Regan MacNeil
E243101
Regan MacNeil is the young girl who becomes demonically possessed in William Friedkin’s classic horror film "The Exorcist."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regan MacNeil canonical | 11 |
| Regan Teresa MacNeil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2173225 — 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: Regan MacNeil Context triple: [The Exorcist, mainCharacter, Regan MacNeil]
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A.
Rachael MacFarlane
Rachael MacFarlane is an American voice actress and singer best known for her work on animated television series, including voicing Hayley Smith on "American Dad!"
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B.
April MacLean
April MacLean is a central teenage protagonist in the Doctor Who spin-off series "Class," known for balancing ordinary school life with extraordinary alien threats.
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C.
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan is a Scottish actress acclaimed for her work on stage, film, and television, known for roles in productions such as "About Time," "Rome," and "Doctor Who."
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D.
Elizabeth McRae
Elizabeth McRae is known primarily as the wife of influential television producer Sydney Newman, a key figure in British and Canadian TV history.
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E.
Emily Carmichael
Emily Carmichael is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her work on genre films such as Pacific Rim: Uprising and for her distinctive, imaginative storytelling style.
- 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: Regan MacNeil Target entity description: Regan MacNeil is the young girl who becomes demonically possessed in William Friedkin’s classic horror film "The Exorcist."
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A.
Rachael MacFarlane
Rachael MacFarlane is an American voice actress and singer best known for her work on animated television series, including voicing Hayley Smith on "American Dad!"
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B.
April MacLean
April MacLean is a central teenage protagonist in the Doctor Who spin-off series "Class," known for balancing ordinary school life with extraordinary alien threats.
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C.
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan is a Scottish actress acclaimed for her work on stage, film, and television, known for roles in productions such as "About Time," "Rome," and "Doctor Who."
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D.
Elizabeth McRae
Elizabeth McRae is known primarily as the wife of influential television producer Sydney Newman, a key figure in British and Canadian TV history.
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E.
Emily Carmichael
Emily Carmichael is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her work on genre films such as Pacific Rim: Uprising and for her distinctive, imaginative storytelling style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ageInTheExorcist | 12 ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Exorcist
ⓘ
The Exorcist (TV series, as inspiration/backstory) ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist (TV series)
The Exorcist II: The Heretic ⓘ
linked to:
Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Exorcist III (mentioned/archival) ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist III
|
| appearsInMedium |
feature films
ⓘ
novels ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | horror ⓘ |
| associatedWithSubgenre | supernatural horror ⓘ |
| basedOn | Regan MacNeil (character in William Peter Blatty’s novel) ⓘ |
| characterArc | returns as a young adult in The Exorcist II: The Heretic ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | became one of the most recognizable possessed-child figures in cinema ⓘ |
| exorcisedBy |
Father Damien Karras
ⓘ
Father Lankester Merrin ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyName | MacNeil ⓘ |
| filmDirectedBy | William Friedkin ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Exorcist (novel, 1971)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| firstFilmAppearance |
The Exorcist (film, 1973)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| franchise |
The Exorcist franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| fullName |
Regan Teresa MacNeil
ⓘ
linked to:
Regan MacNeil
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Regan ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasCondition | severe physical and psychological symptoms due to possession ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mother | Chris MacNeil ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
graphic depiction of demonic possession
ⓘ
iconic head-spinning scene ⓘ levitation and telekinetic phenomena ⓘ vulgar and blasphemous speech while possessed ⓘ |
| occupation | student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Linda Blair
ⓘ
Linda Blair (The Exorcist II: The Heretic) ⓘ
linked to:
Linda Blair
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| possessedBy |
Pazuzu
ⓘ
linked to:
Nergal
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| religiousBackground | raised non-religious / secular household ⓘ |
| residence |
Georgetown, Washington, D.C. (in The Exorcist)
ⓘ
linked to:
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
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| storySetting | early 1970s ⓘ |
| undergoes |
demonic possession
ⓘ
exorcism ⓘ medical examinations and psychiatric evaluation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regan MacNeil Description of subject: Regan MacNeil is the young girl who becomes demonically possessed in William Friedkin’s classic horror film "The Exorcist."
Referenced by (12)
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