Katheryn Winnick
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Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress best known for her role as the fierce shield-maiden Lagertha in the television series "Vikings" and for appearances in various film and TV productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katheryn Winnick canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7714671 — 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: Katheryn Winnick Context triple: [The Dark Tower (2017 film), starring, Katheryn Winnick]
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A.
Erica Durance
Erica Durance is a Canadian actress best known for playing Lois Lane on the television series "Smallville."
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B.
Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston is an English actress best known for her roles in the television series "ER" and "Doctor Who," as well as numerous film and stage productions.
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C.
Katherine Waterston
Katherine Waterston is an American actress known for roles in films such as "Inherent Vice," the "Fantastic Beasts" series, and "Alien: Covenant."
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D.
Maggie Siff
Maggie Siff is an American actress best known for her television roles in series such as Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, and Billions.
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E.
Lena Headey
Lena Headey is an English actress best known for playing Cersei Lannister in the television series "Game of Thrones."
- 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: Katheryn Winnick Target entity description: Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress best known for her role as the fierce shield-maiden Lagertha in the television series "Vikings" and for appearances in various film and TV productions.
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A.
Erica Durance
Erica Durance is a Canadian actress best known for playing Lois Lane on the television series "Smallville."
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B.
Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston is an English actress best known for her roles in the television series "ER" and "Doctor Who," as well as numerous film and stage productions.
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C.
Katherine Waterston
Katherine Waterston is an American actress known for roles in films such as "Inherent Vice," the "Fantastic Beasts" series, and "Alien: Covenant."
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D.
Maggie Siff
Maggie Siff is an American actress best known for her television roles in series such as Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, and Billions.
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E.
Lena Headey
Lena Headey is an English actress best known for playing Cersei Lannister in the television series "Game of Thrones."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| appearedInFilm |
Killers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Love & Other Drugs NERFINISHED ⓘ Polar NERFINISHED ⓘ Stand Up Guys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Art of the Steal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedInTVSeries |
Big Sky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ CSI: NY NERFINISHED ⓘ Law & Order: Criminal Intent NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (nomination)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Women’s Image Network Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (nomination) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Katerena Anna Vinitska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Hannah Burley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jenny Hoyt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagertha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-12-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
William Esper Studio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| familyName | Winnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | martial arts schools in Toronto area ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
action television
ⓘ
drama television ⓘ film drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Katheryn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBlackBeltIn |
Karate
ⓘ
Taekwondo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instagramUsername | katherynwinnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Lagertha in Vikings ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| name | Katheryn Winnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Big Sky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ Killers NERFINISHED ⓘ Love & Other Drugs NERFINISHED ⓘ Polar NERFINISHED ⓘ Stand Up Guys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Art of the Steal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film director ⓘ martial artist ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1990s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Katheryn Winnick Description of subject: Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress best known for her role as the fierce shield-maiden Lagertha in the television series "Vikings" and for appearances in various film and TV productions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Dark Tower (2017 film)