Lynn Shelton
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Lynn Shelton was an American filmmaker and television director known for her work in independent cinema and on acclaimed TV series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lynn Shelton canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4687762 — 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: Lynn Shelton Context triple: [Little Fires Everywhere, executiveProducer, Lynn Shelton]
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A.
Lisa Cholodenko
Lisa Cholodenko is an American film and television director and screenwriter known for her character-driven dramas exploring family, sexuality, and identity, including the acclaimed film "The Kids Are All Right."
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B.
Nicole Holofcener
Nicole Holofcener is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her sharply observed, character-driven comedies and dramas exploring relationships, identity, and everyday moral dilemmas.
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C.
Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe Lister-Jones is an American actress, writer, and filmmaker known for her work in independent film and television, as well as for directing and writing genre-bending features.
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D.
Rebecca Miller
Rebecca Miller is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist known for works such as "Personal Velocity" and "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee."
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E.
Shari Springer Berman
Shari Springer Berman is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for co-writing and co-directing the acclaimed films "American Splendor" and "The Nanny Diaries."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lynn Shelton Target entity description: Lynn Shelton was an American filmmaker and television director known for her work in independent cinema and on acclaimed TV series.
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A.
Lisa Cholodenko
Lisa Cholodenko is an American film and television director and screenwriter known for her character-driven dramas exploring family, sexuality, and identity, including the acclaimed film "The Kids Are All Right."
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B.
Nicole Holofcener
Nicole Holofcener is an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for her sharply observed, character-driven comedies and dramas exploring relationships, identity, and everyday moral dilemmas.
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C.
Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe Lister-Jones is an American actress, writer, and filmmaker known for her work in independent film and television, as well as for directing and writing genre-bending features.
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D.
Rebecca Miller
Rebecca Miller is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist known for works such as "Personal Velocity" and "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee."
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E.
Shari Springer Berman
Shari Springer Berman is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for co-writing and co-directing the acclaimed films "American Splendor" and "The Nanny Diaries."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ human ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1965-08-27 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | acute myeloid leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-05-16 ⓘ |
| directed |
$5 Cover: Seattle
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Humpday ⓘ Laggies ⓘ My Effortless Brilliance ⓘ Outside In ⓘ Sword of Trust ⓘ Touchy Feely ⓘ We Go Way Back ⓘ Your Sister's Sister ⓘ episodes of Fresh Off the Boat ⓘ episodes of GLOW ⓘ episodes of Little Fires Everywhere ⓘ episodes of Mad Men ⓘ episodes of Master of None ⓘ episodes of New Girl ⓘ episodes of Shameless ⓘ episodes of The Mindy Project ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oberlin College
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School of Visual Arts ⓘ University of Washington ⓘ |
| familyName | Shelton ⓘ |
| givenName | Lynn ⓘ |
| movement | independent film ⓘ |
| name | Lynn Shelton ⓘ |
| notableWork |
$5 Cover: Seattle
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Humpday ⓘ Laggies ⓘ My Effortless Brilliance ⓘ Outside In ⓘ Sword of Trust ⓘ Touchy Feely ⓘ We Go Way Back ⓘ Your Sister's Sister ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| partner | Marc Maron ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Oberlin, Ohio, United States
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linked to:
Oberlin, Ohio
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lynn Shelton Description of subject: Lynn Shelton was an American filmmaker and television director known for her work in independent cinema and on acclaimed TV series.
Referenced by (7)
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