Dr. Kathryn Railly
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Dr. Kathryn Railly is a psychiatrist and key protagonist in the film "12 Monkeys," who becomes entangled in time travel and a post-apocalyptic plague conspiracy through her encounters with James Cole.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dr. Kathryn Railly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3658924 — 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: Dr. Kathryn Railly Context triple: [12 Monkeys, character, Dr. Kathryn Railly]
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A.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is an American physician and television medical correspondent best known as the chief medical correspondent for ABC News.
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B.
Dr. Gillian Foster
Dr. Gillian Foster is a psychologist and expert in deception detection who co-leads the Lightman Group alongside Dr. Cal Lightman in the TV series "Lie to Me."
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C.
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara is a fictional, sharp-witted British emergency room physician on the TV series "Nurse Jackie."
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D.
Gail Mutrux
Gail Mutrux is an American film producer known for her work on acclaimed dramas such as "News of the World" and "Donnie Brasco."
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E.
Dr. Julia Hoffman
Dr. Julia Hoffman is a character in the 2012 gothic comedy film "Dark Shadows," portrayed as a psychiatrist entangled with the cursed Collins family and their resident vampire, Barnabas Collins.
- 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: Dr. Kathryn Railly Target entity description: Dr. Kathryn Railly is a psychiatrist and key protagonist in the film "12 Monkeys," who becomes entangled in time travel and a post-apocalyptic plague conspiracy through her encounters with James Cole.
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A.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is an American physician and television medical correspondent best known as the chief medical correspondent for ABC News.
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B.
Dr. Gillian Foster
Dr. Gillian Foster is a psychologist and expert in deception detection who co-leads the Lightman Group alongside Dr. Cal Lightman in the TV series "Lie to Me."
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C.
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara is a fictional, sharp-witted British emergency room physician on the TV series "Nurse Jackie."
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D.
Gail Mutrux
Gail Mutrux is an American film producer known for her work on acclaimed dramas such as "News of the World" and "Donnie Brasco."
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E.
Dr. Julia Hoffman
Dr. Julia Hoffman is a character in the 2012 gothic comedy film "Dark Shadows," portrayed as a psychiatrist entangled with the cursed Collins family and their resident vampire, Barnabas Collins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
psychiatrist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | 12 Monkeys ⓘ |
| appearsInYearOfWorkRelease | 1995 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of the Twelve Monkeys
ⓘ
linked to:
12 Monkeys
James Cole ⓘ post-apocalyptic plague ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| basedOn | character concept from La Jetée ⓘ |
| characterArc |
detached clinician to active participant in preventing catastrophe
ⓘ
skeptical psychiatrist to believer in time travel ⓘ |
| characterInPlot |
attempts to prevent the release of a deadly virus
ⓘ
becomes convinced that James Cole is a time traveler ⓘ helps James Cole understand his time-travel experiences ⓘ investigates origins of a deadly virus ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
David Peoples
ⓘ
Janet Peoples ⓘ Terry Gilliam ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | psychiatry ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
film 12 Monkeys (1995)
ⓘ
linked to:
12 Monkeys
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
post-apocalyptic film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ time travel film ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | Doctor of Medicine ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | white ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Kathryn Railly ⓘ |
| hasHairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuoteContext | discusses the nature of madness and prophecy in 12 Monkeys ⓘ |
| hasProfession | academic author ⓘ |
| hasRelationship | romantic relationship with James Cole ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
love interest of James Cole
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | psychiatrist ⓘ |
| partOf |
12 Monkeys franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
12 Monkeys
|
| portrayedBy | Madeleine Stowe ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | major character throughout 12 Monkeys ⓘ |
| title | Doctor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Baltimore ⓘ |
| worksAt | psychiatric hospital in Baltimore ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
apocalyptic visions
ⓘ
doomsday prophecies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Kathryn Railly Description of subject: Dr. Kathryn Railly is a psychiatrist and key protagonist in the film "12 Monkeys," who becomes entangled in time travel and a post-apocalyptic plague conspiracy through her encounters with James Cole.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.