Sarah Linden

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fictional character television character

Sarah Linden is the introspective, relentless homicide detective at the center of the American crime drama series "The Killing."

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Sarah Linden canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8602071 — 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: Sarah Linden
Context triple: [Mireille Enos, playedCharacter, Sarah Linden]

A. Jessica Rhoades
Jessica Rhoades is a television producer best known for her executive production work on the acclaimed anthology series "Black Mirror."
B. Jessica Rhoades
Jessica Rhoades is a television producer best known for her executive production work on the acclaimed drama series "The Affair."
C. Dani Dennison
Dani Dennison is a brave and spirited young girl in the film "Hocus Pocus" who helps her brother battle resurrected witches on Halloween night.
D. Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs is an American actress and comedian best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the sharp-tongued maid Florence Johnston on the classic sitcom "The Jeffersons."
E. Daphne Moon
Daphne Moon is a quirky, psychic-leaning live-in physical therapist and housekeeper who becomes a central member of the Crane household on the television sitcom "Frasier."
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: Sarah Linden
Target entity description: Sarah Linden is the introspective, relentless homicide detective at the center of the American crime drama series "The Killing."

A. Jessica Rhoades
Jessica Rhoades is a television producer best known for her executive production work on the acclaimed anthology series "Black Mirror."
B. Jessica Rhoades
Jessica Rhoades is a television producer best known for her executive production work on the acclaimed drama series "The Affair."
C. Dani Dennison
Dani Dennison is a brave and spirited young girl in the film "Hocus Pocus" who helps her brother battle resurrected witches on Halloween night.
D. Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs is an American actress and comedian best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the sharp-tongued maid Florence Johnston on the classic sitcom "The Jeffersons."
E. Daphne Moon
Daphne Moon is a quirky, psychic-leaning live-in physical therapist and housekeeper who becomes a central member of the Crane household on the television sitcom "Frasier."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ
appearsIn	The Killing (U.S. TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Killing (Denmark)
associatedWithTheme	impact of crime on families ⓘ moral ambiguity in policing ⓘ personal sacrifice for work ⓘ
basedOn	Sarah Lund ⓘ
characterTrait	emotionally guarded ⓘ introspective ⓘ obsessive ⓘ relentless ⓘ workaholic ⓘ
clothingStyle	practical and understated ⓘ
countryOfWork	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Veena Sud ⓘ
familyName	Linden ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Killing, season 1 episode 1 ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
genreContext	crime drama ⓘ mystery television ⓘ
givenName	Sarah ⓘ
hasAddictionIssue	work addiction ⓘ
hasChild	Jack Linden ⓘ
hasConflict	conflict with superiors over investigative methods ⓘ tension between career and motherhood ⓘ
hasMentalHealthStruggle	trauma-related stress ⓘ
hasTransportation	car (frequently shown driving during investigations) ⓘ
inspiredBy	Sarah Lund ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
laterNetworkOfBroadcast	Netflix ⓘ
narrativeFocus	Rosie Larsen murder investigation ⓘ investigation of multiple homicide cases in Seattle ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist of The Killing (U.S. TV series) ⓘ
networkOfOriginalBroadcast	AMC ⓘ
notableHabit	chain smoking (in early seasons) ⓘ
notableRelationship	mentorship-like bond with Stephen Holder ⓘ
occupation	homicide detective ⓘ police officer ⓘ
parentOf	Jack Linden ⓘ
partner	Stephen Holder ⓘ
policeDepartmentDivision	Homicide division ⓘ linked to: Homicide Unit
policeRank	detective ⓘ
portrayedBy	Mireille Enos ⓘ
residence	Seattle (fictional setting) ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington (fictional)
roleIn	The Killing (U.S. TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Killing (Denmark)
screenTimeImportance	central character in all seasons of The Killing (U.S. TV series) ⓘ
settingOfActivity	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
worksFor	Seattle Police Department (fictionalized) ⓘ linked to: Seattle Police Department