Cathy Yan
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Cathy Yan is a Chinese-American filmmaker best known for directing the DC superhero film "Birds of Prey" and the acclaimed indie drama "Dead Pigs."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cathy Yan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3826727 — 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: Cathy Yan Context triple: [Chinese American cinema, notableDirector, Cathy Yan]
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A.
Domee Shi
Domee Shi is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker and animator at Pixar best known for directing the feature film "Turning Red" and the Oscar-winning short "Bao."
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B.
Laura Tao
Laura Tao is the wife of renowned mathematician Terence Tao.
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C.
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi is an Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker best known for co-directing the climbing film "Free Solo" and other acclaimed nonfiction features.
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D.
Karen Kwan
Karen Kwan is an American figure skater and the older sister of Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan.
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E.
Cathy Zhang
Cathy Zhang is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as a founder of the multinational technology conglomerate Alibaba Group.
- 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: Cathy Yan Target entity description: Cathy Yan is a Chinese-American filmmaker best known for directing the DC superhero film "Birds of Prey" and the acclaimed indie drama "Dead Pigs."
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A.
Domee Shi
Domee Shi is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker and animator at Pixar best known for directing the feature film "Turning Red" and the Oscar-winning short "Bao."
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B.
Laura Tao
Laura Tao is the wife of renowned mathematician Terence Tao.
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C.
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi is an Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker best known for co-directing the climbing film "Free Solo" and other acclaimed nonfiction features.
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D.
Karen Kwan
Karen Kwan is an American figure skater and the older sister of Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan.
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E.
Cathy Zhang
Cathy Zhang is a Chinese entrepreneur best known as a founder of the multinational technology conglomerate Alibaba Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese-American person
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ woman ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Chinese film industry
ⓘ
American cinema ⓘ
surface form:
United States film industry
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| awardReceived | Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting (for Dead Pigs) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
DC Comics
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surface form:
DC Comics characters
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| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| directed |
Birds of Prey
ⓘ
Dead Pigs ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
NYU Stern School of Business
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surface form:
New York University Stern School of Business
NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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television ⓘ |
| genre |
independent film
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superhero film ⓘ |
| hasCreativeFocus |
female-led narratives
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stories about cultural clashes and social change ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasRole | director of photography commercials and short-form content prior to features ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| influencedBy | both American and Chinese cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | directed a major studio superhero film early in her feature career ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first Asian women to direct a Hollywood superhero film ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Birds of Prey
ⓘ
Dead Pigs ⓘ various short films and commercials ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| workedOn | DC Extended Universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cathy Yan Description of subject: Cathy Yan is a Chinese-American filmmaker best known for directing the DC superhero film "Birds of Prey" and the acclaimed indie drama "Dead Pigs."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.