playedRoleIn

P1668
predicate

Indicates that an entity performed or assumed a specific role or character within a particular event, production, or context.

All labels observed (49)

Label Occurrences
castMember 28,195
portrayed 5,074
actedIn 1,784

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: playedRoleIn
Generated description
Indicates that an entity performed or assumed a specific role or character within a particular event, production, or context.

Sample triples (43,884)

Subject Object
The Bodyguard Tomas Arana via predicate surface "castMember"
The Bodyguard Michele Lamar Richards via predicate surface "castMember"
The Bodyguard Mike Starr via predicate surface "castMember"
The Bodyguard DeVaughn Nixon via predicate surface "castMember"
The Bodyguard Christopher Birt via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Dominique Horwitz via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Thomas Kretschmann via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Jochen Nickel via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Sebastian Rudolph via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Dana Vávrová via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Martin Benrath via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Sylvester Groth via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Heinz Emigholz via predicate surface "castMember"
film "Stalingrad" (1993)
surface form: Stalingrad (1993 film)
Karel Hermánek via predicate surface "castMember"
Duchy of Savoy Italian unification
Duchy of Savoy European balance of power
Come to the Stable Sister Margaret via predicate surface "leadCharacter"
Come to the Stable Sister Margaret via predicate surface "leadCharacter"
surface form: Sister Scholastica
Backstairs at the White House Lillian Rogers Parks via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Backstairs at the White House Maggie Rogers via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Belshazzar’s Feast Babylonian courtiers via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Belshazzar’s Feast women at the banquet via predicate surface "portraysCharacter"
Omar Sharif Sherif Ali via predicate surface "portrayed"
Omar Sharif Doctor Zhivago via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Yuri Zhivago
Omar Sharif Nicky Arnstein via predicate surface "portrayed"
Jodie Foster Clarice Starling via predicate surface "portrayed"
Jodie Foster Sarah Tobias via predicate surface "portrayed"
Jodie Foster Ellie Arroway via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Eleanor Arroway
Jodie Foster Nell Kellty via predicate surface "portrayed"
Jodie Foster Iris Steensma via predicate surface "portrayed"
Jodie Foster Taxi Driver via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster Contact via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster The Accused via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster Panic Room via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster Nell via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster The Brave One via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster Flightplan via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster Bugsy Malone via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster Freaky Friday (1976 film) via predicate surface "starredIn"
Jodie Foster Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore via predicate surface "starredIn"
Emily Blunt Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada via predicate surface "portrayed"
Emily Blunt Rita Vrataski in Edge of Tomorrow via predicate surface "portrayed"
Emily Blunt Bryce Dallas Howard via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Evelyn Abbott in A Quiet Place
Emily Blunt Mary Poppins Returns via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns
Emily Blunt The Young Victoria via predicate surface "portrayed"
surface form: Queen Victoria in The Young Victoria
Emily Blunt Rachel Watson in The Girl on the Train via predicate surface "portrayed"
Estelle Getty Sophia Petrillo via predicate surface "portrayed"
Russell Crowe Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"
Russell Crowe John Nash in A Beautiful Mind via predicate surface "portrayedCharacter"