Mary Harron
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Mary Harron is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for her stylish, psychologically incisive films exploring gender, power, and violence, including the cult classic adaptation of American Psycho.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mary Harron canonical | 16 |
| Patricia Rozema | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10124400 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Harron Context triple: [American Psycho, director, Mary Harron]
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A.
Sally Reed
Sally Reed was the woman whose challenge to a discriminatory Idaho inheritance law led to the landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, the first to strike down a law for sex-based discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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B.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
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C.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was the wife of British actor Herbert Marshall, known primarily for her marriage to the prominent film and stage star.
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D.
Catherine Breillat
Catherine Breillat is a French filmmaker and novelist known for her provocative, boundary-pushing explorations of sexuality, gender, and power.
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E.
Amy Heckerling
Amy Heckerling is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for influential comedies such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Clueless."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mary Harron Target entity description: Mary Harron is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for her stylish, psychologically incisive films exploring gender, power, and violence, including the cult classic adaptation of American Psycho.
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A.
Sally Reed
Sally Reed was the woman whose challenge to a discriminatory Idaho inheritance law led to the landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, the first to strike down a law for sex-based discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
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B.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
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C.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was the wife of British actor Herbert Marshall, known primarily for her marriage to the prominent film and stage star.
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D.
Catherine Breillat
Catherine Breillat is a French filmmaker and novelist known for her provocative, boundary-pushing explorations of sexuality, gender, and power.
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E.
Amy Heckerling
Amy Heckerling is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for influential comedies such as "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Clueless."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-01-12 ⓘ |
| directed |
Alias Grace (miniseries)
ⓘ
linked to:
Alias Grace
American Psycho (film) ⓘ
linked to:
American Psycho
Big Love (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Big Love
Charlie Says ⓘ I Shot Andy Warhol ⓘ Masters of Horror (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Masters of Horror: Dreams in the Witch-House
Oz (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Oz
Six Feet Under (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Six Feet Under
The L Word (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The L Word
The Moth Diaries ⓘ The Notorious Bettie Page ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St Catharine's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harron ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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screenwriting ⓘ television ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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psychological drama ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary ⓘ |
| hasChild | 2 (daughters) ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | independent film ⓘ |
| name | Mary Harron ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of American Psycho into a cult classic film
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exploring themes of gender, power, and violence ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Psycho (film)
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linked to:
American Psycho
Charlie Says ⓘ I Shot Andy Warhol ⓘ The Notorious Bettie Page ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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linked to:
Brantford
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| screenwriterOf |
American Psycho (film)
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linked to:
American Psycho
Charlie Says ⓘ I Shot Andy Warhol ⓘ The Moth Diaries ⓘ The Notorious Bettie Page ⓘ |
| spouse | John C. Walsh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Harron Description of subject: Mary Harron is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for her stylish, psychologically incisive films exploring gender, power, and violence, including the cult classic adaptation of American Psycho.
Referenced by (17)
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