Amy Elliott Dunne
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Amy Elliott Dunne is the brilliant, manipulative wife and antihero of Gillian Flynn’s thriller "Gone Girl," known for orchestrating an elaborate scheme to fake her own disappearance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film character in Gone Girl (2014) ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gone Girl (2014 film)
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Gone Girl (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardAssociation | Rosamund Pike’s performance received Academy Award nomination for Best Actress ⓘ |
| basedOn | Amazing Amy book-series persona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
antagonist
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protagonist ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| creator | Gillian Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Gone Girl universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Gone Girl (2012 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Amy Elliott Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | psychological thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Amy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kills | Desi Collings (in self-defense claim) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maidenName | Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married (to Nick Dunne) ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | alternating diary chapters in the novel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
faking her own disappearance
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framing her husband Nick Dunne for murder ⓘ |
| notableWork | Amazing Amy children’s book character (in-universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | children’s quiz book writer ⓘ |
| parent |
Marybeth Elliott
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Rand Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
keeps detailed diary as part of framing narrative
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later returns home claiming kidnapping and rape ⓘ orchestrates elaborate disappearance to punish her husband ⓘ stages crime scene to suggest violent abduction ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Rosamund Pike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | estranged relationship with her parents ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City (early married life)
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North Carthage, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Nick Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
identity construction
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marital deception ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ |
| trait |
calculating
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highly intelligent ⓘ manipulative ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
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