | mother of James Brown ⓘ |
| partOf | Get on Up cast ⓘ |
| portrayalMedium | live-action ⓘ |
| portrayalType | dramatic performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Viola Davis ⓘ |
| portrayedByGender | female ⓘ |
| portrayedByNationality | American ⓘ |
| portrayedByOccupation | actor ⓘ |
| relatedToRealPerson | James Brown ⓘ |
| relationshipToJamesBrown | mother ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfWork | 2014 ⓘ |
| workDepicts |
early life of James Brown
ⓘ
family relationships of James Brown ⓘ |
| workDirector | Tate Taylor ⓘ |
| workDistributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| workFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| workProductionCompany | Imagine Entertainment ⓘ |
| workSubject | James Brown ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Viola Davis as Susie Brown Description of subject: Viola Davis as Susie Brown is the portrayal of James Brown’s resilient and influential mother in the biographical film "Get on Up."
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