K.C. Koloski
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K.C. Koloski is a central character from the Vietnam War–era television drama "China Beach," portrayed as a complex, streetwise woman navigating life and trauma around a U.S. Army hospital and R&R center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| K.C. Koloski canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8381925 — 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: K.C. Koloski Context triple: [Marg Helgenberger, characterPortrayed, K.C. Koloski]
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A.
K. C. Cole
K. C. Cole is an American science writer and journalist known for her accessible and engaging explorations of physics and complex scientific ideas for general audiences.
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B.
Jonathan Kolb
Jonathan Kolb is a WNBA executive best known for building the New York Liberty into a championship-contending franchise as their general manager.
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C.
Charlie Korsmo
Charlie Korsmo is an American former child actor and current law professor best known for his roles in early 1990s films such as "Dick Tracy," "Hook," and "What About Bob?".
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D.
John Kamps
John Kamps is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the family science fiction film "Zathura: A Space Adventure."
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E.
Glen Kolotkin
Glen Kolotkin is an American recording engineer and producer known for his work with prominent rock and Latin artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: K.C. Koloski Target entity description: K.C. Koloski is a central character from the Vietnam War–era television drama "China Beach," portrayed as a complex, streetwise woman navigating life and trauma around a U.S. Army hospital and R&R center.
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A.
K. C. Cole
K. C. Cole is an American science writer and journalist known for her accessible and engaging explorations of physics and complex scientific ideas for general audiences.
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B.
Jonathan Kolb
Jonathan Kolb is a WNBA executive best known for building the New York Liberty into a championship-contending franchise as their general manager.
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C.
Charlie Korsmo
Charlie Korsmo is an American former child actor and current law professor best known for his roles in early 1990s films such as "Dick Tracy," "Hook," and "What About Bob?".
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D.
John Kamps
John Kamps is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the family science fiction film "Zathura: A Space Adventure."
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E.
Glen Kolotkin
Glen Kolotkin is an American recording engineer and producer known for his work with prominent rock and Latin artists in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | China Beach ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
R&R center at China Beach
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U.S. Army hospital at China Beach ⓘ
linked to:
China Beach
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| characterTrait |
complex
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cynical ⓘ emotionally guarded ⓘ resourceful ⓘ streetwise ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting |
Vietnam
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linked to:
Viet Nam
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| createdFor | China Beach ⓘ |
| dealsWithTheme |
emotional vulnerability
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moral ambiguity ⓘ survival ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | China Beach universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
China Beach (TV series)
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linked to:
China Beach
|
| genreOfWork | war drama television series ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in China Beach ⓘ |
| occupation |
civilian worker at U.S. Army R&R center
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entrepreneur ⓘ sex worker ⓘ |
| partOfEnsemble | China Beach main cast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Marg Helgenberger ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Vietnam War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: K.C. Koloski Description of subject: K.C. Koloski is a central character from the Vietnam War–era television drama "China Beach," portrayed as a complex, streetwise woman navigating life and trauma around a U.S. Army hospital and R&R center.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.