Chris MacNeil
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Chris MacNeil is a successful actress and devoted mother whose desperate struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter drives the horror and emotional core of *The Exorcist*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chris MacNeil canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2173228 — 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: Chris MacNeil Context triple: [The Exorcist, mainCharacter, Chris MacNeil]
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A.
Rick McCallum
Rick McCallum is a film and television producer best known for collaborating with George Lucas on the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Star Wars Special Edition releases.
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B.
Austin Currie
Austin Currie was an Irish civil rights activist and politician who played a key role in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement and later served in both the Northern Ireland Parliament and the Irish Dáil.
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C.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
Brendan McFarlane
Brendan McFarlane is a former Provisional IRA member from Belfast, best known for his leadership role in the 1981 Irish hunger strikes and his involvement in high-profile republican operations during the Troubles.
- 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: Chris MacNeil Target entity description: Chris MacNeil is a successful actress and devoted mother whose desperate struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter drives the horror and emotional core of *The Exorcist*.
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A.
Rick McCallum
Rick McCallum is a film and television producer best known for collaborating with George Lucas on the Star Wars prequel trilogy and the Star Wars Special Edition releases.
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B.
Austin Currie
Austin Currie was an Irish civil rights activist and politician who played a key role in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement and later served in both the Northern Ireland Parliament and the Irish Dáil.
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C.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
Brendan McFarlane
Brendan McFarlane is a former Provisional IRA member from Belfast, best known for his leadership role in the 1981 Irish hunger strikes and his involvement in high-profile republican operations during the Troubles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptationDifference | more detailed backstory in the novel than in the film ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
The Exorcist (1973 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist
|
| appearsIn |
The Exorcist
ⓘ
The Exorcist (1973 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist
The Exorcist: Believer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Father Damien Karras
ⓘ
Father Lankester Merrin ⓘ demonic possession ⓘ exorcism ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | daughter Regan’s demonic possession ⓘ |
| characterRole |
mother of possessed child
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| child | Regan MacNeil ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Exorcist (novel) ⓘ |
| creator | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
| familyName | MacNeil ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Exorcist franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist film series
|
| firstAppearance |
The Exorcist (1971 novel)
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linked to:
The Exorcist (novel)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Chris ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter ⓘ |
| notableScene |
consulting priests about Regan’s condition
ⓘ
witnessing the exorcism of Regan ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
determined
ⓘ
devoted mother ⓘ skeptical of the supernatural ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Elise Ecklund
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Ellen Burstyn ⓘ |
| portrayedByIn |
Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist (1973 film)
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Ellen Burstyn in The Exorcist: Believer (2023 film) ⓘ |
| professionInStory | film actress ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | non-practicing ⓘ |
| residence | Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| residenceInStory | rented house in Georgetown ⓘ |
| returnAppearance |
The Exorcist: Believer (2023 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Exorcist: Believer
|
| seeksHelpFrom |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
medical doctors ⓘ psychiatrists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chris MacNeil Description of subject: Chris MacNeil is a successful actress and devoted mother whose desperate struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter drives the horror and emotional core of *The Exorcist*.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lieutenant William F. Kinderman in The Exorcist
subject linked to:
Regan MacNeil (character in William Peter Blatty’s novel)