Jodie Dallas
E141792
LGBT character in television
fictional character
gay character
sitcom character
television character
Jodie Dallas is a groundbreaking gay television character from the sitcom "Soap," known for being one of the first openly gay main characters on American network TV.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jodie Dallas canonical | 6 |
| Jodie | 1 |
| Jody Dallas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T657113 — 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: Jodie Dallas Context triple: [Billy Crystal, characterPortrayed, Jodie Dallas]
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A.
Danielle Spencer
Danielle Spencer is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter best known for her work in film and music as well as her long-term relationship with actor Russell Crowe.
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B.
Tara Reid
Tara Reid is an American actress best known for her roles in films like "American Pie" and "The Big Lebowski," as well as the "Sharknado" television movie series.
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C.
Anna Dylan
Anna Dylan is one of the children of Bob Dylan and his then-wife Sara Dylan.
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D.
Sela Ward
Sela Ward is an American actress known for her Emmy-winning performances in television dramas such as "Sisters" and "Once and Again."
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E.
Kelly Grayson
Kelly Grayson is a central character on the science fiction comedy series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
- 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: Jodie Dallas Target entity description: Jodie Dallas is a groundbreaking gay television character from the sitcom "Soap," known for being one of the first openly gay main characters on American network TV.
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A.
Danielle Spencer
Danielle Spencer is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter best known for her work in film and music as well as her long-term relationship with actor Russell Crowe.
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B.
Tara Reid
Tara Reid is an American actress best known for her roles in films like "American Pie" and "The Big Lebowski," as well as the "Sharknado" television movie series.
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C.
Anna Dylan
Anna Dylan is one of the children of Bob Dylan and his then-wife Sara Dylan.
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D.
Sela Ward
Sela Ward is an American actress known for her Emmy-winning performances in television dramas such as "Sisters" and "Once and Again."
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E.
Kelly Grayson
Kelly Grayson is a central character on the science fiction comedy series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT character in television
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ gay character ⓘ sitcom character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| airedOn | prime-time television ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Soap ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Susan Harris ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
helped increase visibility of gay characters on U.S. television
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often cited in discussions of LGBT representation in media ⓘ |
| familyName |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas
|
| firstAppearance |
Soap
ⓘ
surface form:
Soap season 1
|
| firstBroadcastDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jodie Dallas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jodie
|
| hasChild | Wendy ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
comedy
ⓘ
parody of soap operas ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Bob
ⓘ
surface form:
Bob (dummy)
Burt Campbell ⓘ Chuck Campbell ⓘ Danny Dallas ⓘ Jessica Tate ⓘ Mary Campbell ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
custody battle over his daughter
ⓘ
discrimination faced as a gay man ⓘ struggles with sexual identity ⓘ |
| network | ABC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first openly gay main characters on American network television
ⓘ
early positive representation of a gay man on U.S. prime-time TV ⓘ |
| occupation | television sportscaster ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | American network television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | American Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Soap (TV series) ⓘ |
| partOfEnsemble | Tate and Campbell families in Soap ⓘ |
| portrayalType | sympathetic depiction of a gay man ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Billy Crystal ⓘ |
| romanticRelationship |
Carol David
ⓘ
Dennis Phillips ⓘ Maggie Chandler ⓘ |
| setIn | Connecticut ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| subjectOf | controversy over portrayal of homosexuality on television ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jodie Dallas Description of subject: Jodie Dallas is a groundbreaking gay television character from the sitcom "Soap," known for being one of the first openly gay main characters on American network TV.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jody Dallas
this entity surface form:
Jodie