Gerda Maurus
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Gerda Maurus was an Austrian actress best known for her leading roles in late silent and early sound films, particularly in German cinema of the 1920s and 1930s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gerda Maurus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7775537 — 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: Gerda Maurus Context triple: [Spies, starredActor, Gerda Maurus]
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A.
Luise Maas
Luise Maas was the wife of renowned German architect Erich Mendelsohn and is noted for her close association with his life and work.
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B.
Rotraut Uecker
Rotraut Uecker is a German-born artist and sculptor known for her vibrant abstract works and for being the widow and artistic collaborator of French avant-garde artist Yves Klein.
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C.
Birgit Stein
Birgit Stein was a German actress and stuntwoman known for her work in film and television and for her marriage to actor Jürgen Prochnow.
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D.
Erika Mann
Erika Mann was a German actress, writer, and outspoken anti-Nazi political cabaret performer, and the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann.
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E.
Gjertrud Schnackenberg
Gjertrud Schnackenberg is an American poet acclaimed for her intellectually rich, formally intricate verse and contributions to contemporary literature.
- 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: Gerda Maurus Target entity description: Gerda Maurus was an Austrian actress best known for her leading roles in late silent and early sound films, particularly in German cinema of the 1920s and 1930s.
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A.
Luise Maas
Luise Maas was the wife of renowned German architect Erich Mendelsohn and is noted for her close association with his life and work.
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B.
Rotraut Uecker
Rotraut Uecker is a German-born artist and sculptor known for her vibrant abstract works and for being the widow and artistic collaborator of French avant-garde artist Yves Klein.
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C.
Birgit Stein
Birgit Stein was a German actress and stuntwoman known for her work in film and television and for her marriage to actor Jürgen Prochnow.
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D.
Erika Mann
Erika Mann was a German actress, writer, and outspoken anti-Nazi political cabaret performer, and the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann.
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E.
Gjertrud Schnackenberg
Gjertrud Schnackenberg is an American poet acclaimed for her intellectually rich, formally intricate verse and contributions to contemporary literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeIn | German cinema ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Fritz Lang ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| familyName | Maurus ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction film
ⓘ
spy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerda ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Gerda Maurus ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading roles in early sound films
ⓘ
leading roles in late silent films ⓘ roles in German cinema of the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Frau im Mond
ⓘ
Spies ⓘ Spione ⓘ
linked to:
Spies
Woman in the Moon ⓘ
linked to:
Frau im Mond
|
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Germany ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workedIn |
silent film
ⓘ
sound film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerda Maurus Description of subject: Gerda Maurus was an Austrian actress best known for her leading roles in late silent and early sound films, particularly in German cinema of the 1920s and 1930s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.