Christine Penmark
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Christine Penmark is a central character in the novel and film "The Bad Seed," portrayed as a seemingly ordinary mother who gradually discovers the disturbing, murderous nature of her young daughter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christine Penmark canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11235065 — 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: Christine Penmark Context triple: [The Bad Seed, character, Christine Penmark]
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A.
Christine Donovan
Christine Donovan is the spouse of American basketball coach Billy Donovan, known for her long-standing support throughout his collegiate and NBA coaching career.
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B.
Christine Arians
Christine Arians is the wife of former NFL head coach Bruce Arians and is known for her involvement in charitable and community initiatives connected to his coaching career.
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C.
Christine Franklin
Christine Franklin is the high school student whose sexual harassment case led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, establishing that monetary damages are available under Title IX for intentional discrimination.
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D.
Christine Bottomley
Christine Bottomley is an English actress known for her work in British television dramas, radio, and theatre.
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E.
Christina Hodson
Christina Hodson is a British screenwriter known for writing major Hollywood genre films such as Bumblebee, Birds of Prey, and The Flash.
- 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: Christine Penmark Target entity description: Christine Penmark is a central character in the novel and film "The Bad Seed," portrayed as a seemingly ordinary mother who gradually discovers the disturbing, murderous nature of her young daughter.
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A.
Christine Donovan
Christine Donovan is the spouse of American basketball coach Billy Donovan, known for her long-standing support throughout his collegiate and NBA coaching career.
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B.
Christine Arians
Christine Arians is the wife of former NFL head coach Bruce Arians and is known for her involvement in charitable and community initiatives connected to his coaching career.
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C.
Christine Franklin
Christine Franklin is the high school student whose sexual harassment case led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, establishing that monetary damages are available under Title IX for intentional discrimination.
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D.
Christine Bottomley
Christine Bottomley is an English actress known for her work in British television dramas, radio, and theatre.
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E.
Christina Hodson
Christina Hodson is a British screenwriter known for writing major Hollywood genre films such as Bumblebee, Birds of Prey, and The Flash.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationRelationship | character adapted from novel to stage and film ⓘ |
| appearsAs | seemingly ordinary mother ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Bad Seed
ⓘ
The Bad Seed (1956 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed (2018 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Bad Seed
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Kenneth Penmark
ⓘ
Rhoda Penmark ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
The Bad Seed (stage play)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bad Seed (Broadway)
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| basedOnWork |
The Bad Seed (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bad Seed
|
| centralConflict | struggle to reconcile love for her daughter with horror at her crimes ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
guilt-ridden ⓘ loving mother ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | William March ⓘ |
| discovers | murderous nature of her daughter Rhoda Penmark ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Bad Seed universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bad Seed
|
| firstAppearance |
The Bad Seed (1954 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bad Seed
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological horror
ⓘ
suspense ⓘ |
| givenName | Christine ⓘ |
| hasChild | Rhoda Penmark ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Kenneth Penmark ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Penmark ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist who uncovers her child’s crimes ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Blair Brown
ⓘ
Nancy Kelly ⓘ Nancy Kelly (1956 film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly (Broadway stage play) ⓘ Rob Lowe (gender-swapped adaptation context as a parent figure) ⓘ |
| relative | Rhoda Penmark ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character in The Bad Seed ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
inherited evil
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maternal anxiety ⓘ nature versus nurture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christine Penmark Description of subject: Christine Penmark is a central character in the novel and film "The Bad Seed," portrayed as a seemingly ordinary mother who gradually discovers the disturbing, murderous nature of her young daughter.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.