Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show
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Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show is a young woman in the 1950s who rebels against her abusive, controlling father to join the freak show community, undergoing extreme body modifications that earn her the nickname "Lizard Girl."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show Context triple: [Grace Gummer, portrayedCharacter, Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show]
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A.
Penny
Penny is the given name of American actress Penny Johnson Jerald, known for her roles in series such as "24" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
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B.
Penny
Penny is a friendly, aspiring actress and waitress who becomes the sociable, down-to-earth neighbor and later close friend and love interest of the main nerdy characters in the sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
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C.
Penney
Penney is the surname of James Cash Penney, the American businessman who founded the J. C. Penney department store chain.
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D.
Penny Wheep
Penny Wheep is a poetry collection by Scottish modernist writer Hugh MacDiarmid that reflects his innovative use of Scots language and exploration of national and social themes.
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E.
Fancy’s Show-Box
Fancy’s Show-Box is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of conscience, temptation, and moral judgment through a supernatural device that reveals people’s inner guilt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show Target entity description: Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show is a young woman in the 1950s who rebels against her abusive, controlling father to join the freak show community, undergoing extreme body modifications that earn her the nickname "Lizard Girl."
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A.
Penny
Penny is the given name of American actress Penny Johnson Jerald, known for her roles in series such as "24" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
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B.
Penny
Penny is a friendly, aspiring actress and waitress who becomes the sociable, down-to-earth neighbor and later close friend and love interest of the main nerdy characters in the sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."
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C.
Penney
Penney is the surname of James Cash Penney, the American businessman who founded the J. C. Penney department store chain.
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D.
Penny Wheep
Penny Wheep is a poetry collection by Scottish modernist writer Hugh MacDiarmid that reflects his innovative use of Scots language and exploration of national and social themes.
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E.
Fancy’s Show-Box
Fancy’s Show-Box is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of conscience, temptation, and moral judgment through a supernatural device that reveals people’s inner guilt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | American Horror Story: Freak Show ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | American Horror Story ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
body autonomy
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found family ⓘ rebellion against patriarchy ⓘ |
| bodyModification |
forked tongue
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full-body reptilian tattoos ⓘ subdermal implants ⓘ |
| characterArc | leaves her controlling home to join the freak show community ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Brad Falchuk
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Ryan Murphy ⓘ |
| familyRelation | daughter of Vince ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
American Horror Story: Freak Show
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surface form:
American Horror Story: Freak Show, episode "Massacres and Matinees"
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | horror television ⓘ |
| hasFather | Vince (Penny's father) ⓘ |
| joinsCommunity | freak show community ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
American Horror Story: Freak Show
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surface form:
American Horror Story: Freak Show, episode "Curtain Call"
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| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fräulein Elsa's Cabinet of Curiosities ⓘ |
| motivation | rebellion against abusive father ⓘ |
| network | FX ⓘ |
| nickname | Lizard Girl ⓘ |
| occupation | freak show performer ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Horror Story
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surface form:
American Horror Story franchise
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| portrayedBy | Grace Gummer ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Paul the Illustrated Seal ⓘ |
| seriesSeason | season 4 ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
City of Jupiter, Florida
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surface form:
Jupiter, Florida
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| settingTimePeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| suffersFrom | abuse by her father ⓘ |
| timeInUniverse | 1952 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show Description of subject: Penny in American Horror Story: Freak Show is a young woman in the 1950s who rebels against her abusive, controlling father to join the freak show community, undergoing extreme body modifications that earn her the nickname "Lizard Girl."
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