Winifred Sanderson
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Winifred Sanderson is the sharp-tongued, power-hungry leader of the Sanderson witch sisters in the fantasy-comedy film "Hocus Pocus."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winifred Sanderson canonical | 25 |
| Winifred Sanderson (formerly) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3056278 — 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: Winifred Sanderson Context triple: [Hocus Pocus, mainCharacter, Winifred Sanderson]
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A.
Winifred Reed Landis
Winifred Reed Landis was the wife of longtime Major League Baseball commissioner and federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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B.
Emily Willans
Emily Willans was the mother of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and a member of the Victorian-era English middle class.
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C.
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress of the silent film era, known for her frequent collaborations with director D. W. Griffith and appearances in numerous early Hollywood productions.
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D.
Elizabeth Hodgkin
Elizabeth Hodgkin is the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning chemist and crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin.
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E.
Elizabeth Fisher
Elizabeth Fisher was the wife of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony leader Stephen Hopkins, known primarily through her connection to early colonial American history.
- 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: Winifred Sanderson Target entity description: Winifred Sanderson is the sharp-tongued, power-hungry leader of the Sanderson witch sisters in the fantasy-comedy film "Hocus Pocus."
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A.
Winifred Reed Landis
Winifred Reed Landis was the wife of longtime Major League Baseball commissioner and federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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B.
Emily Willans
Emily Willans was the mother of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and a member of the Victorian-era English middle class.
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C.
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell was a Canadian-born character actress of the silent film era, known for her frequent collaborations with director D. W. Griffith and appearances in numerous early Hollywood productions.
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D.
Elizabeth Hodgkin
Elizabeth Hodgkin is the daughter of Nobel Prize–winning chemist and crystallographer Dorothy Hodgkin.
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E.
Elizabeth Fisher
Elizabeth Fisher was the wife of Mayflower passenger and Plymouth Colony leader Stephen Hopkins, known primarily through her connection to early colonial American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
witch ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
Allison
ⓘ
linked to:
Alison
Dani Dennison ⓘ Max Dennison ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hocus Pocus
ⓘ
Hocus Pocus 2 ⓘ |
| characteristic |
power-hungry
ⓘ
sharp-tongued ⓘ short-tempered ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Salem, Massachusetts (fictional depiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Salem, Massachusetts
|
| creator |
David Kirschner
ⓘ
Mick Garris ⓘ |
| eyeColor | green ⓘ |
| familyName | Sanderson ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Hocus Pocus franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Hocus Pocus
|
| fullName | Winifred Sanderson ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Winifred ⓘ |
| goal |
gain eternal youth
ⓘ
steal the life force of children ⓘ |
| hairColor | red ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
brews potions
ⓘ
casts spells ⓘ uses magic ⓘ |
| hasMagicItem | Book (sentient spellbook) ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Oh, look. Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!" ⓘ |
| occupation | witch ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bette Midler ⓘ |
| position | leader of the Sanderson sisters ⓘ |
| sibling |
Mary Sanderson
ⓘ
Sarah Sanderson ⓘ |
| species | human witch ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century (in-universe origin) ⓘ |
| usesItem |
broomstick
ⓘ
magic spellbook ⓘ witch’s cauldron ⓘ |
| wears | green witch dress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winifred Sanderson Description of subject: Winifred Sanderson is the sharp-tongued, power-hungry leader of the Sanderson witch sisters in the fantasy-comedy film "Hocus Pocus."
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Winifred Sanderson
linked to: Winifred Sanderson
subject linked to:
Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus
subject linked to:
Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus
subject linked to:
Billy Butcherson in Hocus Pocus