Gwen Welles
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Gwen Welles was an American actress best known for her roles in 1970s and 1980s independent and ensemble films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gwen Welles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9913143 — 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: Gwen Welles Context triple: [Nashville (1975 film), castMember, Gwen Welles]
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A.
Gwen Terry
Gwen Terry is best known as the wife of acclaimed American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist Clark Terry.
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B.
Gwen Saunders
Gwen Saunders is a fictional character from the 1941 comedy film "Nothing But the Truth," serving as one of the central figures in the movie's farcical plot about honesty and deception.
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C.
Alicia Gwynn
Alicia Gwynn is the widow of Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Gwynn and a longtime community advocate and philanthropist associated with San Diego and baseball-related charitable work.
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D.
Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry is a 1952 American melodrama film directed by King Vidor, starring Jennifer Jones as a poor Southern woman whose passionate love and social struggles lead to tragedy.
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E.
Gwendolyn Rickard
Gwendolyn Rickard was the longtime wife of American actor and dancer Ray Bolger, best known for his role as the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz."
- 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: Gwen Welles Target entity description: Gwen Welles was an American actress best known for her roles in 1970s and 1980s independent and ensemble films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
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A.
Gwen Terry
Gwen Terry is best known as the wife of acclaimed American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist Clark Terry.
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B.
Gwen Saunders
Gwen Saunders is a fictional character from the 1941 comedy film "Nothing But the Truth," serving as one of the central figures in the movie's farcical plot about honesty and deception.
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C.
Alicia Gwynn
Alicia Gwynn is the widow of Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Gwynn and a longtime community advocate and philanthropist associated with San Diego and baseball-related charitable work.
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D.
Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry is a 1952 American melodrama film directed by King Vidor, starring Jennifer Jones as a poor Southern woman whose passionate love and social struggles lead to tragedy.
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E.
Gwendolyn Rickard
Gwendolyn Rickard was the longtime wife of American actor and dancer Ray Bolger, best known for his role as the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
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film actress ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | American cinema ⓘ |
| birthName | Gwen Goldberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
bowel cancer
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colon cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-03-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-10-13 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Goldberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
ensemble film
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independent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Gwen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0919877 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
roles in 1970s independent films
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roles in 1980s independent films ⓘ roles in Robert Altman films ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ |
| name | Gwen Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Wedding
NERFINISHED
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California Split NERFINISHED ⓘ Desert Hearts NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ The Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Monica, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Barbara Miller in California Split
NERFINISHED
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Rachel in Desert Hearts ⓘ Sueleen Gay in Nashville ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Harris Yulin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWithDirector |
Alan Rudolph
NERFINISHED
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Donna Deitch NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gwen Welles Description of subject: Gwen Welles was an American actress best known for her roles in 1970s and 1980s independent and ensemble films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.