Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction
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Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction is the mentally unstable woman whose obsessive affair with a married man drives the psychological thriller’s plot and made the character iconic in popular culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction canonical | 1 |
| Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2745962 — 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: Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction Context triple: [Glenn Close, notableRole, Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction]
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A.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
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B.
Linda Creed
Linda Creed was an American songwriter best known for penning numerous soul and R&B hits in the 1970s and 1980s, often in collaboration with producer Thom Bell.
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C.
Mary Hartman
Mary Hartman is the neurotic, overwhelmed housewife protagonist of the satirical 1970s American soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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D.
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz is a supporting character in the film "The Meyerowitz Stories," depicting one of the adult Meyerowitz siblings in Noah Baumbach’s family dramedy.
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E.
Clarice Starling
Clarice Starling is a determined and intelligent FBI trainee-turned-agent best known as the protagonist of Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels and their film adaptations, particularly The Silence of the Lambs.
- 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: Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction Target entity description: Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction is the mentally unstable woman whose obsessive affair with a married man drives the psychological thriller’s plot and made the character iconic in popular culture.
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A.
Christine Grady
Christine Grady is an American nurse-bioethicist who heads the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and is known for her work on clinical research ethics.
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B.
Linda Creed
Linda Creed was an American songwriter best known for penning numerous soul and R&B hits in the 1970s and 1980s, often in collaboration with producer Thom Bell.
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C.
Mary Hartman
Mary Hartman is the neurotic, overwhelmed housewife protagonist of the satirical 1970s American soap opera parody "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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D.
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz is a supporting character in the film "The Meyerowitz Stories," depicting one of the adult Meyerowitz siblings in Noah Baumbach’s family dramedy.
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E.
Clarice Starling
Clarice Starling is a determined and intelligent FBI trainee-turned-agent best known as the protagonist of Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels and their film adaptations, particularly The Silence of the Lambs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fatal Attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
consequences of adultery
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infidelity ⓘ mental illness in popular media ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| attemptsTo |
destroy Dan Gallagher’s marriage
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force Dan Gallagher to stay with her ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the short film Diversion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy |
Adrian Lyne
ⓘ
James Dearden ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became a symbol of the “bunny boiler” stereotype
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sparked debates about the portrayal of career women ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Fatal Attraction
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surface form:
Fatal Attraction (1987 film)
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| harasses | Gallagher family ⓘ |
| kills | family’s pet rabbit ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently cited among greatest movie villains
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influenced later depictions of obsessive lovers in film and television ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | single ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mentalHealthStatus | mentally unstable ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives the central conflict of the film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
antagonist role in a psychological thriller
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iconic villain in popular culture ⓘ obsessive affair with a married man ⓘ |
| notableScene | boiling the family’s pet rabbit ⓘ |
| occupation |
book editor
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editor ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
emotionally volatile
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manipulative ⓘ obsessive ⓘ |
| portrayalReceived | critical acclaim for Glenn Close’s performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Glenn Close ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Dan Gallagher ⓘ |
| roleInStory | main antagonist ⓘ |
| romanticInvolvementWith | Dan Gallagher ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | shares most scenes with Dan Gallagher ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| threatens |
Beth Gallagher
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Dan Gallagher ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction Description of subject: Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction is the mentally unstable woman whose obsessive affair with a married man drives the psychological thriller’s plot and made the character iconic in popular culture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (TV series)