Grandmother (Flowers in the Attic)
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Grandmother in "Flowers in the Attic" is the stern, fanatically religious matriarch who cruelly imprisons and abuses her hidden grandchildren in V.C. Andrews' gothic family saga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grandmother (Flowers in the Attic) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11341545 — 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: Grandmother (Flowers in the Attic) Context triple: [Louise Fletcher, characterPortrayed, Grandmother (Flowers in the Attic)]
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A.
Trudy
Trudy is the nickname of Gertrude Ederle, the American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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B.
Trudy
Trudy is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of names like Ermintrude or Gertrude.
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C.
Grandma
Grandma is a character in the voxel-based metaverse game The Sandbox, likely designed as a stylized elderly figure that players can interact with or use in their creations.
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D.
Grandma
"Grandma" is a 2015 American comedy-drama film starring Lily Tomlin as an irascible poet helping her granddaughter, featuring Laverne Cox in a supporting role.
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E.
Grandma
Grandma is a key supporting character in the 2020 dark fantasy film "The Witches," serving as the wise and protective guardian who helps her grandson confront a secret society of child-hating witches.
- 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: Grandmother (Flowers in the Attic) Target entity description: Grandmother in "Flowers in the Attic" is the stern, fanatically religious matriarch who cruelly imprisons and abuses her hidden grandchildren in V.C. Andrews' gothic family saga.
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A.
Trudy
Trudy is the nickname of Gertrude Ederle, the American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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B.
Trudy
Trudy is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of names like Ermintrude or Gertrude.
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C.
Grandma
Grandma is a character in the voxel-based metaverse game The Sandbox, likely designed as a stylized elderly figure that players can interact with or use in their creations.
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D.
Grandma
"Grandma" is a 2015 American comedy-drama film starring Lily Tomlin as an irascible poet helping her granddaughter, featuring Laverne Cox in a supporting role.
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E.
Grandma
Grandma is a key supporting character in the 2020 dark fantasy film "The Witches," serving as the wise and protective guardian who helps her grandson confront a secret society of child-hating witches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ matriarch ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| abuses |
Carrie Dollanganger
NERFINISHED
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Cathy Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ Cory Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grandmother Foxworth
NERFINISHED
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Olivia Foxworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Flowers in the Attic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
1987 film Flowers in the Attic
NERFINISHED
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2014 Lifetime film Flowers in the Attic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Dollanganger series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
child abuse
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family secrets ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
abusive
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authoritarian ⓘ cruel ⓘ fanatically religious ⓘ stern ⓘ |
| child | Corrine Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | V. C. Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforces | strict religious rules ⓘ |
| familyName | Foxworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Olivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandchild |
Carrie Dollanganger
NERFINISHED
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Cathy Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ Cory Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisons |
Carrie Dollanganger
NERFINISHED
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Cathy Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ Cory Dollanganger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfImprisonment | attic of Foxworth Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
family pride
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religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| opposes | incestuous relationship between Corrine and Christopher Dollanganger Sr. ⓘ |
| punishes |
Corrine Dollanganger
NERFINISHED
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her grandchildren ⓘ |
| religion | fanatical Christianity ⓘ |
| residesIn | Foxworth Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInGenre | gothic villain ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | primary enforcer of the children’s imprisonment ⓘ |
| spouse | Malcolm Foxworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
physical punishment
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psychological abuse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grandmother (Flowers in the Attic) Description of subject: Grandmother in "Flowers in the Attic" is the stern, fanatically religious matriarch who cruelly imprisons and abuses her hidden grandchildren in V.C. Andrews' gothic family saga.
Referenced by (1)
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