Deborra-Lee Furness
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Deborra-Lee Furness is an Australian actress, producer, and adoption advocate known for her film and television work as well as her long-standing marriage to Hugh Jackman.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deborra-Lee Furness canonical | 6 |
| Deborra-Lee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5779055 — 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: Deborra-Lee Furness Context triple: [Hugh Jackman, spouse, Deborra-Lee Furness]
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A.
Dorit Rhys
Dorit Rhys was the wife of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, a prominent British colonial administrator and Viceroy of India.
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B.
Lisa Sheridan
Lisa Sheridan is the troubled protagonist of the psychological thriller film "Obsessed," whose fixation drives the story's escalating tension and conflict.
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C.
Kim Weston
Kim Weston is an American soul and R&B singer best known for her 1960s Motown recordings and duets with Marvin Gaye.
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D.
Sheila Garrett
Sheila Garrett was the wife of British actor Henry Wilcoxon, known for her long marriage to the prominent film and television performer.
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E.
Beatie Edney
Beatie Edney is a British actress best known for her role as Heather MacLeod in the film "Highlander" and its sequel, as well as for numerous appearances in British television dramas.
- 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: Deborra-Lee Furness Target entity description: Deborra-Lee Furness is an Australian actress, producer, and adoption advocate known for her film and television work as well as her long-standing marriage to Hugh Jackman.
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A.
Dorit Rhys
Dorit Rhys was the wife of Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, a prominent British colonial administrator and Viceroy of India.
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B.
Lisa Sheridan
Lisa Sheridan is the troubled protagonist of the psychological thriller film "Obsessed," whose fixation drives the story's escalating tension and conflict.
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C.
Kim Weston
Kim Weston is an American soul and R&B singer best known for her 1960s Motown recordings and duets with Marvin Gaye.
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D.
Sheila Garrett
Sheila Garrett was the wife of British actor Henry Wilcoxon, known for her long marriage to the prominent film and television performer.
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E.
Beatie Edney
Beatie Edney is a British actress best known for her role as Heather MacLeod in the film "Highlander" and its sequel, as well as for numerous appearances in British television dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
adoption advocate ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Australian film industry
ⓘ
Australian television industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Best Actress at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Shame ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
ⓘ
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York ⓘ
linked to:
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
|
| familyName | Furness ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
adoption advocacy
ⓘ
film acting ⓘ television acting ⓘ |
| givenName |
Deborra-Lee
ⓘ
linked to:
Deborra-Lee Furness
|
| hasChild |
Ava Eliot Jackman
ⓘ
Oscar Maximilian Jackman ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for adoption law reform in Australia
ⓘ
film and television acting in Australia ⓘ marriage to Hugh Jackman ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | separated from Hugh Jackman (2023) ⓘ |
| name | Deborra-Lee Furness ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angel Baby
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Correlli ⓘ Jindabyne ⓘ Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole ⓘ Shame ⓘ Stark ⓘ The Flying Doctors ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
adoption activist ⓘ director ⓘ film producer ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-founder of Hopeland (formerly Joint Council on International Children’s Services)
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founder of National Adoption Awareness Week in Australia ⓘ patron of National Adoption Awareness Week ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Hugh Jackman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deborra-Lee Furness Description of subject: Deborra-Lee Furness is an Australian actress, producer, and adoption advocate known for her film and television work as well as her long-standing marriage to Hugh Jackman.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Deborra-Lee Furness