Anna Bates
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Anna Bates is a kind-hearted and resilient lady’s maid in the British period drama series "Downton Abbey," known for her loyalty, moral strength, and central role in several of the show's most emotional storylines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anna Bates canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3061461 — 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: Anna Bates Context triple: [Downton Abbey, mainCharacter, Anna Bates]
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A.
Myra Hindley
Myra Hindley was a British serial killer, infamously known for her role in the Moors murders committed with Ian Brady in the 1960s.
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B.
Marian Marsh
Marian Marsh was a Canadian-born American film actress best known for her leading roles in early 1930s Hollywood dramas and crime films.
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C.
Grace Marks
Grace Marks is the enigmatic Irish-Canadian servant and convicted murderess at the center of Margaret Atwood’s historical novel "Alias Grace."
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D.
Mary Jane Croft
Mary Jane Croft was an American character actress best known for her comedic supporting roles on classic radio and television shows, including frequent appearances on series like I Love Lucy and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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E.
Mary Darnall
Mary Darnall was the wife of American Founding Father and Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton and a member of a prominent Maryland Catholic family.
- 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: Anna Bates Target entity description: Anna Bates is a kind-hearted and resilient lady’s maid in the British period drama series "Downton Abbey," known for her loyalty, moral strength, and central role in several of the show's most emotional storylines.
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A.
Myra Hindley
Myra Hindley was a British serial killer, infamously known for her role in the Moors murders committed with Ian Brady in the 1960s.
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B.
Marian Marsh
Marian Marsh was a Canadian-born American film actress best known for her leading roles in early 1930s Hollywood dramas and crime films.
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C.
Grace Marks
Grace Marks is the enigmatic Irish-Canadian servant and convicted murderess at the center of Margaret Atwood’s historical novel "Alias Grace."
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D.
Mary Jane Croft
Mary Jane Croft was an American character actress best known for her comedic supporting roles on classic radio and television shows, including frequent appearances on series like I Love Lucy and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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E.
Mary Darnall
Mary Darnall was the wife of American Founding Father and Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll of Carrollton and a member of a prominent Maryland Catholic family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
lady’s maid ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Anna Smith ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
Downton Abbey (2019 film) ⓘ Downton Abbey: A New Era ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey Season 1
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey Season 2
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey Season 3
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey Season 4
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey Season 5
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey Season 6
|
| associatedWith | servant class at Downton Abbey ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Anna’s child with John Bates
ⓘ
John Bates ⓘ Lady Mary Crawley ⓘ Mrs Hughes ⓘ
surface form:
Mrs. Hughes
|
| createdBy | Julian Fellowes ⓘ |
| employer |
Crawley family
ⓘ
Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham ⓘ
surface form:
Earl of Grantham
|
| firstAppearance |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 1
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | period drama character ⓘ |
| householdPosition | senior lady’s maid ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Crawley family
ⓘ
John Bates ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central character in emotional storylines ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| network | ITV ⓘ |
| occupation | lady’s maid ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | United Kingdom television ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
kind-hearted
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ morally strong ⓘ resilient ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joanne Froggatt ⓘ |
| serves | Lady Mary Crawley ⓘ |
| setting | early 20th-century England ⓘ |
| spouse | John Bates ⓘ |
| storylineInvolves |
fertility struggles
ⓘ
romance with John Bates ⓘ sexual assault and its aftermath ⓘ wrongful accusation and imprisonment of her husband ⓘ |
| themeEmbodies |
endurance through hardship
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loyalty ⓘ romantic devotion ⓘ |
| worksAt | Downton Abbey (estate) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anna Bates Description of subject: Anna Bates is a kind-hearted and resilient lady’s maid in the British period drama series "Downton Abbey," known for her loyalty, moral strength, and central role in several of the show's most emotional storylines.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.