Sister Willow Woodward in The Wicker Man
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Sister Willow Woodward in *The Wicker Man* is a mysterious and seductive island resident who plays a key role in luring the protagonist deeper into the community’s pagan rituals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sister Willow Woodward in The Wicker Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9090152 — 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: Sister Willow Woodward in The Wicker Man Context triple: [Kate Beahan, notableRole, Sister Willow Woodward in The Wicker Man]
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A.
Joan Dark
Joan Dark is the idealistic, reform-minded protagonist of Bertolt Brecht’s play "Saint Joan of the Stockyards," modeled as a modern, socially conscious counterpart to Joan of Arc.
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B.
Eileen Creed
Eileen Creed is an individual whose full name corresponds to the person known as Ellie Creed.
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C.
Willa Burns
Willa Burns is a daughter of acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.
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D.
Elizabeth Waters
Elizabeth Waters was the wife of renowned American horticulturist and plant breeder Luther Burbank.
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E.
Winifred Griffen
Winifred Griffen is a character in Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Blind Assassin," known as the socially ambitious and controlling sister-in-law of protagonist Iris Chase.
- 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: Sister Willow Woodward in The Wicker Man Target entity description: Sister Willow Woodward in *The Wicker Man* is a mysterious and seductive island resident who plays a key role in luring the protagonist deeper into the community’s pagan rituals.
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A.
Joan Dark
Joan Dark is the idealistic, reform-minded protagonist of Bertolt Brecht’s play "Saint Joan of the Stockyards," modeled as a modern, socially conscious counterpart to Joan of Arc.
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B.
Eileen Creed
Eileen Creed is an individual whose full name corresponds to the person known as Ellie Creed.
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C.
Willa Burns
Willa Burns is a daughter of acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.
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D.
Elizabeth Waters
Elizabeth Waters was the wife of renowned American horticulturist and plant breeder Luther Burbank.
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E.
Winifred Griffen
Winifred Griffen is a character in Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Blind Assassin," known as the socially ambitious and controlling sister-in-law of protagonist Iris Chase.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Lord Summerisle's community ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Wicker Man
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linked to:
The Wicker Man (1973 film)
The Wicker Man (1973 film) ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | folk horror ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | The Green Man Inn ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
conflict between Christianity and paganism
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pagan ritual ⓘ sexual temptation ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
confident
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mysterious ⓘ seductive ⓘ sensual ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | Scotland ⓘ |
| createdBy | Anthony Shaffer ⓘ |
| familyName | Woodward ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Wicker Man universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wicker Man (1973 film)
|
| firstAppearance | The Wicker Man (1973 film) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Willow ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| languageOfDialogue | English ⓘ |
| name | Willow Woodward ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | temptation figure challenging the protagonist's religious convictions ⓘ |
| notableScene |
performs an erotic dance in her bedroom adjoining Sergeant Howie's room
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sings to entice Sergeant Howie through the wall between their rooms ⓘ |
| occupation | innkeeper's daughter ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wicker Man (1973) cast of characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Britt Ekland ⓘ |
| relationship | daughter of the landlord of The Green Man Inn ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| residence | Summerisle ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
acts as a sexual temptress to test Sergeant Howie's Christian faith and chastity
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lures Sergeant Neil Howie deeper into the island's pagan community ⓘ |
| screenMedium | cinema ⓘ |
| singsSong | Willow's Song ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
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: Sister Willow Woodward in The Wicker Man Description of subject: Sister Willow Woodward in *The Wicker Man* is a mysterious and seductive island resident who plays a key role in luring the protagonist deeper into the community’s pagan rituals.
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