Thelma Dickinson
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Thelma Dickinson is one of the two main protagonists in the 1991 road film "Thelma & Louise," known for her transformation from a timid housewife into a rebellious fugitive.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thelma Dickinson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8415462 — 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: Thelma Dickinson Context triple: [Thelma & Louise, character, Thelma Dickinson]
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A.
Thelma Mothershed
Thelma Mothershed is an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of Black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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B.
Thelma Barlow
Thelma Barlow is an English actress best known for her long-running role as Mavis Wilton on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
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C.
Thelma Riley
Thelma Riley is the first wife of English rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, with whom he had two children before their divorce in the early 1980s.
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D.
Thelma Connell
Thelma Connell was a British film editor known for her work on numerous mid-20th-century films.
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E.
Thelma Lou
Thelma Lou is a character from "The Andy Griffith Show," best known as the sweet-natured, patient girlfriend of deputy Barney Fife in the fictional town of Mayberry.
- 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: Thelma Dickinson Target entity description: Thelma Dickinson is one of the two main protagonists in the 1991 road film "Thelma & Louise," known for her transformation from a timid housewife into a rebellious fugitive.
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A.
Thelma Mothershed
Thelma Mothershed is an American civil rights figure best known as one of the Little Rock Nine, the group of Black students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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B.
Thelma Barlow
Thelma Barlow is an English actress best known for her long-running role as Mavis Wilton on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
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C.
Thelma Riley
Thelma Riley is the first wife of English rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, with whom he had two children before their divorce in the early 1980s.
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D.
Thelma Connell
Thelma Connell was a British film editor known for her work on numerous mid-20th-century films.
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E.
Thelma Lou
Thelma Lou is a character from "The Andy Griffith Show," best known as the sweet-natured, patient girlfriend of deputy Barney Fife in the fictional town of Mayberry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Thelma & Louise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Thelma & Louise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
female empowerment
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freedom ⓘ friendship ⓘ rebellion against patriarchy ⓘ |
| characterArc | timid housewife to rebellious fugitive ⓘ |
| characterType | road movie character ⓘ |
| commits |
armed robbery
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fugitive flight from law ⓘ |
| coProtagonistWith | Louise Sawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Callie Khouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsWith | suicide by driving off a cliff ⓘ |
| filmDirectedBy | Ridley Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Thelma & Louise (1991 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ road film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
iconic character in 1990s American cinema
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symbol of women resisting male control ⓘ |
| hasFriend | Louise Sawyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
impulsive
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loyal ⓘ naive ⓘ optimistic ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
feminist film icon status
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transformation from submissive wife to independent outlaw ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| partOfOnScreenDuo | Thelma and Louise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Geena Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Callie Khouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Darryl Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storySetting | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleUsed | 1966 Ford Thunderbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimOf | attempted rape ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thelma Dickinson Description of subject: Thelma Dickinson is one of the two main protagonists in the 1991 road film "Thelma & Louise," known for her transformation from a timid housewife into a rebellious fugitive.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.