Kathy Nicolo
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Kathy Nicolo is the emotionally fragile, recovering addict at the center of the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog," whose struggle to reclaim her foreclosed home drives the story’s tragic conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kathy Nicolo canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5342457 — 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: Kathy Nicolo Context triple: [House of Sand and Fog, mainCharacter, Kathy Nicolo]
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A.
Denise Lombardo
Denise Lombardo is an American woman best known as the first wife of former stockbroker and convicted fraudster Jordan Belfort, whose life inspired the film "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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B.
Vickie Gioberti
Vickie Gioberti is a fictional character from the American prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest," known as the daughter of Chase and Maggie Gioberti.
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C.
Linda Giuva
Linda Giuva is an Italian archivist and academic known for her work in archival science and for being married to former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema.
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D.
Dawn Olivieri
Dawn Olivieri is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as "Heroes" and "House of Lies" as well as various film appearances.
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E.
Terri DeMarco
Terri DeMarco is best known as the wife of American character actor Murray Hamilton, who appeared in films such as "Jaws" and "The Graduate."
- 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: Kathy Nicolo Target entity description: Kathy Nicolo is the emotionally fragile, recovering addict at the center of the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog," whose struggle to reclaim her foreclosed home drives the story’s tragic conflict.
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A.
Denise Lombardo
Denise Lombardo is an American woman best known as the first wife of former stockbroker and convicted fraudster Jordan Belfort, whose life inspired the film "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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B.
Vickie Gioberti
Vickie Gioberti is a fictional character from the American prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest," known as the daughter of Chase and Maggie Gioberti.
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C.
Linda Giuva
Linda Giuva is an Italian archivist and academic known for her work in archival science and for being married to former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema.
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D.
Dawn Olivieri
Dawn Olivieri is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as "Heroes" and "House of Lies" as well as various film appearances.
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E.
Terri DeMarco
Terri DeMarco is best known as the wife of American character actor Murray Hamilton, who appeared in films such as "Jaws" and "The Graduate."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| antagonisticRelationshipWith | Massoud Behrani ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
House of Sand and Fog
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House of Sand and Fog (film) ⓘ
linked to:
House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
House of Sand and Fog
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| centralConflict | loss of her house through foreclosure ⓘ |
| creator | Andre Dubus III ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOf | House of Sand and Fog ⓘ |
| emotionalStateAtBeginning | depressed ⓘ |
| emotionalStateDuringStory | increasingly desperate ⓘ |
| formsRelationshipWith | Deputy Sheriff Lester Burdon ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| goal | to reclaim her foreclosed home ⓘ |
| hasAddictionHistory | yes ⓘ |
| homeOwnershipStatus | homeowner ⓘ |
| legalProblem | house mistakenly seized for unpaid business taxes ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | separated ⓘ |
| medium |
cinema
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literature ⓘ |
| mentalHealthStatus | emotionally fragile ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | house cleaner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jennifer Connelly ⓘ |
| relationship | daughter of a deceased father who left her the house ⓘ |
| residence | a small house in the San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | involved in a tragic chain of events ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
addiction and recovery
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dispossession and loss ⓘ the American Dream gone wrong ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kathy Nicolo Description of subject: Kathy Nicolo is the emotionally fragile, recovering addict at the center of the novel and film "House of Sand and Fog," whose struggle to reclaim her foreclosed home drives the story’s tragic conflict.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.