Erica Bain
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Erica Bain is the traumatized New York radio host who becomes a vigilante seeking justice after a brutal attack in the film "The Brave One."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erica Bain canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1276810 — 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: Erica Bain Context triple: [The Brave One, mainCharacter, Erica Bain]
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A.
Erika Rose
Erika Rose is a writer best known for her work on the song "A Woman's Worth."
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B.
Bridget Dryden
Bridget Dryden was the mother of the notable Puritan spiritual leader and religious dissenter Anne Hutchinson.
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C.
Erica Abi Wright
Erica Abi Wright, better known as Erykah Badu, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress renowned as a leading figure in neo-soul music.
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D.
Alexandra Richards
Alexandra Richards is an American model and artist, best known as the daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and actress Patti Hansen.
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E.
Kate Garvey
Kate Garvey is a British public relations executive and former political aide, known for her work with Tony Blair and her marriage to Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.
- 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: Erica Bain Target entity description: Erica Bain is the traumatized New York radio host who becomes a vigilante seeking justice after a brutal attack in the film "The Brave One."
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A.
Erika Rose
Erika Rose is a writer best known for her work on the song "A Woman's Worth."
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B.
Bridget Dryden
Bridget Dryden was the mother of the notable Puritan spiritual leader and religious dissenter Anne Hutchinson.
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C.
Erica Abi Wright
Erica Abi Wright, better known as Erykah Badu, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress renowned as a leading figure in neo-soul music.
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D.
Alexandra Richards
Alexandra Richards is an American model and artist, best known as the daughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and actress Patti Hansen.
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E.
Kate Garvey
Kate Garvey is a British public relations executive and former political aide, known for her work with Tony Blair and her marriage to Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ vigilante ⓘ |
| affiliation | New York radio show "Street Walk" ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Brave One ⓘ |
| characterArc | transforms from peaceful radio host to vigilante ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Bruce A. Taylor
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Cynthia Mort ⓘ Roderick Taylor ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Neil Jordan ⓘ |
| employer | New York City radio station ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Brave One ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological thriller
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vigilante film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivation |
overcoming trauma
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seeking justice ⓘ |
| name | Erica Bain self-link ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
brutal attack in Central Park
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fiancé killed in attack ⓘ |
| occupation |
radio host
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talk show host ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jodie Foster ⓘ |
| relationship | engaged to David Kirmani ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
morality of revenge
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trauma and recovery ⓘ vigilante justice ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | handgun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erica Bain Description of subject: Erica Bain is the traumatized New York radio host who becomes a vigilante seeking justice after a brutal attack in the film "The Brave One."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.