Kate McCallister
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Kate McCallister is the frantic, determined mother in the film "Home Alone," best known for desperately trying to return home to her accidentally abandoned son, Kevin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kate McCallister canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4356124 — 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: Kate McCallister Context triple: [Home Alone (1990 film), mainCharacter, Kate McCallister]
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A.
Sarah McKean
Sarah McKean was the daughter of American statesman and Declaration of Independence signer Thomas McKean, noted in historical records primarily through her connection to his prominent political family.
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B.
Jessica McDonald
Jessica McDonald is an American professional soccer forward known for her prolific scoring in the National Women's Soccer League and contributions to the U.S. women's national team.
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C.
Megan McArthur
Megan McArthur is a NASA astronaut and oceanographer best known for her role as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle missions, including the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing flight.
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D.
Molly McCauley
Molly McCauley, better known as Molly Pitcher, is a legendary figure of the American Revolutionary War celebrated for taking her husband's place at a cannon during the Battle of Monmouth.
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E.
Lucy McCallum
Lucy McCallum is an Australian jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.
- 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: Kate McCallister Target entity description: Kate McCallister is the frantic, determined mother in the film "Home Alone," best known for desperately trying to return home to her accidentally abandoned son, Kevin.
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A.
Sarah McKean
Sarah McKean was the daughter of American statesman and Declaration of Independence signer Thomas McKean, noted in historical records primarily through her connection to his prominent political family.
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B.
Jessica McDonald
Jessica McDonald is an American professional soccer forward known for her prolific scoring in the National Women's Soccer League and contributions to the U.S. women's national team.
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C.
Megan McArthur
Megan McArthur is a NASA astronaut and oceanographer best known for her role as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle missions, including the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing flight.
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D.
Molly McCauley
Molly McCauley, better known as Molly Pitcher, is a legendary figure of the American Revolutionary War celebrated for taking her husband's place at a cannon during the Battle of Monmouth.
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E.
Lucy McCallum
Lucy McCallum is an Australian jurist who serves as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Home Alone
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone (1990 film)
Home Alone (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone (1990 film)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ⓘ Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
|
| appearsInGenre |
Christmas film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| appearsWithCharacter |
Gus Polinski
ⓘ
Kevin McCallister ⓘ Peter McCallister ⓘ |
| basedIn | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
caring
ⓘ
determined ⓘ frantic ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Hughes ⓘ |
| familyName |
McCallister
ⓘ
linked to:
Buzz McCallister
|
| fictionalUniverse |
Home Alone franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone film series
|
| filmProductionCompany |
20th Century Fox (for Home Alone)
ⓘ
linked to:
20th Century Fox
|
| filmSeries |
Home Alone series
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone film series
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Kate ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Buzz McCallister
ⓘ
Fuller McCallister ⓘ Jeff McCallister ⓘ Kevin McCallister ⓘ Linnie McCallister ⓘ Megan McCallister ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Peter McCallister ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives subplot of returning home to Kevin ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | mother of the protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor | desperately trying to return home to Kevin after leaving him behind ⓘ |
| notableScene |
bargaining for a plane seat to return to Chicago
ⓘ
reuniting with Kevin at the end of Home Alone ⓘ |
| occupation | fashion designer ⓘ |
| parentOfProtagonist | Kevin McCallister ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Catherine O'Hara
ⓘ
linked to:
Catherine O’Hara
|
| residence |
Chicago
ⓘ
suburban house in Winnetka, Illinois (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | supporting character ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kate McCallister Description of subject: Kate McCallister is the frantic, determined mother in the film "Home Alone," best known for desperately trying to return home to her accidentally abandoned son, Kevin.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gus Polinski in Home Alone
subject linked to:
Peter McCallister – John Heard
subject linked to:
Peter McCallister in Home Alone