Margaret Colin
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Margaret Colin is an American actress best known for her role as the White House communications director in the blockbuster science-fiction film "Independence Day."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret Colin canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5000973 — 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: Margaret Colin Context triple: [Independence Day, starring, Margaret Colin]
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A.
Margaret Jasper
Margaret Jasper was the wife of English naval officer Sir William Penn and the mother of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
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B.
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley is an English composer, keyboardist, and producer best known as a founding member of the avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise and for her extensive film and television scoring work.
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C.
Diana Taverner
Diana Taverner is a high-ranking, politically astute MI5 executive in the espionage drama "Slow Horses," known for her ruthless pragmatism and power-driven maneuvering within British intelligence.
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D.
Anne Bracegirdle
Anne Bracegirdle was a celebrated late 17th-century English stage actress renowned for her virtuous public image and prominent roles in Restoration comedy.
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E.
Margaret Mautby
Margaret Mautby was a 15th-century English gentlewoman of the Norfolk gentry, best known as the mother of Bridget Paston of the prominent Paston family.
- 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: Margaret Colin Target entity description: Margaret Colin is an American actress best known for her role as the White House communications director in the blockbuster science-fiction film "Independence Day."
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A.
Margaret Jasper
Margaret Jasper was the wife of English naval officer Sir William Penn and the mother of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.
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B.
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley is an English composer, keyboardist, and producer best known as a founding member of the avant-garde synth-pop group Art of Noise and for her extensive film and television scoring work.
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C.
Diana Taverner
Diana Taverner is a high-ranking, politically astute MI5 executive in the espionage drama "Slow Horses," known for her ruthless pragmatism and power-driven maneuvering within British intelligence.
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D.
Anne Bracegirdle
Anne Bracegirdle was a celebrated late 17th-century English stage actress renowned for her virtuous public image and prominent roles in Restoration comedy.
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E.
Margaret Mautby
Margaret Mautby was a 15th-century English gentlewoman of the Norfolk gentry, best known as the mother of Bridget Paston of the prominent Paston family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeInField |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Constance Spano in Independence Day
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Constance Spano in Independence Day: Resurgence ⓘ Eleanor Waldorf in Gossip Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Margo in Three Men and a Baby ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-05-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Baldwin Senior High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Colin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0001054 ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying White House communications director Constance Spano in Independence Day ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Margaret Colin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
As the World Turns
NERFINISHED
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Blue Bloods NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Edge of Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Gossip Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Independence Day: Resurgence NERFINISHED ⓘ Leg Work NERFINISHED ⓘ Now and Again NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil’s Own NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Men and a Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfaithful NERFINISHED ⓘ Veep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse | Justin Deas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPeriodOfActivity | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret Colin Description of subject: Margaret Colin is an American actress best known for her role as the White House communications director in the blockbuster science-fiction film "Independence Day."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.