Claire Trevor
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Claire Trevor was an American actress renowned for her tough yet vulnerable roles in classic Hollywood films, earning three Academy Award nominations and winning Best Supporting Actress for "Key Largo."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Claire Trevor canonical | 5 |
| Claire Trevor as Simone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4337340 — 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: Claire Trevor Context triple: [Stagecoach, starring, Claire Trevor]
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A.
Lola Kirke
Lola Kirke is an English-American actress and musician best known for her breakout role in the film "Mistress America" and her work in the series "Mozart in the Jungle."
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B.
Linda Christian
Linda Christian was a Mexican-born Hollywood actress best known as the first on-screen "Bond girl" in the 1954 television adaptation of Casino Royale.
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C.
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame was an American film actress known for her sultry screen presence and acclaimed roles in classic Hollywood films noir and dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons was a British actress acclaimed for her versatile performances in classic films from the 1940s through the 1960s, including major roles in both British cinema and Hollywood epics.
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E.
Maureen O'Brien
Maureen O'Brien is a British actress best known for playing the First Doctor’s companion Vicki in the classic science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- 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: Claire Trevor Target entity description: Claire Trevor was an American actress renowned for her tough yet vulnerable roles in classic Hollywood films, earning three Academy Award nominations and winning Best Supporting Actress for "Key Largo."
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A.
Lola Kirke
Lola Kirke is an English-American actress and musician best known for her breakout role in the film "Mistress America" and her work in the series "Mozart in the Jungle."
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B.
Linda Christian
Linda Christian was a Mexican-born Hollywood actress best known as the first on-screen "Bond girl" in the 1954 television adaptation of Casino Royale.
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C.
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame was an American film actress known for her sultry screen presence and acclaimed roles in classic Hollywood films noir and dramas of the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons was a British actress acclaimed for her versatile performances in classic films from the 1940s through the 1960s, including major roles in both British cinema and Hollywood epics.
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E.
Maureen O'Brien
Maureen O'Brien is a British actress best known for playing the First Doctor’s companion Vicki in the classic science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Claire Wemlinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | respiratory failure ⓘ |
| child | Charles Trevor Dunsmoore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-03-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-04-08 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | classic Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Trevor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wemlinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | acting ⓘ |
| genre |
Western film
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film noir ⓘ |
| givenName | Claire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Claire Trevor School of the Arts at the University of California, Irvine named in her honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| name | Claire Trevor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actress
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | portrayed tough yet vulnerable women in films ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Dallas in Stagecoach
ⓘ
Gaye Dawn in Key Largo ⓘ Helen Grayle in Murder, My Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Born to Kill
NERFINISHED
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Dead End NERFINISHED ⓘ Key Largo NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder, My Sweet NERFINISHED ⓘ Raw Deal NERFINISHED ⓘ Stagecoach NERFINISHED ⓘ The High and the Mighty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfAcademyAwardNominations | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newport Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Newport Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cylos William Dunsmoore
NERFINISHED
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Milton H. Bren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930–1987 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Claire Trevor Description of subject: Claire Trevor was an American actress renowned for her tough yet vulnerable roles in classic Hollywood films, earning three Academy Award nominations and winning Best Supporting Actress for "Key Largo."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Claire Trevor as Simone