Mel Jones
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Mel Jones is an animated character best known as the mother of the protagonist Coraline in the 2009 stop-motion film "Coraline."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mel Jones canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4904286 — 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)
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Target entity: Mel Jones Context triple: [Teri Hatcher, voicedCharacter, Mel Jones]
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A.
Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones is a former professional basketball player best known for his standout career in the American Basketball Association, where he was a multi-time All-Star guard.
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B.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
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C.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones is the widowed farmer and central protagonist of the television sitcom "Mayberry R.F.D.," who continues the small-town stories spun off from "The Andy Griffith Show."
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D.
Jo Jones
Jo Jones was an influential American jazz drummer best known for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra, where he helped define the swing era’s rhythmic style.
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E.
Pat Jones
Pat Jones is an American football coach best known for his long tenure as head coach at Oklahoma State University during the 1980s and early 1990s.
- 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: Mel Jones Target entity description: Mel Jones is an animated character best known as the mother of the protagonist Coraline in the 2009 stop-motion film "Coraline."
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A.
Jimmy Jones
Jimmy Jones is a former professional basketball player best known for his standout career in the American Basketball Association, where he was a multi-time All-Star guard.
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B.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones was a Hall of Fame shooting guard who won 10 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics during the 1950s and 1960s, making him one of the most decorated players in league history.
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C.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones is the widowed farmer and central protagonist of the television sitcom "Mayberry R.F.D.," who continues the small-town stories spun off from "The Andy Griffith Show."
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D.
Jo Jones
Jo Jones was an influential American jazz drummer best known for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra, where he helped define the swing era’s rhythmic style.
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E.
Pat Jones
Pat Jones is an American football coach best known for his long tenure as head coach at Oklahoma State University during the 1980s and early 1990s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated film character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ mother character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Henry Selick ⓘ |
| appearanceType | stop-motion puppet ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Coraline (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Coraline
|
| appearsInSceneType | domestic family scenes ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Coraline (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Coraline
|
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Neil Gaiman ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Coraline universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Coraline Jones
|
| filmDistributor | Focus Features ⓘ |
| filmReleaseFormat |
2D
ⓘ
3D ⓘ |
| filmStudio | Laika ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
dark fantasy
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horror ⓘ stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| givenName | Mel ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| medium | stop-motion animated film ⓘ |
| name | Mel Jones ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | contrasts with the Other Mother ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
often busy with work
ⓘ
practical and no-nonsense personality ⓘ shows affection for Coraline despite being preoccupied ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
ⓘ
writer (editing-related work) ⓘ |
| portrayedByVoice | Teri Hatcher ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Laika Entertainment ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic |
protective parent
ⓘ
sometimes strained relationship with Coraline ⓘ |
| relative |
Charlie Jones
ⓘ
Coraline Jones ⓘ |
| residence |
Ashland, Oregon (fictionalized setting)
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linked to:
Ashland, Oregon
Pink Palace Apartments ⓘ |
| roleInStory | mother of Coraline Jones ⓘ |
| spouse | Charlie Jones ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWork | family audience ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkRelease | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mel Jones Description of subject: Mel Jones is an animated character best known as the mother of the protagonist Coraline in the 2009 stop-motion film "Coraline."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.