Janine Cody
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Janine Cody is the ruthless, manipulative matriarch of the criminal Cody family in the television series "Animal Kingdom."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Janine Cody canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5641267 — 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: Janine Cody Context triple: [Janine "Smurf" Cody, fullName, Janine Cody]
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A.
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy is an American actress best known for her roles in films like Blade Runner and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as numerous television appearances.
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B.
Tina Carlyle
Tina Carlyle is the glamorous nightclub singer and primary love interest portrayed by Cameron Diaz in the 1994 comedy film "The Mask."
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C.
Annette Kirk
Annette Kirk is an American cultural advocate and widow of conservative thinker Russell Kirk, known for promoting his intellectual legacy and traditionalist ideas through institutions such as the Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.
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D.
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson is a British composer and bandleader best known for his film and television scores, including his work on the satirical Cold War film "Dr. Strangelove."
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E.
Jayne Rowse
Jayne Rowse is a Michigan nurse and LGBT rights advocate known for challenging the state's same-sex marriage and adoption bans in the landmark DeBoer v. Snyder case.
- 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: Janine Cody Target entity description: Janine Cody is the ruthless, manipulative matriarch of the criminal Cody family in the television series "Animal Kingdom."
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A.
Joanna Cassidy
Joanna Cassidy is an American actress best known for her roles in films like Blade Runner and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as numerous television appearances.
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B.
Tina Carlyle
Tina Carlyle is the glamorous nightclub singer and primary love interest portrayed by Cameron Diaz in the 1994 comedy film "The Mask."
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C.
Annette Kirk
Annette Kirk is an American cultural advocate and widow of conservative thinker Russell Kirk, known for promoting his intellectual legacy and traditionalist ideas through institutions such as the Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.
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D.
Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson is a British composer and bandleader best known for his film and television scores, including his work on the satirical Cold War film "Dr. Strangelove."
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E.
Jayne Rowse
Jayne Rowse is a Michigan nurse and LGBT rights advocate known for challenging the state's same-sex marriage and adoption bans in the landmark DeBoer v. Snyder case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Smurf from the 2010 Australian film Animal Kingdom ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Animal Kingdom (TV series)
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linked to:
Animal Kingdom
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| basedOn | Smurf (Janine Cody) from the 2010 film Animal Kingdom ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calculating
ⓘ
controlling ⓘ manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| controls | Cody family robberies ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSeries |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
Animal Kingdom (TV series)
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linked to:
Animal Kingdom
|
| familyMember |
Andrew "Pope" Cody
ⓘ
Barry "Baz" Blackwell ⓘ Craig Cody ⓘ Deran Cody ⓘ Joshua "J" Cody ⓘ |
| familyName | Cody ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Animal Kingdom, Season 1 Episode 1 ⓘ |
| fullName | Janine Cody ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | crime drama television series ⓘ |
| givenName | Janine ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Cody brothers ⓘ |
| inUniverseReputation | feared crime matriarch ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
armed robbery
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drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ money laundering ⓘ |
| leadsOrganization |
Cody family criminal enterprise
ⓘ
linked to:
Cody crime family
|
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | TNT ⓘ |
| nickname | Smurf ⓘ |
| notableFor |
maintaining tight control over the Cody family business
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manipulating her sons and grandson for criminal gain ⓘ |
| occupation |
career criminal
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crime boss ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ellen Barkin ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonistIn |
Animal Kingdom (TV series)
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linked to:
Animal Kingdom
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| raises | Joshua "J" Cody ⓘ |
| role | matriarch of the Cody family ⓘ |
| setting |
Oceanside, California (fictionalized)
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linked to:
Oceanside, California, United States
|
| species | human ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Janine Cody Description of subject: Janine Cody is the ruthless, manipulative matriarch of the criminal Cody family in the television series "Animal Kingdom."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.