Theodora
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Theodora is a central character in the 1963 horror film "The Haunting," known as a stylish, enigmatic woman with implied psychic sensitivity who becomes one of the guests investigating the sinister Hill House.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theodora canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3456646 — 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: Theodora Context triple: [The Haunting (1963 film), mainCharacter, Theodora]
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A.
Theodora
Theodora was a powerful 6th-century Byzantine empress renowned for her political influence, support of women’s rights, and crucial role in shaping the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
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B.
Theodora
Theodora is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the martyrdom of the Christian saint Theodora in Roman Antioch.
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C.
Theodora
Theodora was a Roman noblewoman of the early 4th century, traditionally identified as the first wife of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and the mother of several important imperial figures.
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D.
Theodora
Theodora was a Byzantine noblewoman of the Tocco family who became the first wife of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor.
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Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
- 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: Theodora Target entity description: Theodora is a central character in the 1963 horror film "The Haunting," known as a stylish, enigmatic woman with implied psychic sensitivity who becomes one of the guests investigating the sinister Hill House.
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A.
Theodora
Theodora was a powerful 6th-century Byzantine empress renowned for her political influence, support of women’s rights, and crucial role in shaping the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
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B.
Theodora
Theodora is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the martyrdom of the Christian saint Theodora in Roman Antioch.
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C.
Theodora
Theodora was a Roman noblewoman of the early 4th century, traditionally identified as the first wife of Emperor Constantius Chlorus and the mother of several important imperial figures.
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D.
Theodora
Theodora was a Byzantine noblewoman of the Tocco family who became the first wife of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor.
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E.
Théodora
Théodora is the given name of Dora Maar, the French photographer and painter closely associated with Pablo Picasso and the Surrealist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Theodora Crain
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surface form:
Theodora ("Theo") from "The Haunting of Hill House" novel
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| appearsIn |
The Haunting
ⓘ
surface form:
The Haunting (1963 film)
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| associatedWith | Hill House ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
female intimacy
ⓘ
psychic sensitivity ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ |
| basedOn | Theodora (character in Shirley Jackson's novel "The Haunting of Hill House") ⓘ |
| costumeStyle |
fashionable
ⓘ
modernist ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | cinematic adaptation of "The Haunting of Hill House" ⓘ |
| experiences | supernatural phenomena in Hill House ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Robert Wise ⓘ |
| filmWriterOfWork | Nelson Gidding ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | gothic horror ⓘ |
| hasAbility | implied psychic sensitivity ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emotionally guarded
ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
enigmatic
ⓘ
stylish ⓘ |
| householdStatus | shares a room with Eleanor Lance at Hill House ⓘ |
| invitedBy | Dr. John Markway ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
foil to Eleanor Lance
ⓘ
heightens psychological tension in Hill House ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive fashion and visual style in the film
ⓘ
early coded queer representation in mainstream horror film ⓘ |
| occupation | artist ⓘ |
| participatesIn | investigation of Hill House ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Claire Bloom ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithEleanorLance | ambiguous intimacy and tension ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Eleanor Lance ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character in "The Haunting" (1963) ⓘ |
| screenEra | 1960s cinema ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Hill House
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surface form:
Hill House, New England mansion (fictional)
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| sexuality | implied lesbian or bisexual ⓘ |
| sourceWorkAuthor | Shirley Jackson ⓘ |
| temporalSettingOfWork | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theodora Description of subject: Theodora is a central character in the 1963 horror film "The Haunting," known as a stylish, enigmatic woman with implied psychic sensitivity who becomes one of the guests investigating the sinister Hill House.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Haunting (1963 film)
subject surface form:
The Haunting of Hill House