Toula Portokalos
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Toula Portokalos is the shy, self-deprecating Greek-American woman who transforms her life and challenges her traditional family's expectations in the romantic comedy film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toula Portokalos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12892847 — 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: Toula Portokalos Context triple: [My Big Fat Greek Wedding, character, Toula Portokalos]
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A.
Marie Avgeropoulos
Marie Avgeropoulos is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Octavia Blake on the science fiction television series "The 100."
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B.
Eugenia Livanos
Eugenia Livanos was a member of the prominent Greek shipping Livanos family and the mother of Athina "Tina" Onassis.
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C.
Margo Behrakis
Margo Behrakis is a philanthropist and arts patron known for her significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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D.
Elena Kampouris
Elena Kampouris is an American actress known for her roles in films such as "Before I Fall" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," as well as the Netflix series "Sacred Lies."
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E.
Eve Mavrakis
Eve Mavrakis is a French-Greek production designer and art director best known for her long-term marriage to Scottish actor Ewan McGregor.
- 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: Toula Portokalos Target entity description: Toula Portokalos is the shy, self-deprecating Greek-American woman who transforms her life and challenges her traditional family's expectations in the romantic comedy film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
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A.
Marie Avgeropoulos
Marie Avgeropoulos is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Octavia Blake on the science fiction television series "The 100."
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B.
Eugenia Livanos
Eugenia Livanos was a member of the prominent Greek shipping Livanos family and the mother of Athina "Tina" Onassis.
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C.
Margo Behrakis
Margo Behrakis is a philanthropist and arts patron known for her significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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D.
Elena Kampouris
Elena Kampouris is an American actress known for her roles in films such as "Before I Fall" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," as well as the Netflix series "Sacred Lies."
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E.
Eve Mavrakis
Eve Mavrakis is a French-Greek production designer and art director best known for her long-term marriage to Scottish actor Ewan McGregor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Portokalos family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nia Vardalos's one-woman play My Big Fat Greek Wedding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc |
challenges traditional family expectations
ⓘ
gains self-confidence ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
insecure
ⓘ
kind ⓘ self-deprecating ⓘ shy ⓘ |
| creator | Nia Vardalos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalTheme | Greek diaspora ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Portokalos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Gus Portokalos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | romantic comedy character ⓘ |
| givenName | Fotoula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Ian Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Maria Portokalos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Toula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
travel agent
ⓘ
waitress ⓘ |
| parentOf | Paris Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Nia Vardalos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Greek Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Nick Portokalos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Ian Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weddingType | Greek-American intercultural wedding ⓘ |
| worksAt |
Dancing Zorba's
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portokalos Travel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toula Portokalos Description of subject: Toula Portokalos is the shy, self-deprecating Greek-American woman who transforms her life and challenges her traditional family's expectations in the romantic comedy film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.