Kimberly Peirce
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Kimberly Peirce is an American film director and screenwriter best known for her groundbreaking, Oscar-winning drama "Boys Don't Cry," which explores gender identity and social injustice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kimberly Peirce canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4359124 — 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: Kimberly Peirce Context triple: [Killer Films, collaboratedWith, Kimberly Peirce]
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A.
Karyn Kusama
Karyn Kusama is an American film and television director known for works like "Girlfight," "Jennifer's Body," and "The Invitation," as well as her contributions to prestige TV.
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B.
Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress known for works such as "Eve's Bayou," "Harriet," and other character-driven dramas exploring African American experiences.
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C.
Robin Swicord
Robin Swicord is an American screenwriter and director known for her literary adaptations, including films such as Little Women (1994), Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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D.
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her atmospheric, character-driven films such as "Lost in Translation" and "The Virgin Suicides."
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E.
Julie Kent
Julie Kent is a renowned American ballerina celebrated for her long and distinguished career as a principal dancer and later artistic director in the world of classical ballet.
- 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: Kimberly Peirce Target entity description: Kimberly Peirce is an American film director and screenwriter best known for her groundbreaking, Oscar-winning drama "Boys Don't Cry," which explores gender identity and social injustice.
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A.
Karyn Kusama
Karyn Kusama is an American film and television director known for works like "Girlfight," "Jennifer's Body," and "The Invitation," as well as her contributions to prestige TV.
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B.
Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress known for works such as "Eve's Bayou," "Harriet," and other character-driven dramas exploring African American experiences.
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C.
Robin Swicord
Robin Swicord is an American screenwriter and director known for her literary adaptations, including films such as Little Women (1994), Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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D.
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her atmospheric, character-driven films such as "Lost in Translation" and "The Virgin Suicides."
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E.
Julie Kent
Julie Kent is a renowned American ballerina celebrated for her long and distinguished career as a principal dancer and later artistic director in the world of classical ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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person ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (for Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry, as director of the film)
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Best First Feature, Boston Society of Film Critics ⓘ Best First Feature, Los Angeles Film Critics Association ⓘ Best First Feature, National Board of Review ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (for Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry, as director of the film) ⓘ Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-09-08 ⓘ |
| directed |
Boys Don't Cry
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Carrie (2013 film) ⓘ Dear Diary ⓘ Stop-Loss ⓘ episodes of American Crime Story ⓘ episodes of The L Word ⓘ
linked to:
The L Word
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| educatedAt |
Columbia University School of the Arts
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film direction
ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
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drama film ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian neorealism
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linked to:
Italian Neorealism
New Queer Cinema ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | queer cinema ⓘ |
| notableFor |
LGBTQ+ activism within the film industry
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depicting social injustice and violence against transgender people ⓘ exploring gender identity in cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Crime Story (TV series episodes)
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linked to:
American Crime Story
Boys Don't Cry ⓘ Carrie (2013 film) ⓘ Dear Diary ⓘ Stop-Loss ⓘ The L Word (TV series episodes) ⓘ
linked to:
The L Word
|
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| spouse | Ali Akdeniz ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interviews on gender identity and representation in film ⓘ |
| wrote |
Boys Don't Cry
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Dear Diary ⓘ Stop-Loss ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kimberly Peirce Description of subject: Kimberly Peirce is an American film director and screenwriter best known for her groundbreaking, Oscar-winning drama "Boys Don't Cry," which explores gender identity and social injustice.
Referenced by (9)
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