Polly Clark
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Polly Clark is a burn-scarred, emotionally fragile young woman in the film "Girl, Interrupted," whose struggles with trauma and self-worth highlight the impact of long-term institutionalization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Polly Clark canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9936949 — 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: Polly Clark Context triple: [Girl, Interrupted, character, Polly Clark]
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A.
Polly Bailey
Polly Bailey is a fictional lobbyist for the alcohol industry in the satirical novel and film "Thank You for Smoking," known for her role in the so-called "Merchants of Death" trio.
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B.
Polly Edmonds
Polly Edmonds is a notable individual who shares the surname Edmonds and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically cited as a distinguished bearer of the name.
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C.
Polly Milton
Polly Milton is the wholesome, principled young heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s novel *An Old-Fashioned Girl*, whose modesty and integrity contrast with the more fashionable society around her.
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D.
Polly Richardson
Polly Richardson is the daughter of German actress and singer Franka Potente.
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E.
Polly Williams
Polly Williams was a British aristocrat and socialite best known as the wife of English actor Nigel Havers.
- 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: Polly Clark Target entity description: Polly Clark is a burn-scarred, emotionally fragile young woman in the film "Girl, Interrupted," whose struggles with trauma and self-worth highlight the impact of long-term institutionalization.
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A.
Polly Bailey
Polly Bailey is a fictional lobbyist for the alcohol industry in the satirical novel and film "Thank You for Smoking," known for her role in the so-called "Merchants of Death" trio.
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B.
Polly Edmonds
Polly Edmonds is a notable individual who shares the surname Edmonds and has achieved sufficient recognition to be specifically cited as a distinguished bearer of the name.
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C.
Polly Milton
Polly Milton is the wholesome, principled young heroine of Louisa May Alcott’s novel *An Old-Fashioned Girl*, whose modesty and integrity contrast with the more fashionable society around her.
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D.
Polly Richardson
Polly Richardson is the daughter of German actress and singer Franka Potente.
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E.
Polly Williams
Polly Williams was a British aristocrat and socialite best known as the wife of English actor Nigel Havers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Girl, Interrupted ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Girl, Interrupted ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Girl, Interrupted (memoir)
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linked to:
Girl, Interrupted
|
| hasBackstoryElement |
long-term institutionalization
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struggles with self-worth ⓘ survived severe burns ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
emotional trauma
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mental illness ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Clark ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Polly Clark ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Polly ⓘ |
| hasMedium | film ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic |
burn scars
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facial burns ⓘ scarring on body ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalCharacteristic |
emotionally fragile
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institutionalized patient ⓘ low self-worth ⓘ trauma survivor ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
effects of institutionalization
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mental health ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ stigma of mental illness ⓘ trauma and recovery ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Lisa Rowe
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Susanna Kaysen ⓘ |
| isPatientOf | Claymoore psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
illustrates impact of long-term institutionalization
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represents consequences of trauma ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | 1999 film adaptation of Girl, Interrupted ⓘ |
| residesIn | Claymoore psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| sharesSettingWith |
Daisy Randone
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Georgina Tuskin ⓘ Lisa Rowe ⓘ Susanna Kaysen ⓘ |
| workOfFictionGenre | drama film ⓘ |
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: Polly Clark Description of subject: Polly Clark is a burn-scarred, emotionally fragile young woman in the film "Girl, Interrupted," whose struggles with trauma and self-worth highlight the impact of long-term institutionalization.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Claymoore psychiatric hospital