Merle Dandridge
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Merle Dandridge is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in television series such as "Greenleaf" and for originating the character Marlene in both the video game and TV adaptations of "The Last of Us."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merle Dandridge canonical | 6 |
| Kitty Walker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4505144 — 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: Merle Dandridge Context triple: [The Last of Us (TV series), starredActor, Merle Dandridge]
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A.
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett was a colonial Virginia woman of the prominent Dandridge family, connected by kinship to early American political and planter elites.
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B.
Verna Fields
Verna Fields was an American film editor best known for her Oscar-winning work on the blockbuster thriller "Jaws" and her influential role in New Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Barbara Gay Moore
Barbara Gay Moore was the wife of American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, who became internationally known after being shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960.
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D.
Gloria Hatrick McLean
Gloria Hatrick McLean was an American actress and model best known as the longtime wife of Hollywood star James Stewart and for her involvement in social and charitable activities.
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E.
Gladys Irene Owens
Gladys Irene Owens was the first wife of James Roosevelt II, the eldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.
- 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: Merle Dandridge Target entity description: Merle Dandridge is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in television series such as "Greenleaf" and for originating the character Marlene in both the video game and TV adaptations of "The Last of Us."
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A.
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett
Anna Maria Dandridge Bassett was a colonial Virginia woman of the prominent Dandridge family, connected by kinship to early American political and planter elites.
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B.
Verna Fields
Verna Fields was an American film editor best known for her Oscar-winning work on the blockbuster thriller "Jaws" and her influential role in New Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Barbara Gay Moore
Barbara Gay Moore was the wife of American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, who became internationally known after being shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960.
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D.
Gloria Hatrick McLean
Gloria Hatrick McLean was an American actress and model best known as the longtime wife of Hollywood star James Stewart and for her involvement in social and charitable activities.
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E.
Gladys Irene Owens
Gladys Irene Owens was the first wife of James Roosevelt II, the eldest son of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
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human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ voice actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
television
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theatre ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (as part of the cast of Spamalot)
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
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| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975-05-31 ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground |
African-American
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Korean ⓘ |
| familyName | Dandridge ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Merle ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
originating the role of Marlene in the video game The Last of Us
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portraying Marlene in the television series The Last of Us ⓘ role of Grace Greenleaf in the television series Greenleaf ⓘ roles in Broadway musicals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Merle Dandridge ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aida
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Greenleaf ⓘ Rent ⓘ Sons of Anarchy ⓘ Spamalot ⓘ Station 19 ⓘ Tarzan (musical) ⓘ The Flight Attendant ⓘ The Last of Us (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Last of Us
The Last of Us (video game) ⓘ
linked to:
The Last of Us
|
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
singer ⓘ stage actress ⓘ voice actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tokyo ⓘ |
| playedCharacter |
Grace Greenleaf
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Marlene ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merle Dandridge Description of subject: Merle Dandridge is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in television series such as "Greenleaf" and for originating the character Marlene in both the video game and TV adaptations of "The Last of Us."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.