Polly Gray
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Polly Gray is a central matriarchal figure in the British crime drama series "Peaky Blinders," known for her sharp intelligence, emotional depth, and leadership within the Shelby family.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polly Gray canonical | 14 |
| Elizabeth Polly Gray | 1 |
| Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2350692 — 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: Polly Gray Context triple: [Peaky Blinders, mainCharacter, Polly Gray]
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A.
Dolly Sharp
Dolly Sharp was an American adult film actress best known for her role in the landmark 1972 pornographic film "Deep Throat."
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B.
Peggy
Peggy is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Margaret.
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C.
Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her roles in Westerns and for being part of the prominent Young acting family.
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D.
Phyllis
Phyllis is a 1970s American television sitcom, spun off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, that stars Cloris Leachman as the widowed Phyllis Lindstrom starting a new life in San Francisco.
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E.
Snub Pollard
Snub Pollard was an Australian-born silent film comedian and actor best known for his work in Hal Roach comedies alongside stars like Harold Lloyd.
- 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: Polly Gray Target entity description: Polly Gray is a central matriarchal figure in the British crime drama series "Peaky Blinders," known for her sharp intelligence, emotional depth, and leadership within the Shelby family.
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A.
Dolly Sharp
Dolly Sharp was an American adult film actress best known for her role in the landmark 1972 pornographic film "Deep Throat."
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B.
Peggy
Peggy is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Margaret.
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C.
Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her roles in Westerns and for being part of the prominent Young acting family.
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D.
Phyllis
Phyllis is a 1970s American television sitcom, spun off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, that stars Cloris Leachman as the widowed Phyllis Lindstrom starting a new life in San Francisco.
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E.
Snub Pollard
Snub Pollard was an Australian-born silent film comedian and actor best known for his work in Hal Roach comedies alongside stars like Harold Lloyd.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Peaky Blinders ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Birmingham
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Shelby Company Limited ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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emotionally complex ⓘ intelligent ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Steven Knight ⓘ |
| familyName | Gray ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Peaky Blinders universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Peaky Blinders, series 1 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Polly Gray
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Elizabeth Polly Gray
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Polly ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Peaky Blinders gang
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Shelby family ⓘ |
| motherOf | Michael Gray ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership within the Shelby family
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strategic decision-making in the Peaky Blinders gang ⓘ strong moral code within a criminal context ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookmaker
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crime boss ⓘ treasurer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Helen McCrory ⓘ |
| positionHeld | treasurer of the Shelby Company Limited ⓘ |
| relative |
Ada Shelby
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Arthur Shelby ⓘ John Shelby ⓘ Michael Gray ⓘ Thomas Shelby ⓘ |
| role |
aunt to the Shelby brothers
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matriarch of the Shelby family ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War I Birmingham ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polly Gray Description of subject: Polly Gray is a central matriarchal figure in the British crime drama series "Peaky Blinders," known for her sharp intelligence, emotional depth, and leadership within the Shelby family.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Polly Gray in Peaky Blinders
this entity surface form:
Elizabeth Polly Gray