Bea Pullman

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Bea Pullman is the ambitious white businesswoman and single mother at the center of the 1934 film "Imitation of Life," whose partnership with a Black housekeeper and their daughters' intertwined lives explore themes of race, class, and motherhood.

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Label	Occurrences
Bea Pullman canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20234334 — 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: Bea Pullman
Context triple: [Imitation of Life (1934 film), character, Bea Pullman]

A. Natalie Zea
Natalie Zea is an American actress best known for her television work in series such as Justified, The Following, and The Detour.
B. Eve Lockhart
Eve Lockhart is a forensic pathologist character in the British crime drama series "Waking the Dead," known for her expertise in post-mortem analysis and involvement in solving cold cases.
C. Allison Strong
Allison Strong is an American actress and singer best known for her role in the Adam Sandler–Chris Rock comedy film "The Week Of" and her work on Broadway.
D. Shawnee Smith
Shawnee Smith is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Amanda Young in the Saw horror film franchise.
E. Julia Faye
Julia Faye was an American actress best known for her frequent collaborations with director Cecil B. DeMille during the silent and early sound film eras.
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: Bea Pullman
Target entity description: Bea Pullman is the ambitious white businesswoman and single mother at the center of the 1934 film "Imitation of Life," whose partnership with a Black housekeeper and their daughters' intertwined lives explore themes of race, class, and motherhood.

A. Natalie Zea
Natalie Zea is an American actress best known for her television work in series such as Justified, The Following, and The Detour.
B. Eve Lockhart
Eve Lockhart is a forensic pathologist character in the British crime drama series "Waking the Dead," known for her expertise in post-mortem analysis and involvement in solving cold cases.
C. Allison Strong
Allison Strong is an American actress and singer best known for her role in the Adam Sandler–Chris Rock comedy film "The Week Of" and her work on Broadway.
D. Shawnee Smith
Shawnee Smith is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Amanda Young in the Saw horror film franchise.
E. Julia Faye
Julia Faye was an American actress best known for her frequent collaborations with director Cecil B. DeMille during the silent and early sound film eras.
F. None of above. chosen