Heather Langenkamp
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Heather Langenkamp is an American actress best known for playing Nancy Thompson, the resourceful heroine of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film and several of its sequels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heather Langenkamp canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5485666 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heather Langenkamp Context triple: [A Nightmare on Elm Street, starring, Heather Langenkamp]
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Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz is an American actress known for her roles in 1980s films and television series, including standout performances in movies like "The Lost Boys" and "Quicksilver."
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B.
Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol is an American actress best known for her Emmy-winning role on the TV drama "Family" and her work in films like "Little Darlings" and "Only When I Laugh."
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C.
Eliza Sommers
Eliza Sommers is the determined and adventurous Chilean-born heroine of Isabel Allende’s historical novel "Daughter of Fortune," who embarks on a perilous journey to California during the Gold Rush in search of love and independence.
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D.
Annie Potts
Annie Potts is an American actress best known for her roles in films like "Ghostbusters" and "Pretty in Pink" and for voicing Bo Peep in the "Toy Story" animated franchise.
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E.
Kathleen Rose Perkins
Kathleen Rose Perkins is an American actress known for her work in television comedies and dramas, including roles in series like "Episodes" and various film appearances.
- 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: Heather Langenkamp Target entity description: Heather Langenkamp is an American actress best known for playing Nancy Thompson, the resourceful heroine of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film and several of its sequels.
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A.
Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz is an American actress known for her roles in 1980s films and television series, including standout performances in movies like "The Lost Boys" and "Quicksilver."
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B.
Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol is an American actress best known for her Emmy-winning role on the TV drama "Family" and her work in films like "Little Darlings" and "Only When I Laugh."
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C.
Eliza Sommers
Eliza Sommers is the determined and adventurous Chilean-born heroine of Isabel Allende’s historical novel "Daughter of Fortune," who embarks on a perilous journey to California during the Gold Rush in search of love and independence.
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D.
Annie Potts
Annie Potts is an American actress best known for her roles in films like "Ghostbusters" and "Pretty in Pink" and for voicing Bo Peep in the "Toy Story" animated franchise.
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E.
Kathleen Rose Perkins
Kathleen Rose Perkins is an American actress known for her work in television comedies and dramas, including roles in series like "Episodes" and various film appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
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human ⓘ |
| appearedInFranchise | A Nightmare on Elm Street film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner | David LeRoy Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Nancy Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Daniel Atticus Anderson
NERFINISHED
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Isabella Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coOwnerOf | AFX Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-07-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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Tulsa University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | AFX Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Langenkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | horror film ⓘ |
| givenName | Heather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreSpecialization |
horror
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television sitcom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying Nancy Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
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scream queen status in horror genre ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Heather Langenkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Nightmare on Elm Street
NERFINISHED
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Just the Ten of Us NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek Into Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ The Midnight Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Craven's New Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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producer ⓘ special effects studio owner ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse |
Alan Pasqua
NERFINISHED
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David LeRoy Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
A Nightmare on Elm Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Just the Ten of Us NERFINISHED ⓘ Pet Sematary (2019 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek Into Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ The Midnight Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Craven's New Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heather Langenkamp Description of subject: Heather Langenkamp is an American actress best known for playing Nancy Thompson, the resourceful heroine of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film and several of its sequels.
Referenced by (3)
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