Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir
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Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir is the warm but anxious, well-meaning mother of Lindsay and Sam on the cult teen dramedy series "Freaks and Geeks."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10514405 — 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: Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir Context triple: [Freaks and Geeks, portraysCharacter, Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir]
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A.
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz is a supporting character in the film "The Meyerowitz Stories," depicting one of the adult Meyerowitz siblings in Noah Baumbach’s family dramedy.
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B.
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman is the female lead in the classic 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties," portraying a young woman caught between love, ambition, and the violent world of Prohibition-era crime.
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C.
Becky Conner
Becky Conner is a central daughter character on the sitcom "Roseanne," known for her rebellious streak, sibling rivalry with Darlene, and evolving role within the working-class Conner family.
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D.
Kimberly Williams as Annie Banks
Kimberly Williams as Annie Banks is the charming, down-to-earth daughter whose impending wedding drives the emotional and comedic heart of the 1991 film "Father of the Bride."
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E.
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont is the shrill-voiced, comically vain silent-film star whose transition to talkies provides much of the humor and conflict in the classic musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
- 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: Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir Target entity description: Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir is the warm but anxious, well-meaning mother of Lindsay and Sam on the cult teen dramedy series "Freaks and Geeks."
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A.
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz
Elizabeth Marvel as Jean Meyerowitz is a supporting character in the film "The Meyerowitz Stories," depicting one of the adult Meyerowitz siblings in Noah Baumbach’s family dramedy.
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B.
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman
Priscilla Lane as Jean Sherman is the female lead in the classic 1939 gangster film "The Roaring Twenties," portraying a young woman caught between love, ambition, and the violent world of Prohibition-era crime.
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C.
Becky Conner
Becky Conner is a central daughter character on the sitcom "Roseanne," known for her rebellious streak, sibling rivalry with Darlene, and evolving role within the working-class Conner family.
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D.
Kimberly Williams as Annie Banks
Kimberly Williams as Annie Banks is the charming, down-to-earth daughter whose impending wedding drives the emotional and comedic heart of the 1991 film "Father of the Bride."
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E.
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont
Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont is the shrill-voiced, comically vain silent-film star whose transition to talkies provides much of the humor and conflict in the classic musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional mother character
ⓘ
television character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Freaks and Geeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterFunction | parental figure for main teen protagonists ⓘ |
| characterName | Jean Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Paul Feig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Freaks and Geeks episode "Pilot" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
teen dramedy ⓘ |
| hasChildCharacter |
Lindsay Weir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Freaks and Geeks episode "Discos and Dragons" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Lindsay Weir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic yet heartfelt reactions to teenage issues
ⓘ
supportive parenting of Lindsay and Sam ⓘ |
| occupation | homemaker ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastYear |
1999
ⓘ
2000 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Weir family ⓘ |
| partOfCastEnsembleWith |
Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Francis Daley as Sam Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Cardellini as Lindsay Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
warm ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| portrayalReception | critically acclaimed performance ⓘ |
| portrayalType | live-action ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Becky Ann Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Judd Apatow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Apatow Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| setting | suburban Michigan ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Harold Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
teenagers
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young adults ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| tone |
heartwarming
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humorous ⓘ |
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Subject: Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir Description of subject: Becky Ann Baker as Jean Weir is the warm but anxious, well-meaning mother of Lindsay and Sam on the cult teen dramedy series "Freaks and Geeks."
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