Mary Kathleen Turner
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Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and leading roles in 1980s films such as "Body Heat," "Romancing the Stone," and "Peggy Sue Got Married."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Kathleen Turner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9162687 — 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: Mary Kathleen Turner Context triple: [Kathleen Turner, fullName, Mary Kathleen Turner]
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A.
Claramae Turner
Claramae Turner was an American operatic contralto and actress best known for her performances at the Metropolitan Opera and her film role in the musical "Carousel."
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B.
Ann Turner
Ann Turner was the wife of Reverend Maurice Suckling and the mother of Catherine Suckling, making her the maternal grandmother of British naval hero Horatio Nelson.
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C.
Barbara Turner
Barbara Turner was an American screenwriter and actress known for her work on films such as "Georgia" and as the mother of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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D.
Mary Cleary
Mary Cleary was the wife of Commodore John Barry, an early U.S. naval officer often called the "Father of the American Navy."
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E.
Ruth Turner
Ruth Turner was the wife of British mountaineer George Mallory, known for her enduring support and poignant correspondence during his historic Everest expeditions.
- 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: Mary Kathleen Turner Target entity description: Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and leading roles in 1980s films such as "Body Heat," "Romancing the Stone," and "Peggy Sue Got Married."
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A.
Claramae Turner
Claramae Turner was an American operatic contralto and actress best known for her performances at the Metropolitan Opera and her film role in the musical "Carousel."
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B.
Ann Turner
Ann Turner was the wife of Reverend Maurice Suckling and the mother of Catherine Suckling, making her the maternal grandmother of British naval hero Horatio Nelson.
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C.
Barbara Turner
Barbara Turner was an American screenwriter and actress known for her work on films such as "Georgia" and as the mother of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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D.
Mary Cleary
Mary Cleary was the wife of Commodore John Barry, an early U.S. naval officer often called the "Father of the American Navy."
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E.
Ruth Turner
Ruth Turner was the wife of British mountaineer George Mallory, known for her enduring support and poignant correspondence during his historic Everest expeditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
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human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kathleen Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Prizzi's Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for Romancing the Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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stage acting ⓘ television acting ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy films
ⓘ
thriller films ⓘ |
| givenName |
Kathleen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | American of English descent ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasNotablePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | biographical articles about American actresses ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Mary Kathleen Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | distinctive husky voice ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Chandler Bing's father on Friends
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Jessica Rabbit (voice) in Who Framed Roger Rabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Wilder in Romancing the Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Matty Walker in Body Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Sue Bodell in Peggy Sue Got Married ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Body Heat
NERFINISHED
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Californication NERFINISHED ⓘ Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Sue Got Married NERFINISHED ⓘ Prizzi's Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ Romancing the Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Serial Mom NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of the Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ Who Framed Roger Rabbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Hollywood film industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| voiceType | husky voice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Kathleen Turner Description of subject: Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and leading roles in 1980s films such as "Body Heat," "Romancing the Stone," and "Peggy Sue Got Married."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.