Susan Egan
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Susan Egan is an American actress and singer best known for originating the role of Belle in Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast and voicing Megara in Disney’s animated film Hercules.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susan Egan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7802387 — 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: Susan Egan Context triple: [Beauty and the Beast (musical), broadwayOriginalBelle, Susan Egan]
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A.
Maureen Earl
Maureen Earl is best known as the wife of American novelist Clifford Irving, who gained notoriety for his fraudulent "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
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B.
Lisa Gunning
Lisa Gunning is a British film editor known for her work on feature films, including the dark comedy crime film "Seven Psychopaths."
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C.
Ann Hearn
Ann Hearn is an American actress known for her supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the legal drama "The Accused."
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D.
Ann Sweeny
Ann Sweeny is best known as the wife of acclaimed American television producer, director, and writer Gene Reynolds.
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E.
Susan Dougan
Susan Dougan is a Vincentian public figure who serves as the Governor-General and de facto representative of the British monarch in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- 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: Susan Egan Target entity description: Susan Egan is an American actress and singer best known for originating the role of Belle in Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast and voicing Megara in Disney’s animated film Hercules.
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A.
Maureen Earl
Maureen Earl is best known as the wife of American novelist Clifford Irving, who gained notoriety for his fraudulent "autobiography" of Howard Hughes.
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B.
Lisa Gunning
Lisa Gunning is a British film editor known for her work on feature films, including the dark comedy crime film "Seven Psychopaths."
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C.
Ann Hearn
Ann Hearn is an American actress known for her supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the legal drama "The Accused."
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D.
Ann Sweeny
Ann Sweeny is best known as the wife of acclaimed American television producer, director, and writer Gene Reynolds.
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E.
Susan Dougan
Susan Dougan is a Vincentian public figure who serves as the Governor-General and de facto representative of the British monarch in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ voice actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Disney
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Walt Disney Theatrical Productions ⓘ
linked to:
Disney Theatrical Group
|
| awardNomination |
Drama Desk Award (for Beauty and the Beast)
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk Award
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (for Beauty and the Beast) ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
|
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasDiscographyEntry |
Coffee House (album)
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So Far (album) ⓘ Softly (album) ⓘ The Secret of Happiness (album) ⓘ Winter Tracks (album) ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.susanegan.net/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
originating the role of Belle in Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast
ⓘ
voicing Megara in Disney’s Hercules ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beauty and the Beast (Broadway musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Cabaret (Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Cabaret (stage production)
Disney’s Hercules: The Animated Series ⓘ
linked to:
Hercules: The Animated Series
Hercules (1997 animated film) ⓘ
linked to:
Hercules (1997 film)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Broadway musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Triumph of Love (Broadway musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Triumph of Love
|
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
original Broadway cast recording of Beauty and the Beast
ⓘ
soundtrack recording of Disney’s Hercules ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway
ⓘ
regional theatre productions in the United States ⓘ |
| recorded | solo vocal albums ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| stageRole |
Belle in Beauty and the Beast (original Broadway production)
ⓘ
Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Broadway) ⓘ Princess Leonide in Triumph of Love (Broadway) ⓘ Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Cabaret (stage production)
|
| voiceRole |
Megara in Hercules (1997 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hercules: The Animated Series
Megara in Hercules: The Animated Series ⓘ
linked to:
Hercules: The Animated Series
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Susan Egan Description of subject: Susan Egan is an American actress and singer best known for originating the role of Belle in Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast and voicing Megara in Disney’s animated film Hercules.
Referenced by (5)
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