Ursula Thiess
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Ursula Thiess was a German-born film actress and model who appeared in European and Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ursula Thiess canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9392269 — 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: Ursula Thiess Context triple: [Robert Taylor, spouse, Ursula Thiess]
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A.
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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B.
Christa Wolf
Christa Wolf was a prominent East German writer and essayist known for her introspective, politically engaged novels such as "Cassandra" and "Patterns of Childhood."
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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.
Daniel Kehlmann
Daniel Kehlmann is a contemporary German-language novelist best known internationally for his bestselling historical novel "Measuring the World."
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E.
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.
- 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: Ursula Thiess Target entity description: Ursula Thiess was a German-born film actress and model who appeared in European and Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
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A.
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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B.
Christa Wolf
Christa Wolf was a prominent East German writer and essayist known for her introspective, politically engaged novels such as "Cassandra" and "Patterns of Childhood."
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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.
Daniel Kehlmann
Daniel Kehlmann is a contemporary German-language novelist best known internationally for his bestselling historical novel "Measuring the World."
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| birthName | Ursula Schmidt ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Manuela Thiess
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Terry Taylor ⓘ Tessa Taylor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-05-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-06-19 ⓘ |
| describedAs | German-born film actress and model ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| name | Ursula Thiess ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bandido
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Jungle Moon Men ⓘ Monsoon ⓘ The Devil Makes Three ⓘ The Iron Glove ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
model ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hamburg, Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamburg
|
| placeOfDeath |
Burbank, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Burbank, California
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| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
George Thiess
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Robert Taylor ⓘ Robert Taylor (married 1954) ⓘ |
| workedIn |
European cinema
ⓘ
Hollywood cinema ⓘ
linked to:
American cinema
|
| yearsActive |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ursula Thiess Description of subject: Ursula Thiess was a German-born film actress and model who appeared in European and Hollywood productions in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.