Carol Anne Freeling
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Carol Anne Freeling is the young girl at the center of the supernatural events in the Poltergeist film series, known for being abducted by malevolent spirits through her family's television.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carol Anne Freeling canonical | 11 |
| Dana Freeling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3342300 — 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: Carol Anne Freeling Context triple: [Poltergeist, mainCharacter, Carol Anne Freeling]
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A.
Dawn Freeman
Dawn Freeman is known as the wife of late American heavyweight boxer and former WBO champion Tommy Morrison.
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B.
Laura Bickford
Laura Bickford is an American film producer best known for her work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including the Oscar-winning drama "Traffic."
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C.
Carol Stevens
Carol Stevens is best known as one of the former wives of American novelist and journalist Norman Mailer.
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D.
Colleen Ahland
Colleen Ahland is a linguist known for her research on the Koman languages of Ethiopia and Sudan, focusing on their documentation, description, and classification.
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E.
Fern Kraemer
Fern Kraemer was a party to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer, which held that courts could not enforce racially restrictive housing covenants.
- 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: Carol Anne Freeling Target entity description: Carol Anne Freeling is the young girl at the center of the supernatural events in the Poltergeist film series, known for being abducted by malevolent spirits through her family's television.
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A.
Dawn Freeman
Dawn Freeman is known as the wife of late American heavyweight boxer and former WBO champion Tommy Morrison.
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B.
Laura Bickford
Laura Bickford is an American film producer best known for her work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including the Oscar-winning drama "Traffic."
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C.
Carol Stevens
Carol Stevens is best known as one of the former wives of American novelist and journalist Norman Mailer.
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D.
Colleen Ahland
Colleen Ahland is a linguist known for her research on the Koman languages of Ethiopia and Sudan, focusing on their documentation, description, and classification.
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E.
Fern Kraemer
Fern Kraemer was a party to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Shelley v. Kraemer, which held that courts could not enforce racially restrictive housing covenants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| abductedThrough | television set ⓘ |
| abductedTo | spirit realm ⓘ |
| ageInFirstFilm | 5 years old (approximate) ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Poltergeist
ⓘ
Poltergeist II: The Other Side ⓘ Poltergeist III ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Reverend Henry Kane
ⓘ
The Beast (malevolent spirit) ⓘ |
| catchphrase | They’re here ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States (fictional American character)
ⓘ
linked to:
American (in-universe)
|
| createdBy |
Steven Spielberg
ⓘ
Tobe Hooper ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic image of child communicating with TV static in horror cinema ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyName | Freeling ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Poltergeist universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist
|
| firstAppearance |
Poltergeist (1982 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist
|
| franchise |
Poltergeist film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist III
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | supernatural horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Carol Anne ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| hasFather | Steve Freeling ⓘ |
| hasMother | Diane Freeling ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Carrie Freeling
ⓘ
linked to:
Dana Freeling
Dana Freeling ⓘ Robbie Freeling ⓘ |
| inspiredMerchandise | Poltergeist-related posters and memorabilia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Poltergeist III (1988 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Poltergeist III
|
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being abducted by malevolent spirits
ⓘ
communicating with spirits through a television ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Heather O’Rourke ⓘ |
| rescuedBy |
Diane Freeling
ⓘ
Steve Freeling ⓘ Tangina Barrons ⓘ |
| residesIn | Cuesta Verde, California (fictional suburb) ⓘ |
| supernaturalAbility | mediumistic sensitivity to spirits ⓘ |
| symbolizes | innocence confronted by supernatural evil ⓘ |
| targetOf | malevolent spirits ⓘ |
| threatens | stability of the Freeling family’s home ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carol Anne Freeling Description of subject: Carol Anne Freeling is the young girl at the center of the supernatural events in the Poltergeist film series, known for being abducted by malevolent spirits through her family's television.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Carol Anne Freeling