Fat Lady
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The Fat Lady is the talking portrait in Hogwarts Castle who serves as the guardian of Gryffindor Tower, controlling access to the house’s common room.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fat Lady canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13473409 — 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: Fat Lady Context triple: [Gryffindor House, passwordProtectedBy, Fat Lady]
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A.
Fat Amy
Fat Amy is the outspoken, comedic Australian singer and member of the Barden Bellas a cappella group in the "Pitch Perfect" film series.
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B.
Fatlip
Fatlip is an American rapper best known as a former member of the influential alternative hip hop group The Pharcyde.
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C.
Miss Froy
Miss Froy is a seemingly innocuous English governess whose mysterious disappearance aboard a trans-European train drives the suspenseful plot of Alfred Hitchcock’s film "The Lady Vanishes."
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D.
Dame Edna Everage
Dame Edna Everage is a flamboyant, satirical housewife-turned-megastar persona created and performed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, famed for her outrageous outfits, sharp wit, and mock-celebrity status.
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E.
Mavis Grind
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus in Northmavine, Shetland, known for nearly connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea at one of their closest points.
- 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: Fat Lady Target entity description: The Fat Lady is the talking portrait in Hogwarts Castle who serves as the guardian of Gryffindor Tower, controlling access to the house’s common room.
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A.
Fat Amy
Fat Amy is the outspoken, comedic Australian singer and member of the Barden Bellas a cappella group in the "Pitch Perfect" film series.
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B.
Fatlip
Fatlip is an American rapper best known as a former member of the influential alternative hip hop group The Pharcyde.
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C.
Miss Froy
Miss Froy is a seemingly innocuous English governess whose mysterious disappearance aboard a trans-European train drives the suspenseful plot of Alfred Hitchcock’s film "The Lady Vanishes."
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D.
Dame Edna Everage
Dame Edna Everage is a flamboyant, satirical housewife-turned-megastar persona created and performed by Australian comedian Barry Humphries, famed for her outrageous outfits, sharp wit, and mock-celebrity status.
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E.
Mavis Grind
Mavis Grind is a narrow isthmus in Northmavine, Shetland, known for nearly connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea at one of their closest points.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hogwarts resident
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ guardian ⓘ portrait ⓘ |
| accessMethod | spoken password ⓘ |
| affiliation | Gryffindor House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Sirius Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Gryffindor corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsAccessTo | Gryffindor common room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | portrait slashed by Sirius Black in 1993 ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | alive as a portrait ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| guardianOf |
Gryffindor Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gryffindor common room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
dramatic
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easily offended ⓘ fond of singing ⓘ temperamental ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Fat Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseGuarded | Gryffindor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gryffindor Tower entrance
ⓘ
Hogwarts Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demanding passwords from Gryffindor students
ⓘ
singing loudly ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Dawn French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Spriggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | password for entry ⓘ |
| role |
gatekeeper
ⓘ
password guardian ⓘ |
| species | portrait subject (human woman) ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Gryffindor students ⓘ |
| temporarilyReplacedBy | Sir Cadogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fat Lady Description of subject: The Fat Lady is the talking portrait in Hogwarts Castle who serves as the guardian of Gryffindor Tower, controlling access to the house’s common room.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.