Donatas Banionis
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Donatas Banionis was a prominent Lithuanian actor best known internationally for his leading role in Andrei Tarkovsky’s science fiction film "Solaris" (1972).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donatas Banionis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8624774 — 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: Donatas Banionis Context triple: [Solaris (1972 film), starring, Donatas Banionis]
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A.
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis is a legendary Lithuanian basketball center renowned for his exceptional passing, all-around skills, and success in both European leagues and the NBA.
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B.
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball center best known for his long NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he became a two-time All-Star and one of the franchise’s most beloved players.
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C.
Sarunas Marciulionis
Sarunas Marciulionis is a pioneering Lithuanian basketball guard who became one of the first Europeans to make a major impact in the NBA and on international basketball.
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D.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a retired Lithuanian NBA center best known for his long, productive career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he became one of the franchise’s most beloved and accomplished players.
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E.
Arija Bareikis
Arija Bareikis is an American actress best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown on the television drama series "Southland."
- 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: Donatas Banionis Target entity description: Donatas Banionis was a prominent Lithuanian actor best known internationally for his leading role in Andrei Tarkovsky’s science fiction film "Solaris" (1972).
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A.
Arvydas Sabonis
Arvydas Sabonis is a legendary Lithuanian basketball center renowned for his exceptional passing, all-around skills, and success in both European leagues and the NBA.
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B.
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas is a retired Lithuanian professional basketball center best known for his long NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he became a two-time All-Star and one of the franchise’s most beloved players.
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C.
Sarunas Marciulionis
Sarunas Marciulionis is a pioneering Lithuanian basketball guard who became one of the first Europeans to make a major impact in the NBA and on international basketball.
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D.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a retired Lithuanian NBA center best known for his long, productive career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he became one of the franchise’s most beloved and accomplished players.
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E.
Arija Bareikis
Arija Bareikis is an American actress best known for her role as Officer Chickie Brown on the television drama series "Southland."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lithuanian actor
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Soviet actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Badge of Honour
NERFINISHED
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Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas NERFINISHED ⓘ State Prize of the Lithuanian SSR NERFINISHED ⓘ USSR State Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| child |
Egidijus Banionis
NERFINISHED
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Raimundas Banionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Lithuania
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-04-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-09-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Panevėžys Drama Theatre studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Lithuanian National Drama Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Panevėžys Drama Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lithuanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Banionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Donatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Lithuanian
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| name | Donatas Banionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
NERFINISHED
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King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobody Wanted to Die NERFINISHED ⓘ Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kaunas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Vilnius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Kris Kelvin in Solaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artistic director of Panevėžys Drama Theatre ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ona Banionienė NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Andrei Tarkovsky
NERFINISHED
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Konrad Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas Žalakevičius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Panevėžys
NERFINISHED
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Vilnius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donatas Banionis Description of subject: Donatas Banionis was a prominent Lithuanian actor best known internationally for his leading role in Andrei Tarkovsky’s science fiction film "Solaris" (1972).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.