Maris Crane
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Maris Crane is the perpetually unseen, aristocratic, and neurotic wife (and later ex-wife) of Niles Crane in the television sitcom "Frasier," often serving as a source of off-screen humor and plot tension.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maris Crane canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7541847 — 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: Maris Crane Context triple: [Niles Crane, spouse, Maris Crane]
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A.
Lindy Robbins
Lindy Robbins is an American songwriter known for crafting hit pop songs for major artists across the contemporary music industry.
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B.
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne was an American character actress best known for her eccentric, fluttery roles on stage, film, and television, including her Emmy-winning performance as Aunt Clara on the sitcom "Bewitched."
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C.
June Boatwright
June Boatwright is a strong-willed, emotionally guarded cellist and beekeeper who serves as one of the Boatwright sisters providing refuge and guidance in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees."
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D.
Jeanne Weaver
Jeanne Weaver is a member of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment, a state military unit associated with Massachusetts.
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E.
Jackie Morrow
Jackie Morrow is an actor known for appearing in the Hardy family film "Out West with the Hardys."
- 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: Maris Crane Target entity description: Maris Crane is the perpetually unseen, aristocratic, and neurotic wife (and later ex-wife) of Niles Crane in the television sitcom "Frasier," often serving as a source of off-screen humor and plot tension.
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A.
Lindy Robbins
Lindy Robbins is an American songwriter known for crafting hit pop songs for major artists across the contemporary music industry.
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B.
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne was an American character actress best known for her eccentric, fluttery roles on stage, film, and television, including her Emmy-winning performance as Aunt Clara on the sitcom "Bewitched."
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C.
June Boatwright
June Boatwright is a strong-willed, emotionally guarded cellist and beekeeper who serves as one of the Boatwright sisters providing refuge and guidance in Sue Monk Kidd’s novel "The Secret Life of Bees."
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D.
Jeanne Weaver
Jeanne Weaver is a member of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment, a state military unit associated with Massachusetts.
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E.
Jackie Morrow
Jackie Morrow is an actor known for appearing in the Hardy family film "Out West with the Hardys."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Frasier ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
controlling
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highly anxious ⓘ hypochondriac ⓘ neurotic ⓘ self-absorbed ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| comedyType | running off-screen joke ⓘ |
| createdFor | Frasier ⓘ |
| diet | extremely restrictive diet ⓘ |
| exSpouseOf | Niles Crane ⓘ |
| familyBackground | old money family ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| legalIssue | involved in a murder trial storyline ⓘ |
| marriageType | loveless marriage with Niles Crane ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Daphne Moon
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Frasier Crane ⓘ Martin Crane ⓘ Niles Crane ⓘ Roz Doyle ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
off-screen source of humor
ⓘ
source of plot tension ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| physicalTrait |
extremely thin
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pale complexion ⓘ short stature ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle | described only through dialogue ⓘ |
| relationshipDynamic |
emotionally distant from Niles Crane
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financially supports Niles Crane ⓘ often critical of Niles Crane ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus |
divorced from Niles Crane later in series
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married to Niles Crane at start of series ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage |
Frasier Crane
ⓘ
Martin Crane ⓘ |
| residence | Seattle ⓘ |
| runningGag | never seen on screen ⓘ |
| setting |
Seattle, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle, Washington, United States
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| socialClass |
aristocratic
ⓘ
upper class ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Niles Crane ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| universe | Frasier universe ⓘ |
| visibility | unseen character ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | very wealthy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maris Crane Description of subject: Maris Crane is the perpetually unseen, aristocratic, and neurotic wife (and later ex-wife) of Niles Crane in the television sitcom "Frasier," often serving as a source of off-screen humor and plot tension.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.