Swoosie Kurtz
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Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress known for her work on stage, film, and television, including acclaimed performances in "Sisters," "Pushing Daisies," and numerous Broadway productions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swoosie Kurtz canonical | 10 |
| Swoosie | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1406870 — 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: Swoosie Kurtz Context triple: [Kurtz, hasNotableBearer, Swoosie Kurtz]
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A.
Danielle Spencer
Danielle Spencer is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter best known for her work in film and music as well as her long-term relationship with actor Russell Crowe.
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B.
Denise Mara
Denise Mara is the wife of New York Giants co-owner John Mara and a member of the prominent Mara family associated with the NFL franchise.
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C.
Kelly Grayson
Kelly Grayson is a central character on the science fiction comedy series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
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D.
Amy Ruck
Amy Ruck was the wife of botanist Francis Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, and a member of the extended Darwin family circle in late 19th-century England.
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E.
Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage is an American R&B singer and songwriter best known for her soulful vocals and 1990s hits like her cover of "I Will Survive."
- 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: Swoosie Kurtz Target entity description: Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress known for her work on stage, film, and television, including acclaimed performances in "Sisters," "Pushing Daisies," and numerous Broadway productions.
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A.
Danielle Spencer
Danielle Spencer is an Australian actress and singer-songwriter best known for her work in film and music as well as her long-term relationship with actor Russell Crowe.
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B.
Denise Mara
Denise Mara is the wife of New York Giants co-owner John Mara and a member of the prominent Mara family associated with the NFL franchise.
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C.
Kelly Grayson
Kelly Grayson is a central character on the science fiction comedy series "The Orville," serving as the ship's first officer and the ex-wife of Captain Ed Mercer.
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D.
Amy Ruck
Amy Ruck was the wife of botanist Francis Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, and a member of the extended Darwin family circle in late 19th-century England.
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E.
Chantay Savage
Chantay Savage is an American R&B singer and songwriter best known for her soulful vocals and 1990s hits like her cover of "I Will Survive."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
off-Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Emmy Award
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surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award
Tony Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-09-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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University of Southern California ⓘ |
| familyName | Kurtz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName |
Swoosie Kurtz
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Swoosie
|
| hasStage |
Broadway
ⓘ
film ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasWon |
multiple Primetime Emmy Awards
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multiple Tony Awards ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Swoosie Kurtz self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic performances
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dramatic performances ⓘ versatile character roles ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Alex Reed Halsey Barker in Sisters
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Joyce Flynn in Mike & Molly ⓘ Lily Charles in Pushing Daisies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carol & Company
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surface form:
Carol and Company
Fifth of July ⓘ Love, Sidney ⓘ Mike & Molly ⓘ Pushing Daisies ⓘ Sisters ⓘ The Sisters Rosensweig ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| parent | Frank Kurtz ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Omaha, Nebraska
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surface form:
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
|
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swoosie Kurtz Description of subject: Swoosie Kurtz is an American actress known for her work on stage, film, and television, including acclaimed performances in "Sisters," "Pushing Daisies," and numerous Broadway productions.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Swoosie Kurtz
this entity surface form:
Swoosie
this entity surface form:
Swoosie
subject surface form:
True Stories
subject surface form:
Teddy Reed