Joan of Arcadia
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Joan of Arcadia is an early-2000s American television drama series about a teenage girl who regularly encounters God in various human forms and is given tasks that affect the lives of those around her.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joan of Arcadia canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12996531 — 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: Joan of Arcadia Context triple: [Amber Tamblyn, notableWork, Joan of Arcadia]
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A.
Jeanne
Jeanne was a common French female given name historically borne by notable figures such as queens, saints, and writers.
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B.
Angeline
Angeline is the given name of American actress Angie Dickinson, known for her roles in film and television from the 1950s onward.
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C.
Charlaine
Charlaine is the given first name of C. Vivian Stringer, a prominent American women's college basketball coach.
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D.
Eve Southern
Eve Southern was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era, known for her supporting roles in numerous 1920s and 1930s Hollywood productions.
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E.
Janeane
Janeane is a female given name most notably associated with American comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo.
- 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: Joan of Arcadia Target entity description: Joan of Arcadia is an early-2000s American television drama series about a teenage girl who regularly encounters God in various human forms and is given tasks that affect the lives of those around her.
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A.
Jeanne
Jeanne was a common French female given name historically borne by notable figures such as queens, saints, and writers.
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B.
Angeline
Angeline is the given name of American actress Angie Dickinson, known for her roles in film and television from the 1950s onward.
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C.
Charlaine
Charlaine is the given first name of C. Vivian Stringer, a prominent American women's college basketball coach.
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D.
Eve Southern
Eve Southern was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era, known for her supporting roles in numerous 1920s and 1930s Hollywood productions.
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E.
Janeane
Janeane is a female given name most notably associated with American comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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fantasy television series ⓘ teen drama television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| award |
Humanitas Prize
NERFINISHED
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People's Choice Award for Favorite New Dramatic Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original concept by Barbara Hall ⓘ |
| character |
Adam Rove
NERFINISHED
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Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ Glynis Figliola NERFINISHED ⓘ God NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Girardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Girardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Girardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Girardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Girardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Adam Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Barbara Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Barbara Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Barbara Hall
NERFINISHED
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David Grae NERFINISHED ⓘ James Hayman NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald L. Schwary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2003-09-26 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fantasy ⓘ teen drama ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2005-04-22 ⓘ |
| leadActor | Amber Tamblyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Joan Girardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 45 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | One of Us NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingThemePerformer | Joan Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChannel | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A teenage girl regularly encounters God in various human forms and is given tasks that affect the lives of those around her. ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Barbara Hall Productions
NERFINISHED
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Touchstone Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Joan Girardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Arcadia, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Amber Tamblyn
NERFINISHED
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Becky Wahlstrom NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Marquette NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Ritter NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Mantegna NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Steenburgen NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Welch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 2003 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joan of Arcadia Description of subject: Joan of Arcadia is an early-2000s American television drama series about a teenage girl who regularly encounters God in various human forms and is given tasks that affect the lives of those around her.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.