Michaela Odone
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Michaela Odone was the mother of Lorenzo Odone and a central figure in the real-life effort to develop "Lorenzo's Oil" to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michaela Odone canonical | 4 |
| Lorenzo Odone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11859388 — 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: Michaela Odone Context triple: [Lorenzo's Oil, portraysCharacter, Michaela Odone]
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A.
Michaela
Michaela is a feminine given name used in various languages, often considered the female form of Michael.
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B.
Rachele
Rachele is an Italian given name, notably borne by Rachele Mussolini, the wife of dictator Benito Mussolini.
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C.
Francesca Morvillo
Francesca Morvillo was an Italian magistrate and university professor, renowned for her work against the Mafia and tragically killed alongside her husband, anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, in the 1992 Capaci bombing.
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D.
Anne Marie Mumolo
Anne Marie Mumolo is an American actress, screenwriter, comedian, and producer best known for co-writing the hit film "Bridesmaids."
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E.
Bernadette Lazzara
Bernadette Lazzara, better known as Bernadette Peters, is a celebrated American actress and singer renowned for her work on Broadway and in film and television.
- 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: Michaela Odone Target entity description: Michaela Odone was the mother of Lorenzo Odone and a central figure in the real-life effort to develop "Lorenzo's Oil" to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
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A.
Michaela
Michaela is a feminine given name used in various languages, often considered the female form of Michael.
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B.
Rachele
Rachele is an Italian given name, notably borne by Rachele Mussolini, the wife of dictator Benito Mussolini.
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C.
Francesca Morvillo
Francesca Morvillo was an Italian magistrate and university professor, renowned for her work against the Mafia and tragically killed alongside her husband, anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, in the 1992 Capaci bombing.
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D.
Anne Marie Mumolo
Anne Marie Mumolo is an American actress, screenwriter, comedian, and producer best known for co-writing the hit film "Bridesmaids."
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E.
Bernadette Lazzara
Bernadette Lazzara, better known as Bernadette Peters, is a celebrated American actress and singer renowned for her work on Broadway and in film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caregiver
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lorenzo's Oil therapy
ⓘ
adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | search for a treatment for ALD after her son's diagnosis ⓘ |
| child | Lorenzo Odone ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedIn |
film "Lorenzo's Oil"
ⓘ
linked to:
Lorenzo's Oil
|
| familyName | Odone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
advocacy for rare disease treatment
ⓘ
medical research advocacy ⓘ |
| givenName | Michaela ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
discussion of laypeople's role in medical research
ⓘ
increased public awareness of ALD ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | real-life story depicted in the film "Lorenzo's Oil" ⓘ |
| hasRole |
medical research advocate
ⓘ
parent of a child with a rare disease ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Lorenzo Odone's illness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the mother of Lorenzo Odone
ⓘ
inspiring the film "Lorenzo's Oil" ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| motivation | her son's diagnosis with adrenoleukodystrophy ⓘ |
| movement |
patient-led medical research
ⓘ
rare disease advocacy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-developing an experimental therapy for ALD
ⓘ
efforts to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Lorenzo's Oil ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Susan Sarandon ⓘ |
| relative |
Augusto Odone
ⓘ
Lorenzo Odone ⓘ |
| residence |
Italy
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Augusto Odone ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Lorenzo's Oil
ⓘ
adrenoleukodystrophy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michaela Odone Description of subject: Michaela Odone was the mother of Lorenzo Odone and a central figure in the real-life effort to develop "Lorenzo's Oil" to treat her son's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Michaela Odone