Diane Freeling
E349958
Diane Freeling is the mother and central protagonist in the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist," known for her desperate efforts to save her daughter from malevolent supernatural forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diane Freeling canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3342299 — 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: Diane Freeling Context triple: [Poltergeist, mainCharacter, Diane Freeling]
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A.
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler was an American child actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best remembered for her witty supporting roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Philadelphia Story."
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B.
Lynne Hollander
Lynne Hollander is an American activist best known for her involvement in the 1960s Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley and her longtime partnership with fellow activist Mario Savio.
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C.
Beverly Gage
Beverly Gage is an American historian and Yale professor known for her scholarship on 20th-century U.S. political history and her acclaimed biography of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
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D.
Dorothy Auerbach
Dorothy Auerbach was the wife of legendary Boston Celtics coach and executive Red Auerbach.
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E.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
- 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: Diane Freeling Target entity description: Diane Freeling is the mother and central protagonist in the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist," known for her desperate efforts to save her daughter from malevolent supernatural forces.
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A.
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler was an American child actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best remembered for her witty supporting roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Philadelphia Story."
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B.
Lynne Hollander
Lynne Hollander is an American activist best known for her involvement in the 1960s Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley and her longtime partnership with fellow activist Mario Savio.
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C.
Beverly Gage
Beverly Gage is an American historian and Yale professor known for her scholarship on 20th-century U.S. political history and her acclaimed biography of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
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D.
Dorothy Auerbach
Dorothy Auerbach was the wife of legendary Boston Celtics coach and executive Red Auerbach.
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E.
Judith Nelson
Judith Nelson was an American soprano known for her pioneering work and acclaimed performances in the early music and Baroque repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ horror film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Poltergeist
ⓘ
Poltergeist (1982 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist
Poltergeist II: The Other Side ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise |
Poltergeist franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist III
|
| associatedWith |
haunted house
ⓘ
television-based haunting ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Steven Spielberg
ⓘ
Tobe Hooper ⓘ |
| familyName | Freeling ⓘ |
| fightsAgainst |
malevolent supernatural forces
ⓘ
poltergeists ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
horror
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Diane ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| hasAge | young mother ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
courageous
ⓘ
determined ⓘ loving mother ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Carol Anne Freeling
ⓘ
Dana Freeling ⓘ
linked to:
Carol Anne Freeling
Robbie Freeling ⓘ |
| hasFamilyRole | mother ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family in peril
ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ |
| homeType | suburban single-family house ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives rescue plot for Carol Anne Freeling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confronting malevolent spirits in her home
ⓘ
desperate efforts to save her daughter from supernatural forces ⓘ |
| notableScene | entering the supernatural portal to rescue Carol Anne ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| partOf | Freeling family ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
JoBeth Williams
ⓘ
JoBeth Williams in Poltergeist II: The Other Side ⓘ
linked to:
JoBeth Williams
|
| residesIn | Cuesta Verde, California (fictional suburb) ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
central protagonist
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfEvents | suburban California in early 1980s ⓘ |
| spouse |
Steven Freeling
ⓘ
linked to:
Steve Freeling
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diane Freeling Description of subject: Diane Freeling is the mother and central protagonist in the 1982 horror film "Poltergeist," known for her desperate efforts to save her daughter from malevolent supernatural forces.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.