Deborah Findlay
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Deborah Findlay is an acclaimed English actress known for her work on stage, television, and film, including notable roles in productions such as "The Lady in the Van" and the TV series "Silk."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deborah Findlay canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8486051 — 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: Deborah Findlay Context triple: [The Lady in the Van, starring, Deborah Findlay]
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A.
Deborah Grey
Deborah Grey is a Canadian politician known for being the first Reform Party MP and later serving as interim leader of the Canadian Alliance.
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B.
Deborah Watling
Deborah Watling was an English actress best known for playing the companion Victoria Waterfield in the classic Doctor Who television series.
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C.
Deborah Falconer
Deborah Falconer is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and former model best known for her work in independent films and her past marriage to actor Robert Downey Jr.
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D.
Deborah Owen
Deborah Owen is best known as the wife of British politician David Owen, Baron Owen, a prominent figure in UK and international politics.
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E.
Lisa McDowell
Lisa McDowell is the intelligent, independent love interest of Prince Akeem in the 1988 comedy film "Coming to America," known for challenging social expectations and valuing character over wealth.
- 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: Deborah Findlay Target entity description: Deborah Findlay is an acclaimed English actress known for her work on stage, television, and film, including notable roles in productions such as "The Lady in the Van" and the TV series "Silk."
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A.
Deborah Grey
Deborah Grey is a Canadian politician known for being the first Reform Party MP and later serving as interim leader of the Canadian Alliance.
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B.
Deborah Watling
Deborah Watling was an English actress best known for playing the companion Victoria Waterfield in the classic Doctor Who television series.
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C.
Deborah Falconer
Deborah Falconer is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and former model best known for her work in independent films and her past marriage to actor Robert Downey Jr.
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D.
Deborah Owen
Deborah Owen is best known as the wife of British politician David Owen, Baron Owen, a prominent figure in UK and international politics.
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E.
Lisa McDowell
Lisa McDowell is the intelligent, independent love interest of Prince Akeem in the 1988 comedy film "Coming to America," known for challenging social expectations and valuing character over wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Olivier Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal National Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOn |
BBC television dramas
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ITV television dramas ⓘ West End theatre productions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in British television drama series
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versatile character roles ⓘ work in British theatre ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Aunt Diana in Cranford
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Carolyn in Collateral NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Hammond in Silk NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary in The Children Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Claire in The Lady in the Van NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth in The Split NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Collateral
NERFINISHED
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Collateral (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Coriolanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cranford NERFINISHED ⓘ Cranford (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Silk NERFINISHED ⓘ Silk (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Play NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Play (TV serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beaux' Stratagem NERFINISHED ⓘ The Children Act NERFINISHED ⓘ The Children Act (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lady in the Van NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lady in the Van (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lady in the Van (stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Split NERFINISHED ⓘ The Split (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Top Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deborah Findlay Description of subject: Deborah Findlay is an acclaimed English actress known for her work on stage, television, and film, including notable roles in productions such as "The Lady in the Van" and the TV series "Silk."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.