Zoe Washburne
E1025157
Zoe Washburne is a tough, loyal former soldier who serves as second-in-command aboard the spaceship Serenity in the science-fiction series Firefly.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zoe Washburne canonical | 11 |
| Zoe Washburne in Serenity | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13174683 — 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: Zoe Washburne Context triple: [Firefly, hasMainCharacter, Zoe Washburne]
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A.
Zoe Caldwell
Zoe Caldwell was an acclaimed Australian-born actress and four-time Tony Award winner, renowned for her powerful stage performances in both classical and contemporary roles.
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B.
Zoe Buckman
Zoe Buckman is a British artist and photographer known for her feminist, multimedia works that explore themes of gender, sexuality, and power.
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C.
Zoe Luther
Zoe Luther is a character in the British crime drama series "Luther," known as the estranged wife of the troubled detective John Luther.
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D.
Zoe Fontaine
Zoe Fontaine is a central character in the 1955 Western film "The Rawhide Years," known for her involvement in the story’s frontier drama and romantic intrigue.
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E.
Zoe Jackson
Zoe Jackson is an American television and film producer and director, known for her work on series like "Project Runway" and as the daughter of actor Samuel L. Jackson.
- 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: Zoe Washburne Target entity description: Zoe Washburne is a tough, loyal former soldier who serves as second-in-command aboard the spaceship Serenity in the science-fiction series Firefly.
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A.
Zoe Caldwell
Zoe Caldwell was an acclaimed Australian-born actress and four-time Tony Award winner, renowned for her powerful stage performances in both classical and contemporary roles.
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B.
Zoe Buckman
Zoe Buckman is a British artist and photographer known for her feminist, multimedia works that explore themes of gender, sexuality, and power.
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C.
Zoe Luther
Zoe Luther is a character in the British crime drama series "Luther," known as the estranged wife of the troubled detective John Luther.
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D.
Zoe Fontaine
Zoe Fontaine is a central character in the 1955 Western film "The Rawhide Years," known for her involvement in the story’s frontier drama and romantic intrigue.
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E.
Zoe Jackson
Zoe Jackson is an American television and film producer and director, known for her work on series like "Project Runway" and as the daughter of actor Samuel L. Jackson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
science fiction character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Independent Faction
ⓘ
Serenity crew ⓘ
linked to:
Serenity
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Zoe Alleyne Washburne
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoë Alleyne Washburne
|
| appearsIn |
Firefly
ⓘ
Serenity ⓘ comic series "Serenity" ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode |
Firefly episode "Ariel"
ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Bushwhacked" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Heart of Gold" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Jaynestown" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Objects in Space" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Out of Gas" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Safe" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Serenity" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Shindig" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "The Message" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "The Train Job" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "Trash" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
Firefly episode "War Stories" ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
|
| closeFriend |
Malcolm Reynolds
ⓘ
linked to:
Captain Malcolm Reynolds
|
| createdBy | Joss Whedon ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Firefly episode "Serenity"
ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
|
| foughtIn | Unification War ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | space western ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| homeworld | unknown ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maidenName | Zoe Alleyne ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| notableRelationship | crew of Serenity ⓘ |
| occupation |
first mate
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
loyal
ⓘ
stoic ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gina Torres ⓘ |
| rank | second-in-command ⓘ |
| servesOn | Serenity ⓘ |
| servesUnder |
Malcolm Reynolds
ⓘ
linked to:
Captain Malcolm Reynolds
|
| setting |
Firefly universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
|
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Hoban Washburne ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation | pilot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zoe Washburne Description of subject: Zoe Washburne is a tough, loyal former soldier who serves as second-in-command aboard the spaceship Serenity in the science-fiction series Firefly.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.