Bonnie Grape
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Bonnie Grape is the overweight, housebound mother in the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," known for her emotional struggles and central role in the Grape family’s dynamics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bonnie Grape canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2523940 — 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: Bonnie Grape Context triple: [Arnie Grape, hasMother, Bonnie Grape]
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A.
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith was an American singer-songwriter known for her delicate vocals and narrative-driven blend of folk and country music, highlighted by songs like "Love at the Five and Dime" and "From a Distance."
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B.
Rollie Lynn Riggs
Rollie Lynn Riggs was an American playwright, poet, and screenwriter best known for his play "Green Grow the Lilacs," which inspired the classic musical "Oklahoma!".
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C.
Sarah Jane Fulks
Sarah Jane Fulks was the birth name of Jane Wyman, the Academy Award–winning American film and television actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan.
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D.
Martha Tedeschi
Martha Tedeschi is an American art historian and museum leader known for her scholarship on works on paper and for heading major art institutions.
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E.
Judee Sill
Judee Sill was an American singer-songwriter of the early 1970s known for her intricate, spiritually themed folk-pop compositions and her status as one of the first artists on David Geffen’s Asylum Records label.
- 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: Bonnie Grape Target entity description: Bonnie Grape is the overweight, housebound mother in the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," known for her emotional struggles and central role in the Grape family’s dynamics.
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A.
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith was an American singer-songwriter known for her delicate vocals and narrative-driven blend of folk and country music, highlighted by songs like "Love at the Five and Dime" and "From a Distance."
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B.
Rollie Lynn Riggs
Rollie Lynn Riggs was an American playwright, poet, and screenwriter best known for his play "Green Grow the Lilacs," which inspired the classic musical "Oklahoma!".
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C.
Sarah Jane Fulks
Sarah Jane Fulks was the birth name of Jane Wyman, the Academy Award–winning American film and television actress and first wife of Ronald Reagan.
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D.
Martha Tedeschi
Martha Tedeschi is an American art historian and museum leader known for her scholarship on works on paper and for heading major art institutions.
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E.
Judee Sill
Judee Sill was an American singer-songwriter of the early 1970s known for her intricate, spiritually themed folk-pop compositions and her status as one of the first artists on David Geffen’s Asylum Records label.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993 film) ⓘ
linked to:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
|
| basedOn | Bonnie Grape (character in the novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape) ⓘ |
| causeOfIsolation | morbid obesity ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor | What's Eating Gilbert Grape ⓘ |
| creator | Peter Hedges ⓘ |
| familyName | Grape ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993 film)
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linked to:
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Bonnie ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Amy Grape
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Arnie Grape ⓘ Ellen Grape ⓘ Gilbert Grape ⓘ |
| hasRelationship |
mother–daughter relationship with Amy Grape
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mother–daughter relationship with Ellen Grape ⓘ mother–son relationship with Arnie Grape ⓘ mother–son relationship with Gilbert Grape ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
depressed
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emotionally vulnerable ⓘ housebound ⓘ obese ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central figure in the Grape family dynamics
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mother of the Grape family ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
dies in her sleep
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house is burned after her death to avoid her body being displayed ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impact on Gilbert Grape's responsibilities
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portrayal of obesity and social stigma ⓘ |
| notableScene | returns to town after years of seclusion for Arnie's arrest ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Darlene Cates ⓘ |
| residence | Endora, Iowa ⓘ |
| setInWork | Endora, Iowa ⓘ |
| spouse | Albert Grape ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
family responsibility
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grief and loss ⓘ shame and social judgment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bonnie Grape Description of subject: Bonnie Grape is the overweight, housebound mother in the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," known for her emotional struggles and central role in the Grape family’s dynamics.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.