Robin Stokes
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Robin Stokes is one of the four central women in Terry McMillan’s novel and its film adaptation "Waiting to Exhale," known for navigating love, career, and friendship in 1990s Phoenix.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robin Stokes canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T206069 — 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: Robin Stokes Context triple: [Waiting to Exhale, mainCharacter, Robin Stokes]
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A.
Joanne Rogers
Joanne Rogers was an American concert pianist and television personality best known as the longtime wife and collaborator of children's television icon Fred Rogers and as a prominent advocate for his legacy.
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B.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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C.
Ann Sadler
Ann Sadler was the wife of John Harvard, the English clergyman and benefactor after whom Harvard University is named.
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D.
Elizabeth Flanagan
Elizabeth Flanagan was the wife of C. Everett Koop, the prominent U.S. Surgeon General known for his influential public health advocacy.
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E.
Lisa Rogers
Lisa Rogers is a member of the Rogers family, known as the daughter of Canadian businessman and media magnate Ted Rogers.
- 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: Robin Stokes Target entity description: Robin Stokes is one of the four central women in Terry McMillan’s novel and its film adaptation "Waiting to Exhale," known for navigating love, career, and friendship in 1990s Phoenix.
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A.
Joanne Rogers
Joanne Rogers was an American concert pianist and television personality best known as the longtime wife and collaborator of children's television icon Fred Rogers and as a prominent advocate for his legacy.
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B.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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C.
Ann Sadler
Ann Sadler was the wife of John Harvard, the English clergyman and benefactor after whom Harvard University is named.
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D.
Elizabeth Flanagan
Elizabeth Flanagan was the wife of C. Everett Koop, the prominent U.S. Surgeon General known for his influential public health advocacy.
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E.
Lisa Rogers
Lisa Rogers is a member of the Rogers family, known as the daughter of Canadian businessman and media magnate Ted Rogers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedFor | film ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Waiting to Exhale (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
Waiting to Exhale
|
| basedOnWork |
Waiting to Exhale (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Waiting to Exhale
|
| countryOfResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Terry McMillan ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Waiting to Exhale universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Waiting to Exhale
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
African-American women’s fiction
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Bernadine Harris
ⓘ
Gloria Matthews ⓘ Savannah Jackson ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | core group of four women in Waiting to Exhale ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | professional woman ⓘ |
| residence |
Phoenix, Arizona
ⓘ
linked to:
Phoenix
|
| setting | Phoenix, Arizona in the 1990s ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
balancing career and personal life
ⓘ
finding lasting romantic love ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
career and independence
ⓘ
female friendship ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robin Stokes Description of subject: Robin Stokes is one of the four central women in Terry McMillan’s novel and its film adaptation "Waiting to Exhale," known for navigating love, career, and friendship in 1990s Phoenix.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.