Alma Wheatley
E437434
Alma Wheatley is a central character in the miniseries "The Queen's Gambit," depicted as the troubled yet supportive adoptive mother of chess prodigy Beth Harmon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alma Wheatley canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4390560 — 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: Alma Wheatley Context triple: [Marielle Heller, portrayed, Alma Wheatley]
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A.
Ruby Aldridge
Ruby Aldridge is an American fashion model known for her runway and editorial work with major designers and magazines.
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B.
Beverly Franklin
Beverly Franklin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Franklin.
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C.
Leola Brown
Leola Brown was the wife of Oliver Brown, the named plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Willa Brown
Willa Brown was a pioneering African American aviator, flight instructor, and civil rights advocate who became the first Black woman in the United States to earn both a pilot’s license and a commercial pilot’s license.
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E.
Rutha Mae Harris
Rutha Mae Harris is an American civil rights activist and gospel singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and galvanize the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
- 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: Alma Wheatley Target entity description: Alma Wheatley is a central character in the miniseries "The Queen's Gambit," depicted as the troubled yet supportive adoptive mother of chess prodigy Beth Harmon.
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A.
Ruby Aldridge
Ruby Aldridge is an American fashion model known for her runway and editorial work with major designers and magazines.
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B.
Beverly Franklin
Beverly Franklin is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Franklin.
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C.
Leola Brown
Leola Brown was the wife of Oliver Brown, the named plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Willa Brown
Willa Brown was a pioneering African American aviator, flight instructor, and civil rights advocate who became the first Black woman in the United States to earn both a pilot’s license and a commercial pilot’s license.
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E.
Rutha Mae Harris
Rutha Mae Harris is an American civil rights activist and gospel singer best known as a founding member of the SNCC Freedom Singers, who used music to support and galvanize the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| accompanies |
Beth Harmon to chess tournaments
ⓘ
linked to:
Beth Harmon
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| adaptedBy |
Allan Scott
ⓘ
Scott Frank ⓘ |
| adoptiveParentOf | Beth Harmon ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Queen's Gambit
ⓘ
The Queen's Gambit (miniseries) ⓘ
linked to:
The Queen's Gambit
|
| basedOnWork | The Queen's Gambit (novel) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathInStory | illness ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
melancholic
ⓘ
supportive ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| creator | Walter Tevis ⓘ |
| deathInStory | dies in a hotel room while traveling with Beth Harmon ⓘ |
| encourages | Beth Harmon's chess tournaments ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Queen's Gambit, episode 1 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Alma ⓘ |
| hasRole | adoptive mother of Beth Harmon ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Wheatley ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| manages | Beth Harmon's tournament arrangements ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | television miniseries ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores themes of addiction and loneliness
ⓘ
mother figure to the protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | Netflix ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| parentalRelationship | supportive of Beth Harmon's chess career ⓘ |
| partOf | The Queen's Gambit cast of characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Marielle Heller ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | adoptive mother ⓘ |
| residence |
Lexington, Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Lexington
|
| settingTimePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| spouse | Allston Wheatley ⓘ |
| storyThemeAssociation |
addiction
ⓘ
family ⓘ female independence ⓘ grief ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
alcoholism
ⓘ
depression ⓘ |
| workOfFictionGenre | drama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alma Wheatley Description of subject: Alma Wheatley is a central character in the miniseries "The Queen's Gambit," depicted as the troubled yet supportive adoptive mother of chess prodigy Beth Harmon.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.