Catherine Cappa
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Catherine Cappa, better known as Catherine Scorsese, was an Italian-American actress and the mother of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, noted for her memorable appearances in several of his films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catherine Cappa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9825042 — 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: Catherine Cappa Context triple: [Catherine Scorsese, birthName, Catherine Cappa]
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A.
Catherine Meyer
Catherine Meyer is the socially awkward, long-suffering daughter of fictional U.S. Vice President and President Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
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B.
Catherine Parker
Catherine Parker was the wife of Sir John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, and a member of the British aristocracy in the early 18th century.
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C.
Catherine Reynolds
Catherine Reynolds is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Reynolds surname.
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D.
Catherine Stihler
Catherine Stihler is a Scottish former Labour MEP and political figure who has gone on to lead major digital and open knowledge organizations.
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E.
Catherine Farrell
Catherine Farrell is known as the sister of Irish actor Colin Farrell.
- 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: Catherine Cappa Target entity description: Catherine Cappa, better known as Catherine Scorsese, was an Italian-American actress and the mother of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, noted for her memorable appearances in several of his films.
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A.
Catherine Meyer
Catherine Meyer is the socially awkward, long-suffering daughter of fictional U.S. Vice President and President Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
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B.
Catherine Parker
Catherine Parker was the wife of Sir John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, and a member of the British aristocracy in the early 18th century.
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C.
Catherine Reynolds
Catherine Reynolds is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Reynolds surname.
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D.
Catherine Stihler
Catherine Stihler is a Scottish former Labour MEP and political figure who has gone on to lead major digital and open knowledge organizations.
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E.
Catherine Farrell
Catherine Farrell is known as the sister of Irish actor Colin Farrell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-American
ⓘ
actress ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Catherine Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | film acting ⓘ |
| genre |
crime films
ⓘ
drama films ⓘ |
| givenName | Catherine ⓘ |
| heritage | Italian ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motherOf | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Catherine Cappa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in films directed by Martin Scorsese
ⓘ
portraying Italian-American mothers and neighborhood women ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After Hours
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Bringing Out the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ Casino ⓘ Goodfellas NERFINISHED ⓘ Italianamerican NERFINISHED ⓘ Mean Streets NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ Raging Bull NERFINISHED ⓘ Taxi Driver NERFINISHED ⓘ The Age of Innocence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Color of Money NERFINISHED ⓘ The King of Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Who’s That Knocking at My Door NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | warm, humorous screen presence ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Tommy DeVito’s mother in Goodfellas
ⓘ
various neighborhood women in Martin Scorsese films ⓘ |
| relative |
Charles Scorsese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Little Italy, Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Charles Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catherine Cappa Description of subject: Catherine Cappa, better known as Catherine Scorsese, was an Italian-American actress and the mother of filmmaker Martin Scorsese, noted for her memorable appearances in several of his films.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.