Phyllis Povah
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Phyllis Povah was an American stage and film actress best known for her work in mid-20th-century Hollywood and Broadway productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Povah canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5321570 — 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: Phyllis Povah Context triple: [The Women (1939 film), starred, Phyllis Povah]
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A.
Phyllis Nicolson
Phyllis Nicolson was a British mathematician and physicist best known for co-developing the Crank–Nicolson numerical method for solving partial differential equations.
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B.
Phyllis Bone
Phyllis Bone was a pioneering Scottish sculptor renowned for her animal sculptures and as the first female Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy.
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C.
Phyllis Stephens
Phyllis Stephens is an individual known primarily through her family connection to Wren Alexander Stephens.
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D.
Phyllis Newman
Phyllis Newman was an American actress and singer known for her work on Broadway and television, as well as for her advocacy on behalf of women’s health and entertainment industry professionals.
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E.
Phyllis Holden
Phyllis Holden was an American occupational therapist best known as the first wife of longtime U.S. Senator and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.
- 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: Phyllis Povah Target entity description: Phyllis Povah was an American stage and film actress best known for her work in mid-20th-century Hollywood and Broadway productions.
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A.
Phyllis Nicolson
Phyllis Nicolson was a British mathematician and physicist best known for co-developing the Crank–Nicolson numerical method for solving partial differential equations.
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B.
Phyllis Bone
Phyllis Bone was a pioneering Scottish sculptor renowned for her animal sculptures and as the first female Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy.
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C.
Phyllis Stephens
Phyllis Stephens is an individual known primarily through her family connection to Wren Alexander Stephens.
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D.
Phyllis Newman
Phyllis Newman was an American actress and singer known for her work on Broadway and television, as well as for her advocacy on behalf of women’s health and entertainment industry professionals.
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E.
Phyllis Holden
Phyllis Holden was an American occupational therapist best known as the first wife of longtime U.S. Senator and 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-07-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1975-08-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Povah ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Phyllis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performances on Broadway
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roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Belles on Their Toes (1952 film)
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linked to:
Belles on Their Toes
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) ⓘ Happy Anniversary (1959 film) ⓘ Pat and Mike (1952 film) ⓘ The Catered Affair (1956 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Catered Affair
The Long, Hot Summer (1958 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Long, Hot Summer
The Marrying Kind (1952 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Marrying Kind
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Solid Gold Cadillac
The Women (1939 film) ⓘ The Women (1956 film adaptation "The Opposite Sex") ⓘ
linked to:
The Women (1939 film)
The Women (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
The Women (play)
The Women (stage play) ⓘ
linked to:
The Women (play)
|
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Detroit, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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| placeOfDeath |
Port Washington, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Port Washington, Nassau County
|
| residence | New York, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Harry Archer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phyllis Povah Description of subject: Phyllis Povah was an American stage and film actress best known for her work in mid-20th-century Hollywood and Broadway productions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Women