Della Myers
E914040
Della Myers is the suburban housewife protagonist of the thriller film "While She Was Out," who is forced into a violent struggle for survival after a routine errand turns deadly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Della Myers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9854177 — 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: Della Myers Context triple: [While She Was Out, mainCharacter, Della Myers]
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A.
Myra Belisle
Myra Belisle is the daughter of Abraham Zapruder, the amateur cameraman whose film famously captured the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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B.
Margaret Sexton
Margaret Sexton was the wife of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, a prominent figure in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Zonia Loomis
Zonia Loomis is a young, searching character in August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," representing innocence and the hope for family and belonging amid the upheavals of post-slavery America.
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D.
Mary Richards
Mary Richards is the independent, career-focused television news producer portrayed by Mary Tyler Moore on the influential 1970s sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
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E.
Viola Walters
Viola Walters was a prominent local patron of the arts whose support and influence in her community led to a cultural arts center being named in her honor.
- 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: Della Myers Target entity description: Della Myers is the suburban housewife protagonist of the thriller film "While She Was Out," who is forced into a violent struggle for survival after a routine errand turns deadly.
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A.
Myra Belisle
Myra Belisle is the daughter of Abraham Zapruder, the amateur cameraman whose film famously captured the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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B.
Margaret Sexton
Margaret Sexton was the wife of U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, a prominent figure in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Zonia Loomis
Zonia Loomis is a young, searching character in August Wilson’s play "Joe Turner’s Come and Gone," representing innocence and the hope for family and belonging amid the upheavals of post-slavery America.
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D.
Mary Richards
Mary Richards is the independent, career-focused television news producer portrayed by Mary Tyler Moore on the influential 1970s sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
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E.
Viola Walters
Viola Walters was a prominent local patron of the arts whose support and influence in her community led to a cultural arts center being named in her honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | While She Was Out ⓘ |
| basedOn | short story “While She Was Out” by Edward Bryant ⓘ |
| characterArc | ordinary woman forced into violent struggle for survival ⓘ |
| conflictType | life-or-death struggle ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Susan Montford ⓘ |
| createdFor | feature film ⓘ |
| facesAntagonistsType | violent criminals ⓘ |
| familyRole |
mother
ⓘ
wife ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
While She Was Out (2008 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
While She Was Out
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | thriller film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores transformation under extreme stress ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableEvent | routine errand turns deadly ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kim Basinger ⓘ |
| primaryThemeContext |
empowerment
ⓘ
self-defense ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | While She Was Out ⓘ |
| residence | suburbs ⓘ |
| settingOfKeyEvents |
nearby woods
ⓘ
parking lot ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | adult thriller viewers ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | toolbox items ⓘ |
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: Della Myers Description of subject: Della Myers is the suburban housewife protagonist of the thriller film "While She Was Out," who is forced into a violent struggle for survival after a routine errand turns deadly.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.