Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in Overboard
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Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in *Overboard* is the spoiled, wealthy socialite-turned-amnesiac housewife comically portrayed by Goldie Hawn in the 1987 romantic comedy film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in Overboard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8113615 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in Overboard Context triple: [Goldie Hawn, notableRole, Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in Overboard]
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A.
Annie MacLean in The Horse Whisperer
Annie MacLean is a wealthy, driven New York magazine editor and mother who seeks healing for her traumatized daughter and horse in the film "The Horse Whisperer."
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B.
Annie Rose Buckley
Annie Rose Buckley is an Australian actress best known for playing the young P.L. Travers in the film "Saving Mr. Banks."
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C.
Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp
Roberta Muldoon in *The World According to Garp* is a former professional football player who has transitioned and become a compassionate, supportive friend to the protagonist in both John Irving’s novel and its film adaptation.
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D.
Annie Banks
Annie Banks is the beloved daughter whose upcoming wedding drives the emotional and comedic storyline in the 1991 film "Father of the Bride."
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E.
Annie Montrose
Annie Montrose is the sharp-tongued, media-savvy NASA Director of Media Relations in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel (and its film adaptation) "The Martian."
- 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: Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in Overboard Target entity description: Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in *Overboard* is the spoiled, wealthy socialite-turned-amnesiac housewife comically portrayed by Goldie Hawn in the 1987 romantic comedy film.
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A.
Annie MacLean in The Horse Whisperer
Annie MacLean is a wealthy, driven New York magazine editor and mother who seeks healing for her traumatized daughter and horse in the film "The Horse Whisperer."
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B.
Annie Rose Buckley
Annie Rose Buckley is an Australian actress best known for playing the young P.L. Travers in the film "Saving Mr. Banks."
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C.
Roberta Muldoon in The World According to Garp
Roberta Muldoon in *The World According to Garp* is a former professional football player who has transitioned and become a compassionate, supportive friend to the protagonist in both John Irving’s novel and its film adaptation.
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D.
Annie Banks
Annie Banks is the beloved daughter whose upcoming wedding drives the emotional and comedic storyline in the 1991 film "Father of the Bride."
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E.
Annie Montrose
Annie Montrose is the sharp-tongued, media-savvy NASA Director of Media Relations in Andy Weir’s science fiction novel (and its film adaptation) "The Martian."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Annie Proffitt
ⓘ
Joanna Stayton ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Overboard
ⓘ
Overboard ⓘ |
| caresFor | Dean Proffitt's children ⓘ |
| characterArc |
from confusion to belonging
ⓘ
from selfishness to empathy ⓘ |
| characterTrait | spoiled ⓘ |
| costumeFeature |
casual working-class clothing
ⓘ
luxurious designer outfits ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
feature film
ⓘ
feature film ⓘ |
| directorCollaboration |
Garry Marshall
ⓘ
Garry Marshall ⓘ |
| filmTitle |
Overboard
ⓘ
Overboard ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear |
1987
ⓘ
1987 ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy character
ⓘ
romantic comedy character ⓘ |
| livesWith | Dean Proffitt ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Grant Stayton III ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
amnesiac protagonist
ⓘ
fish-out-of-water protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic struggle to adapt to working-class life
ⓘ
comic transformation from snob to homemaker ⓘ |
| occupation | socialite ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Goldie Hawn
ⓘ
Goldie Hawn ⓘ |
| relationshipWithDeanProffitt |
initially antagonistic
ⓘ
romantic partner ⓘ |
| residence | yacht ⓘ |
| role | housewife ⓘ |
| screenwriterCreation |
Leslie Dixon
ⓘ
Leslie Dixon ⓘ |
| socialStatus | wealthy ⓘ |
| spouse | Grant Stayton III ⓘ |
| undergoes |
amnesia
ⓘ
identity change ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in Overboard Description of subject: Joanna Stayton/Annie Proffitt in *Overboard* is the spoiled, wealthy socialite-turned-amnesiac housewife comically portrayed by Goldie Hawn in the 1987 romantic comedy film.
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