Virginia Capers
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Virginia Capers was an American actress and Tony Award–winning stage performer known for her work in film, television, and theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia Capers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7549545 — 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: Virginia Capers Context triple: [Lady Sings the Blues, starring, Virginia Capers]
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A.
Elouise Sidwell
Elouise Sidwell was the wife of American composer and television theme music writer Earle Hagen.
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B.
Magnolia Breeland
Magnolia Breeland is a character from the TV series "Hart of Dixie," known as Lemon Breeland's younger sister and a member of the prominent Breeland family in Bluebell, Alabama.
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C.
Shirley Yarbrough
Shirley Yarbrough was the wife of prominent civil rights leader and presidential adviser Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
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D.
Arvilla Knight
Arvilla Knight was the wife of California Governor Goodwin Knight and served as the state's First Lady during his administration.
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E.
Leontine Drinkard
Leontine Drinkard was a member of the prominent Warwick–Houston musical family, known as the matriarchal lineage behind singers like Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston.
- 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: Virginia Capers Target entity description: Virginia Capers was an American actress and Tony Award–winning stage performer known for her work in film, television, and theater.
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A.
Elouise Sidwell
Elouise Sidwell was the wife of American composer and television theme music writer Earle Hagen.
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B.
Magnolia Breeland
Magnolia Breeland is a character from the TV series "Hart of Dixie," known as Lemon Breeland's younger sister and a member of the prominent Breeland family in Bluebell, Alabama.
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C.
Shirley Yarbrough
Shirley Yarbrough was the wife of prominent civil rights leader and presidential adviser Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
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D.
Arvilla Knight
Arvilla Knight was the wife of California Governor Goodwin Knight and served as the state's First Lady during his administration.
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E.
Leontine Drinkard
Leontine Drinkard was a member of the prominent Warwick–Houston musical family, known as the matriarchal lineage behind singers like Cissy Houston and Whitney Houston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tony Award winner
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actress ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award
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Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-09-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-05-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Capers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Virginia Capers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | Lena Younger in Raisin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
NERFINISHED
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Lady Sings the Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Raisin (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air NERFINISHED ⓘ The Toy NERFINISHED ⓘ What’s Love Got to Do with It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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stage performer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sumter, South Carolina, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
late 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virginia Capers Description of subject: Virginia Capers was an American actress and Tony Award–winning stage performer known for her work in film, television, and theater.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lady Sings the Blues