Kima Greggs
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Kima Greggs is a principled and sharp Baltimore police detective in the television series "The Wire," known for her dedication to her work and her role as one of the show's central moral anchors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kima Greggs canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1748450 — 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)
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Target entity: Kima Greggs Context triple: [The Wire, mainCharacter, Kima Greggs]
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A.
Shannon Briggs
Shannon Briggs is an American former professional boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion known for his powerful punching and outspoken personality.
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B.
Mechelle Vinson
Mechelle Vinson is the woman whose sexual harassment lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, which established that a hostile work environment can violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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C.
Kimberlee Acquaro
Kimberlee Acquaro is an American filmmaker, journalist, and activist known for her documentaries and writing on social justice, gender, and human rights issues.
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D.
Carrie Johnson
Carrie Johnson is a British political activist and communications professional, best known as the wife of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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E.
Amanda Clayton
Amanda Clayton is an American actress best known for her role in the crime drama television series "City on a Hill."
- 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: Kima Greggs Target entity description: Kima Greggs is a principled and sharp Baltimore police detective in the television series "The Wire," known for her dedication to her work and her role as one of the show's central moral anchors.
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A.
Shannon Briggs
Shannon Briggs is an American former professional boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion known for his powerful punching and outspoken personality.
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B.
Mechelle Vinson
Mechelle Vinson is the woman whose sexual harassment lawsuit led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, which established that a hostile work environment can violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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C.
Kimberlee Acquaro
Kimberlee Acquaro is an American filmmaker, journalist, and activist known for her documentaries and writing on social justice, gender, and human rights issues.
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D.
Carrie Johnson
Carrie Johnson is a British political activist and communications professional, best known as the wife of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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E.
Amanda Clayton
Amanda Clayton is an American actress best known for her role in the crime drama television series "City on a Hill."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Homicide Unit
ⓘ
Major Crimes Unit ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
The Wire season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire season 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire season 4 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire season 5 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | David Simon ⓘ |
| employer | Baltimore Police Department ⓘ |
| ethicalStance |
committed to due process
ⓘ
resists police corruption ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Target ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasGuardianRoleFor | Elijah ⓘ |
| hasStoryArc |
recovery from line-of-duty shooting
ⓘ
struggle to balance work and family life ⓘ transition from narcotics to homicide ⓘ |
| injuredIn | undercover buy-bust operation shooting ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | –30– ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character in The Wire
ⓘ
moral anchor ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dedicated to police work
ⓘ
principled ⓘ sharp ⓘ |
| occupation | police detective ⓘ |
| partner | Cheryl ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wire ensemble cast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sonja Sohn ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith |
professional partnership with Bunk Moreland
ⓘ
professional partnership with Jimmy McNulty ⓘ professional partnership with Lester Freamon ⓘ |
| residence | Baltimore ⓘ |
| seriesGenre | crime drama ⓘ |
| setting |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| specialization |
narcotics investigations
ⓘ
undercover work ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
LGBT representation on television
ⓘ
police ethics ⓘ |
| worksIn | Baltimore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kima Greggs Description of subject: Kima Greggs is a principled and sharp Baltimore police detective in the television series "The Wire," known for her dedication to her work and her role as one of the show's central moral anchors.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.