Big Mama Pollitt
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Big Mama Pollitt is the emotionally devoted, long-suffering matriarch of the Pollitt family in Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Mama Pollitt canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7538493 — 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: Big Mama Pollitt Context triple: [Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, character, Big Mama Pollitt]
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A.
Polly Adams
Polly Adams is the daughter of the late British author Douglas Adams, famed creator of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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B.
Polly Adams
Polly Adams is a British actress known for her work on stage and screen, and as the mother of fellow actress Susannah Harker.
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C.
Kitty Murray
Kitty Murray is a central female character in the 1953 3D horror film "The Maze," involved in uncovering the eerie secrets surrounding a Scottish castle and its mysterious lord.
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D.
Polly Milton
Polly Milton is the wholesome, principled young heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s novel *An Old-Fashioned Girl*, whose modesty and integrity contrast with the more fashionable society around her.
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E.
Mrs. Prime
Mrs. Prime is a stern, puritanical, and domineering religious woman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," known for her rigid moralism and controlling influence over her family.
- 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: Big Mama Pollitt Target entity description: Big Mama Pollitt is the emotionally devoted, long-suffering matriarch of the Pollitt family in Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
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A.
Polly Adams
Polly Adams is the daughter of the late British author Douglas Adams, famed creator of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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B.
Polly Adams
Polly Adams is a British actress known for her work on stage and screen, and as the mother of fellow actress Susannah Harker.
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C.
Kitty Murray
Kitty Murray is a central female character in the 1953 3D horror film "The Maze," involved in uncovering the eerie secrets surrounding a Scottish castle and its mysterious lord.
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D.
Polly Milton
Polly Milton is the wholesome, principled young heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s novel *An Old-Fashioned Girl*, whose modesty and integrity contrast with the more fashionable society around her.
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E.
Mrs. Prime
Mrs. Prime is a stern, puritanical, and domineering religious woman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," known for her rigid moralism and controlling influence over her family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ⓘ |
| associatedWork | original 1955 Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
denial about her marriage problems
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emotionally devoted ⓘ long-suffering ⓘ loving ⓘ loyal ⓘ naive ⓘ |
| child |
Brick Pollitt
ⓘ
Gooper Pollitt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Tennessee Williams ⓘ |
| familyName | Pollitt ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
|
| firstAppearance |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955)
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linked to:
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | Southern Gothic drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Ida ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955 play)
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linked to:
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| partOf | Pollitt family ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Mississippi plantation ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Burl Ives
ⓘ
Jessica Lange ⓘ Judith Anderson ⓘ Madeleine Sherwood ⓘ Mae Mercer ⓘ Mildred Dunnock ⓘ Patricia Neal ⓘ |
| role | matriarch of the Pollitt family ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacter |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
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| spouse | Big Daddy Pollitt ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
denial and truth
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family conflict ⓘ marital discord ⓘ mortality and inheritance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Mama Pollitt Description of subject: Big Mama Pollitt is the emotionally devoted, long-suffering matriarch of the Pollitt family in Tennessee Williams' play "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof."
Referenced by (3)
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