Lucy Lynskey in The Frighteners
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Lucy Lynskey is a central character in the 1996 supernatural horror-comedy film "The Frighteners," serving as the compassionate doctor who becomes entangled in the film’s ghostly investigations and murderous mystery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucy Lynskey in The Frighteners canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5950087 — 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: Lucy Lynskey in The Frighteners Context triple: [Trini Alvarado, portrayed, Lucy Lynskey in The Frighteners]
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A.
Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart is an American actress and former model known for her roles in 1990s and 2000s film and television, including the teen slasher "Urban Legend" and the series "Beverly Hills, 90210."
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B.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress known for her intense, character-driven performances in films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Single White Female," and "The Hateful Eight."
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C.
Lucy Whitmore
Lucy Whitmore is the amnesiac woman portrayed by Drew Barrymore in the romantic comedy film "50 First Dates," known for her short-term memory loss that resets each day.
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D.
Abigail Thaw
Abigail Thaw is a British actress best known for her role as journalist Dorothea Frazil in the television series "Endeavour" and as the daughter of actors John Thaw and Sheila Hancock.
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E.
Lara Flynn Boyle
Lara Flynn Boyle is an American actress best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the television series "Twin Peaks" and for her work in films and other TV dramas throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
- 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: Lucy Lynskey in The Frighteners Target entity description: Lucy Lynskey is a central character in the 1996 supernatural horror-comedy film "The Frighteners," serving as the compassionate doctor who becomes entangled in the film’s ghostly investigations and murderous mystery.
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A.
Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart is an American actress and former model known for her roles in 1990s and 2000s film and television, including the teen slasher "Urban Legend" and the series "Beverly Hills, 90210."
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B.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh is an American actress known for her intense, character-driven performances in films such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Single White Female," and "The Hateful Eight."
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C.
Lucy Whitmore
Lucy Whitmore is the amnesiac woman portrayed by Drew Barrymore in the romantic comedy film "50 First Dates," known for her short-term memory loss that resets each day.
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D.
Abigail Thaw
Abigail Thaw is a British actress best known for her role as journalist Dorothea Frazil in the television series "Endeavour" and as the daughter of actors John Thaw and Sheila Hancock.
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E.
Lara Flynn Boyle
Lara Flynn Boyle is an American actress best known for her role as Donna Hayward in the television series "Twin Peaks" and for her work in films and other TV dramas throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Frighteners ⓘ |
| appearsInSceneType |
hospital scenes
ⓘ
paranormal investigation scenes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Frank Bannister
ⓘ
ghosts ⓘ serial killings in Fairwater ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
courageous ⓘ empathetic ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Fran Walsh
ⓘ
Peter Jackson ⓘ |
| familyName | Lynskey ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Lucy ⓘ |
| hasRomanticRelationshipWith | Frank Bannister ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1996 ⓘ |
| involvedIn | investigation of mysterious deaths in Fairwater ⓘ |
| isCharacterInGenre | supernatural horror-comedy film ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalUniverse | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
investigator
ⓘ
love interest ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | doctor ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
The Frighteners universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Frighteners
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| portrayedBy | Trini Alvarado ⓘ |
| workLocation | Fairwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lucy Lynskey in The Frighteners Description of subject: Lucy Lynskey is a central character in the 1996 supernatural horror-comedy film "The Frighteners," serving as the compassionate doctor who becomes entangled in the film’s ghostly investigations and murderous mystery.
Referenced by (1)
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