Maureen Lipman
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Maureen Lipman is a British actress and comedian known for her extensive work in film, television, and theatre, as well as her distinctive character roles and witty performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maureen Lipman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5187502 — 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: Maureen Lipman Context triple: [The Pianist, starring, Maureen Lipman]
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A.
Estelle Harris
Estelle Harris was an American actress and comedian best known for her shrill-voiced, comedic roles in film and television, including playing Estelle Costanza on "Seinfeld" and voicing Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise.
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B.
Harlene Rosen
Harlene Rosen is an American woman best known as the first wife of filmmaker and comedian Woody Allen, to whom she was married in the 1950s.
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C.
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin is an American actress known for her intense, edgy performances in film and television, including prominent roles in movies like "The Big Easy" and the TV series "Animal Kingdom."
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D.
Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves is an English actress best known for her role as Daphne Moon on the television sitcom "Frasier."
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E.
Claire Fisher
Claire Fisher is a rebellious, artistic youngest daughter in the Fisher family whose coming-of-age journey is central to the drama series "Six Feet Under."
- 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: Maureen Lipman Target entity description: Maureen Lipman is a British actress and comedian known for her extensive work in film, television, and theatre, as well as her distinctive character roles and witty performances.
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A.
Estelle Harris
Estelle Harris was an American actress and comedian best known for her shrill-voiced, comedic roles in film and television, including playing Estelle Costanza on "Seinfeld" and voicing Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise.
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B.
Harlene Rosen
Harlene Rosen is an American woman best known as the first wife of filmmaker and comedian Woody Allen, to whom she was married in the 1950s.
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C.
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Barkin is an American actress known for her intense, edgy performances in film and television, including prominent roles in movies like "The Big Easy" and the TV series "Animal Kingdom."
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D.
Jane Leeves
Jane Leeves is an English actress best known for her role as Daphne Moon on the television sitcom "Frasier."
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E.
Claire Fisher
Claire Fisher is a rebellious, artistic youngest daughter in the Fisher family whose coming-of-age journey is central to the drama series "Six Feet Under."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
columnist ⓘ comedian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Maureen Diane Lipman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childOccupation | playwright ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-05-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comedy
ⓘ
film acting ⓘ stage acting ⓘ television acting ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasAppearedIn |
Royal National Theatre productions
ⓘ
West End theatre productions ⓘ |
| hasChild | Amy Rosenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
Lip Reading
ⓘ
Past-It Notes NERFINISHED ⓘ Something to Fall Back On NERFINISHED ⓘ Thank You for Having Me NERFINISHED ⓘ You Got an Ology? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive character roles
ⓘ
extensive work in British television ⓘ extensive work in film ⓘ extensive work in theatre ⓘ witty performances ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 2004 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1973 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Shakespeare Company (past member) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Maureen Lipman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Beattie (BT commercials) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coronation Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Who (guest appearance) NERFINISHED ⓘ Educating Rita (stage productions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Creek (guest appearances) ⓘ Ladies of Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier commercials for British Telecom ⓘ Skins (appearance) ⓘ The Pianist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
author ⓘ columnist ⓘ comedian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingston upon Hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | British Telecom advertising campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| spouse | Jack Rosenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOccupation |
playwright
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| televisionGenre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ sitcom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maureen Lipman Description of subject: Maureen Lipman is a British actress and comedian known for her extensive work in film, television, and theatre, as well as her distinctive character roles and witty performances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.