Mary Jamison in The Leftovers
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Mary Jamison is a character in the television drama series "The Leftovers," portrayed as Matt Jamison’s wife whose mysterious condition and gradual recovery explore themes of faith, trauma, and miracles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Jamison in The Leftovers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4394139 — 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: Mary Jamison in The Leftovers Context triple: [Janel Moloney, hasRole, Mary Jamison in The Leftovers]
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A.
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Wendi McLendon-Covey is an American actress and comedian best known for her roles in the sitcom "The Goldbergs" and the film "Bridesmaids."
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B.
Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricks is an American actress best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Joan Holloway on the television series "Mad Men."
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C.
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon was an American actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and for playing the mother in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story."
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D.
Rebecca Calhoun
Rebecca Calhoun was the wife of American Revolutionary War general and South Carolina politician Andrew Pickens.
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E.
Carol Hathaway
Carol Hathaway is a dedicated and compassionate emergency room nurse and nurse manager on the television series "ER," known for her complex personal and professional relationship with Dr. Doug Ross.
- 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: Mary Jamison in The Leftovers Target entity description: Mary Jamison is a character in the television drama series "The Leftovers," portrayed as Matt Jamison’s wife whose mysterious condition and gradual recovery explore themes of faith, trauma, and miracles.
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A.
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Wendi McLendon-Covey is an American actress and comedian best known for her roles in the sitcom "The Goldbergs" and the film "Bridesmaids."
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B.
Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricks is an American actress best known for her Emmy-nominated role as Joan Holloway on the television series "Mad Men."
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C.
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon was an American actress best known for her Oscar-nominated role in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and for playing the mother in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story."
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D.
Rebecca Calhoun
Rebecca Calhoun was the wife of American Revolutionary War general and South Carolina politician Andrew Pickens.
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E.
Carol Hathaway
Carol Hathaway is a dedicated and compassionate emergency room nurse and nurse manager on the television series "ER," known for her complex personal and professional relationship with Dr. Doug Ross.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Leftovers ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
The Leftovers season 2
ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
The Leftovers season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
|
| basedOn | character from The Leftovers novel by Tom Perrotta ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Damon Lindelof
ⓘ
Tom Perrotta ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Leftovers season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
|
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
supernatural drama ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Matt Jamison ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
explores themes of faith
ⓘ
explores themes of miracles ⓘ explores themes of trauma ⓘ |
| occupation |
doctor
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfWork | HBO ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Leftovers franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
|
| portrayedBy | Janel Moloney ⓘ |
| religiousContext | connected to Matt Jamison’s Christian faith ⓘ |
| residesIn | Mapleton, New York (fictional) ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Matt Jamison ⓘ |
| storyArc | gradual recovery from mysterious condition ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
catatonic state
ⓘ
paralysis ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Jamison in The Leftovers Description of subject: Mary Jamison is a character in the television drama series "The Leftovers," portrayed as Matt Jamison’s wife whose mysterious condition and gradual recovery explore themes of faith, trauma, and miracles.
Referenced by (1)
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