Rebecca de Winter
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Rebecca de Winter is the enigmatic and haunting first wife whose lingering presence dominates Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic novel "Rebecca" and the estate of Manderley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rebecca de Winter canonical | 10 |
| Rebecca de Winter (posthumous presence) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8157107 — 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: Rebecca de Winter Context triple: [Manderley, associatedWithFictionalCharacter, Rebecca de Winter]
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A.
Rebecca Devereaux
Rebecca Devereaux is a recurring character on the sitcom "The Golden Girls," known as Blanche Devereaux's daughter who often appears in storylines about family, self-image, and relationships.
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B.
Lady de Winter
Lady de Winter is a cunning and dangerous spy and assassin serving Cardinal Richelieu in Alexandre Dumas’ novel "The Three Musketeers."
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C.
Gertrude Vernon
Gertrude Vernon, better known as Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, is chiefly remembered as the elegant sitter in John Singer Sargent’s famous 1892 portrait that bears her title.
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D.
Lady Clarick de Winter
Lady Clarick de Winter is an alternate identity or alias used by the character Charlotte Backson.
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E.
Mrs. Danvers
Mrs. Danvers is the chillingly obsessive housekeeper of Manderley in Daphne du Maurier’s novel "Rebecca," famously portrayed in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film adaptation.
- 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: Rebecca de Winter Target entity description: Rebecca de Winter is the enigmatic and haunting first wife whose lingering presence dominates Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic novel "Rebecca" and the estate of Manderley.
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A.
Rebecca Devereaux
Rebecca Devereaux is a recurring character on the sitcom "The Golden Girls," known as Blanche Devereaux's daughter who often appears in storylines about family, self-image, and relationships.
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B.
Lady de Winter
Lady de Winter is a cunning and dangerous spy and assassin serving Cardinal Richelieu in Alexandre Dumas’ novel "The Three Musketeers."
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C.
Gertrude Vernon
Gertrude Vernon, better known as Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, is chiefly remembered as the elegant sitter in John Singer Sargent’s famous 1892 portrait that bears her title.
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D.
Lady Clarick de Winter
Lady Clarick de Winter is an alternate identity or alias used by the character Charlotte Backson.
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E.
Mrs. Danvers
Mrs. Danvers is the chillingly obsessive housekeeper of Manderley in Daphne du Maurier’s novel "Rebecca," famously portrayed in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film adaptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
1940 film Rebecca
ⓘ
1997 television adaptation of Rebecca ⓘ 2020 film Rebecca ⓘ
linked to:
Rebecca (2020 film)
|
| appearsIn | Rebecca ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Maxim de Winter
ⓘ
Mrs Danvers ⓘ
linked to:
Mrs. Danvers
the second Mrs de Winter ⓘ
linked to:
the second Mrs. de Winter
|
| associatedWithLocation |
Manderley estate
ⓘ
linked to:
Manderley (fictional estate)
|
| causeOfDeath | murder by Maxim de Winter ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Daphne du Maurier ⓘ |
| deathManner | shot ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Manderley bay ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Rebecca ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel Rebecca ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charismatic public persona
ⓘ
dominating presence after death ⓘ manipulative behavior ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
romantic suspense ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | archetype of the unseen but dominant character ⓘ |
| narrativeStatus | deceased before main events ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | socialite ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Joan Fontaine (voiceover reference only, unseen character, 1940 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mrs. Van Hopper in "Rebecca"
various actresses in stage and radio adaptations ⓘ |
| relationship | predecessor of the second Mrs de Winter ⓘ |
| residence |
Manderley
ⓘ
linked to:
Manderley (fictional estate)
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| roleInWork |
antagonist
ⓘ
title character ⓘ |
| secret |
deceptive marriage
ⓘ
terminal illness ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Cornwall ⓘ |
| spouse | Maxim de Winter ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
identity
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jealousy ⓘ marital power dynamics ⓘ memory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rebecca de Winter Description of subject: Rebecca de Winter is the enigmatic and haunting first wife whose lingering presence dominates Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic novel "Rebecca" and the estate of Manderley.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Manderley (fictional estate)
linked to: Rebecca de Winter
subject linked to:
Rebecca (novel by Daphne du Maurier)
subject linked to:
Rebecca (novel by Daphne du Maurier)
subject linked to:
Rebecca (musical) – composer