Frances "Baby" Houseman
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Frances "Baby" Houseman is the idealistic, compassionate young woman who becomes the protagonist of the romantic coming-of-age story in the film Dirty Dancing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frances "Baby" Houseman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8424420 — 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: Frances "Baby" Houseman Context triple: [Dirty Dancing, character, Frances "Baby" Houseman]
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A.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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B.
Lucille Benson
Lucille Benson was an American character actress known for her comedic and maternal supporting roles in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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C.
Hattie Glascoe
Hattie Glascoe was the first wife of American actor Louis Gossett Jr., known primarily for her brief marriage to him in the 1960s.
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D.
Sissy Sullivan
Sissy Sullivan is a supporting character in the film "Shame," contributing to the emotional and psychological depth of the story.
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E.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
- 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: Frances "Baby" Houseman Target entity description: Frances "Baby" Houseman is the idealistic, compassionate young woman who becomes the protagonist of the romantic coming-of-age story in the film Dirty Dancing.
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A.
Margalo Gillmore
Margalo Gillmore was an English-born American stage and film actress known for her sophisticated supporting roles in Broadway productions and classic Hollywood films of the mid-20th century.
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B.
Lucille Benson
Lucille Benson was an American character actress known for her comedic and maternal supporting roles in film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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C.
Hattie Glascoe
Hattie Glascoe was the first wife of American actor Louis Gossett Jr., known primarily for her brief marriage to him in the 1960s.
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D.
Sissy Sullivan
Sissy Sullivan is a supporting character in the film "Shame," contributing to the emotional and psychological depth of the story.
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E.
Lucille Sheardown
Lucille Sheardown was one of the later wives of American inventor Lee de Forest, associated with his personal life rather than his pioneering work in radio and electronics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| ageInFilm | 17 ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dirty Dancing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | coming of age and self-discovery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
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courageous ⓘ idealistic ⓘ naive ⓘ socially conscious ⓘ |
| createdBy | Eleanor Bergstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dancePartner | Johnny Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsCharacter | Johnny Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationAspiration | attend Mount Holyoke College ⓘ |
| familyName | Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Dirty Dancing (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Frances Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreContext |
coming-of-age film
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Frances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goesOnVacationTo | Kellerman's resort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Jake Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Marjorie Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Lisa Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter | Penny Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| learnsActivity | dirty dancing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralConcern |
class inequality
ⓘ
reproductive rights ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | final lift in the closing dance ⓘ |
| occupation | college student ⓘ |
| performsFinalDanceToSong | (I've Had) The Time of My Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOutlook | progressive ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jennifer Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Jewish ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Johnny Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | Catskills resort ⓘ |
| standsUpTo | Jake Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frances "Baby" Houseman Description of subject: Frances "Baby" Houseman is the idealistic, compassionate young woman who becomes the protagonist of the romantic coming-of-age story in the film Dirty Dancing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.