Zelma O'Neal
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Zelma O'Neal was an American stage and film actress and singer active in the late 1920s and 1930s, known for her energetic performances in Broadway musicals and early Hollywood talkies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zelma O'Neal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12522545 — 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: Zelma O'Neal Context triple: [Follow Thru, starring, Zelma O'Neal]
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A.
Zelma Davis
Zelma Davis is a Liberian-born American singer and dancer best known as a vocalist for the early-1990s dance group C+C Music Factory.
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B.
Evelyn Killebrew
Evelyn Killebrew is best known as one of the former wives of American comedian and actor Redd Foxx.
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C.
Zerelda Mimms
Zerelda Mimms was the wife of infamous American outlaw Jesse James and a first cousin of his, known primarily for her association with the James family.
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D.
Edna Mae McCauley
Edna Mae McCauley is the central character in the 1980 drama film "Resurrection," a woman who miraculously survives a near-fatal accident and discovers she has the power to heal others.
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E.
Lelia McWilliams
Lelia McWilliams, better known as A'Lelia Walker, was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts who played a prominent role in Harlem's cultural life during the Harlem Renaissance.
- 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: Zelma O'Neal Target entity description: Zelma O'Neal was an American stage and film actress and singer active in the late 1920s and 1930s, known for her energetic performances in Broadway musicals and early Hollywood talkies.
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A.
Zelma Davis
Zelma Davis is a Liberian-born American singer and dancer best known as a vocalist for the early-1990s dance group C+C Music Factory.
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B.
Evelyn Killebrew
Evelyn Killebrew is best known as one of the former wives of American comedian and actor Redd Foxx.
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C.
Zerelda Mimms
Zerelda Mimms was the wife of infamous American outlaw Jesse James and a first cousin of his, known primarily for her association with the James family.
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D.
Edna Mae McCauley
Edna Mae McCauley is the central character in the 1980 drama film "Resurrection," a woman who miraculously survives a near-fatal accident and discovers she has the power to heal others.
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E.
Lelia McWilliams
Lelia McWilliams, better known as A'Lelia Walker, was an American businesswoman and patron of the arts who played a prominent role in Harlem's cultural life during the Harlem Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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American singer ⓘ Broadway performer ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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Hollywood film industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century entertainment ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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musical theatre ⓘ performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
film musical
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | O'Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Zelma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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sound recordings ⓘ stage ⓘ |
| movement |
Jazz Age musical theatre
NERFINISHED
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early Hollywood talkies era ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in Broadway musicals
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energetic performances ⓘ work in early Hollywood talkies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Broadway musical revues of the late 1920s
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Follow Thru (1929 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Good News (1927 stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Good News (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount on Parade (1930 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Take a Chance (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kid from Spain (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ You Said a Mouthful (1932 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film actor ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf | American stage and film history ⓘ |
| performerIn |
Broadway musicals
NERFINISHED
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early sound films ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| style | high-energy performance style ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
1930s
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late 1920s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zelma O'Neal Description of subject: Zelma O'Neal was an American stage and film actress and singer active in the late 1920s and 1930s, known for her energetic performances in Broadway musicals and early Hollywood talkies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.