Heidi Hansen
E235348
Heidi Hansen is a central character in the musical "Dear Evan Hansen," portrayed as Evan's hardworking single mother struggling to connect with her son while balancing her demanding job and personal challenges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heidi Hansen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2060730 — 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: Heidi Hansen Context triple: [Dear Evan Hansen, featuresCharacter, Heidi Hansen]
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A.
Beth Johanssen
Beth Johanssen is a brilliant young NASA systems operator and communications specialist who is part of the Ares 3 crew in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel "The Martian."
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B.
Darci Kistler
Darci Kistler is an acclaimed American ballerina best known as one of the last principal dancers personally selected and mentored by George Balanchine at New York City Ballet.
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C.
Sonja Haraldsen
Sonja Haraldsen, now Queen Sonja of Norway, is the queen consort of King Harald V and a prominent member of the Norwegian royal family known for her cultural and charitable work.
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D.
Kate Soffel
Kate Soffel is the real-life warden’s wife whose illicit romance with a condemned prisoner inspired the 1984 film "Mrs. Soffel."
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E.
Jane Hansen
Jane Hansen is known as the wife of legendary American composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach.
- 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: Heidi Hansen Target entity description: Heidi Hansen is a central character in the musical "Dear Evan Hansen," portrayed as Evan's hardworking single mother struggling to connect with her son while balancing her demanding job and personal challenges.
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A.
Beth Johanssen
Beth Johanssen is a brilliant young NASA systems operator and communications specialist who is part of the Ares 3 crew in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel "The Martian."
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B.
Darci Kistler
Darci Kistler is an acclaimed American ballerina best known as one of the last principal dancers personally selected and mentored by George Balanchine at New York City Ballet.
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C.
Sonja Haraldsen
Sonja Haraldsen, now Queen Sonja of Norway, is the queen consort of King Harald V and a prominent member of the Norwegian royal family known for her cultural and charitable work.
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D.
Kate Soffel
Kate Soffel is the real-life warden’s wife whose illicit romance with a condemned prisoner inspired the 1984 film "Mrs. Soffel."
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E.
Jane Hansen
Jane Hansen is known as the wife of legendary American composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dear Evan Hansen ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | musical ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
film adaptation
ⓘ
stage musical ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
caring
ⓘ
emotionally vulnerable ⓘ hardworking ⓘ loving ⓘ resilient ⓘ supportive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Steven Levenson ⓘ |
| emotionalArc |
comes to understand Evan’s struggles
ⓘ
reaffirms unconditional love for Evan ⓘ |
| employmentStatus | full-time worker ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Dear Evan Hansen
ⓘ
surface form:
Dear Evan Hansen (2015 world premiere)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | Evan Hansen ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole | mother ⓘ |
| hasFinancialStruggle | works extra shifts to support family ⓘ |
| hasRoleInNarrative | central character ⓘ |
| importantScene |
comforting Evan in So Big/So Small
ⓘ
confrontation with Evan after his lies are revealed ⓘ |
| isParentOf | Evan Hansen ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Benj Pasek ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | single mother ⓘ |
| musicBy | Justin Paul ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
emotional anchor for Evan Hansen
ⓘ
parental figure ⓘ |
| occupation | nurse ⓘ |
| portrayedByFilm | Julianne Moore ⓘ |
| portrayedByStage |
Jessica Phillips
ⓘ
Rachel Bay Jones ⓘ Rebecca McGinnis ⓘ |
| primaryConflict |
balances demanding job and personal challenges
ⓘ
struggles to connect with her son ⓘ |
| relationshipToEvanHansen | mother and primary caregiver ⓘ |
| settingResidence | suburban United States ⓘ |
| singsSongIn |
Anybody Have a Map?
ⓘ
Finale (Dear Evan Hansen) ⓘ Good for You ⓘ
surface form:
Good For You
So Big/So Small ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
communication and misunderstanding
ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ parent-child relationships ⓘ single parenthood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heidi Hansen Description of subject: Heidi Hansen is a central character in the musical "Dear Evan Hansen," portrayed as Evan's hardworking single mother struggling to connect with her son while balancing her demanding job and personal challenges.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.