Fredi Washington
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Fredi Washington was an African American stage and film actress and civil rights activist best known for her groundbreaking role as a light-skinned Black woman passing for white in 1930s Hollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fredi Washington canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20234332 — 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: Fredi Washington Context triple: [Imitation of Life (1934 film), starring, Fredi Washington]
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A.
Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers was an American film and television actress best known for her pioneering roles as a Black performer in early Hollywood, including her acclaimed performance in the 1934 film "Imitation of Life."
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B.
Haywood Woodard
Haywood Woodard is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Woodard.
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C.
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters was a pioneering American blues, jazz, and gospel singer and actress who broke racial barriers on stage, in film, and on radio during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Edward J. Robeson Jr.
Edward J. Robeson Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel was an American actress, singer, and comedian best known as the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in "Gone with the Wind."
- 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: Fredi Washington Target entity description: Fredi Washington was an African American stage and film actress and civil rights activist best known for her groundbreaking role as a light-skinned Black woman passing for white in 1930s Hollywood.
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A.
Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers was an American film and television actress best known for her pioneering roles as a Black performer in early Hollywood, including her acclaimed performance in the 1934 film "Imitation of Life."
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B.
Haywood Woodard
Haywood Woodard is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Woodard.
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C.
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters was a pioneering American blues, jazz, and gospel singer and actress who broke racial barriers on stage, in film, and on radio during the early to mid-20th century.
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D.
Edward J. Robeson Jr.
Edward J. Robeson Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel was an American actress, singer, and comedian best known as the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in "Gone with the Wind."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.