Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean
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Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the loyal yet morally conflicted housekeeper and primary narrator in the 2009 television adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11236926 — 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: Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean Context triple: [Wuthering Heights (2009 TV series), portrays, Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean]
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A.
Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones is a Welsh actress, comedian, and writer best known as the co-creator and star of the television series "Gavin & Stacey."
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B.
Pearl Mackie
Pearl Mackie is a British actress best known for playing Bill Potts, a companion to the Twelfth Doctor, in the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Brooke Ashton in Noises Off
Brooke Ashton is a dim-witted but endearing young actress in the farcical play-within-a-play of Michael Frayn’s stage comedy "Noises Off."
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D.
Ruth Gemmell
Ruth Gemmell is a British actress best known for her roles in the film "Fever Pitch" and the television series "Bridgerton."
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E.
Eve Myles
Eve Myles is a Welsh actress best known for her leading roles in the science fiction series "Torchwood" and the drama "Keeping Faith."
- 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: Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean Target entity description: Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the loyal yet morally conflicted housekeeper and primary narrator in the 2009 television adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."
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A.
Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones is a Welsh actress, comedian, and writer best known as the co-creator and star of the television series "Gavin & Stacey."
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B.
Pearl Mackie
Pearl Mackie is a British actress best known for playing Bill Potts, a companion to the Twelfth Doctor, in the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Brooke Ashton in Noises Off
Brooke Ashton is a dim-witted but endearing young actress in the farcical play-within-a-play of Michael Frayn’s stage comedy "Noises Off."
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D.
Ruth Gemmell
Ruth Gemmell is a British actress best known for her roles in the film "Fever Pitch" and the television series "Bridgerton."
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E.
Eve Myles
Eve Myles is a Welsh actress best known for her leading roles in the science fiction series "Torchwood" and the drama "Keeping Faith."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting role
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television character portrayal ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Wuthering Heights (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Wuthering Heights (2009 TV adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Emily Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television drama ⓘ |
| character | Nelly Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | housekeeper ⓘ |
| characterRole |
framing narrator
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
loyal
ⓘ
morally conflicted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
literary adaptation
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| householdServed |
Earnshaw family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linton family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor | acclaimed performance ⓘ |
| originalAuthorOfSource | Emily Brontë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Wuthering Heights adaptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalType | literary character adaptation ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sarah Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | television miniseries ⓘ |
| setting | Yorkshire moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | Gothic novel ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean Description of subject: Sarah Lancashire as Nelly Dean refers to the acclaimed British actress’s portrayal of the loyal yet morally conflicted housekeeper and primary narrator in the 2009 television adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.