Lydia Susanna Hunter
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Lydia Susanna Hunter is the birth name of American actress Linda Hunt, known for her Academy Award–winning role in "The Year of Living Dangerously" and her work in film and television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lydia Susanna Hunter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4670053 — 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: Lydia Susanna Hunter Context triple: [Linda Hunt, birthName, Lydia Susanna Hunter]
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A.
Lydia Moore Parker
Lydia Moore Parker was the wife of John Parker, a prominent early American frontiersman and Texas settler.
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B.
Lydia Woodward
Lydia Woodward is an American television writer and producer best known for her work on the acclaimed medical drama series "ER."
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C.
Henrietta Boggs
Henrietta Boggs was an American-Costa Rican writer, journalist, and political activist best known as the former First Lady of Costa Rica and a key figure in the country’s 1948 revolution and subsequent democratic reforms.
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D.
Lydia Lubey
Lydia Lubey is a minor but symbolically important character in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons," representing domestic normalcy and the life that might have been for other characters shattered by war and moral compromise.
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E.
Lydia Gardner Happer
Lydia Gardner Happer was the wife of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, a prominent military leader and diplomat of the mid-20th century.
- 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: Lydia Susanna Hunter Target entity description: Lydia Susanna Hunter is the birth name of American actress Linda Hunt, known for her Academy Award–winning role in "The Year of Living Dangerously" and her work in film and television.
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A.
Lydia Moore Parker
Lydia Moore Parker was the wife of John Parker, a prominent early American frontiersman and Texas settler.
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B.
Lydia Woodward
Lydia Woodward is an American television writer and producer best known for her work on the acclaimed medical drama series "ER."
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C.
Henrietta Boggs
Henrietta Boggs was an American-Costa Rican writer, journalist, and political activist best known as the former First Lady of Costa Rica and a key figure in the country’s 1948 revolution and subsequent democratic reforms.
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D.
Lydia Lubey
Lydia Lubey is a minor but symbolically important character in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons," representing domestic normalcy and the life that might have been for other characters shattered by war and moral compromise.
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E.
Lydia Gardner Happer
Lydia Gardner Happer was the wife of U.S. Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, a prominent military leader and diplomat of the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeInField | acting ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Obie Award ⓘ Satellite Award ⓘ Tony Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Lydia Susanna Hunter ⓘ |
| birthNameOf | Linda Hunt ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously
ⓘ
Hetty Lange in NCIS: Los Angeles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-04-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Goodman School of Drama
ⓘ
linked to:
The Theatre School
Interlochen Arts Academy ⓘ
linked to:
Interlochen
|
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.45 m ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Lydia Susanna Hunter ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the few actors to win an Academy Award for playing a character of the opposite sex ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dune (1984 film)
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Kindergarten Cop ⓘ NCIS: Los Angeles ⓘ Pocahontas (1995 film) ⓘ Silverado ⓘ The Practice ⓘ The Year of Living Dangerously ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ voice actress ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway theatre productions
ⓘ
Off-Broadway productions ⓘ
linked to:
Off-Broadway
|
| placeOfBirth |
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Morristown, New Jersey
|
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Karen Kline ⓘ |
| voiceWorkIn |
animated films
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video games ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lydia Susanna Hunter Description of subject: Lydia Susanna Hunter is the birth name of American actress Linda Hunt, known for her Academy Award–winning role in "The Year of Living Dangerously" and her work in film and television.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.