portrayedBy

P1507
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves as the actor or performer who represents or plays the role of another entity in a work or medium.

All labels observed (200)

Label Occurrences
starring 55,907
portrayedBy canonical 23,225
leadActor 4,500

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: portrayedBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves as the actor or performer who represents or plays the role of another entity in a work or medium.

Sample triples (97,478)

Subject Object
High Tide (1987 film) Jan Adele via predicate surface "starring"
High Tide (1987 film) Colin Friels via predicate surface "starring"
Oscar and Lucinda (film)
surface form: Oscar and Lucinda
Ralph Fiennes via predicate surface "leadActor"
Oscar and Lucinda (film)
surface form: Oscar and Lucinda
Cate Blanchett via predicate surface "leadActor"
Charlotte Gray (film) Charlotte Gray (film) via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charlotte Gray – Cate Blanchett
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Samson and Delilah (1949 film) via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Samson;Victor Mature
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Delilah;Hedy Lamarr via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Saran of Gaza;George Sanders via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
Samson and Delilah (1949 film) Angela Lansbury via predicate surface "characterPortrayedBy"
surface form: Semadar;Angela Lansbury
A Star Is Born (1954 film) Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
A Star Is Born (1954 film) James Mason via predicate surface "starring"
A Star Is Born (1954 film) Jack Carson via predicate surface "starring"
A Star Is Born (1954 film) Charles Bickford via predicate surface "starring"
A Star Is Born (1954 film) Tommy Noonan via predicate surface "starring"
A Star Is Born (1954 film) Lucy Marlow via predicate surface "starring"
The Judy Garland Show Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
Summer Stock Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
Summer Stock Gene Kelly via predicate surface "starring"
Summer Stock Eddie Bracken via predicate surface "starring"
Summer Stock Gloria DeHaven via predicate surface "starring"
Summer Stock Phil Silvers via predicate surface "starring"
Girl Crazy (1943 film) Judy Garland via predicate surface "starring"
Girl Crazy (1943 film) Mickey Rooney via predicate surface "starring"
Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz
surface form: Dorothy Gale
Judy Garland
biographical film "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
surface form: Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Judy Garland portrayed by Judy Davis via predicate surface "rolePlayedBy"
biographical film "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
surface form: Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
young Judy Garland portrayed by Tammy Blanchard via predicate surface "rolePlayedBy"
Star Trek (2009 film) Chris Pine via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Zachary Quinto via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Leonard Nimoy via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Karl Urban via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Zoe Saldana via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Simon Pegg via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) John Cho via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Anton Yelchin via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Eric Bana via predicate surface "starring"
Star Trek (2009 film) Bruce Greenwood via predicate surface "starring"
Like Crazy Anton Yelchin via predicate surface "starring"
Like Crazy Felicity Jones via predicate surface "starring"
Like Crazy Jennifer Lawrence via predicate surface "starring"
Like Crazy Charlie Bewley via predicate surface "starring"
Like Crazy Alex Kingston via predicate surface "starring"
Like Crazy Oliver Muirhead via predicate surface "starring"
Green Room Anton Yelchin via predicate surface "starring"
Green Room Imogen Poots via predicate surface "starring"
Green Room Patrick Stewart via predicate surface "starring"
Green Room Alia Shawkat via predicate surface "starring"
Green Room Kai Owen via predicate surface "starring"
surface form: Joe Cole
Green Room Callum Turner via predicate surface "starring"
Green Room Macon Blair via predicate surface "starring"
Fright Night (2011 film) Anton Yelchin via predicate surface "characterPortrayed"
surface form: Anton Yelchin as Charley Brewster