Butterfly McQueen
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Butterfly McQueen was an American actress best known for her distinctive voice and memorable supporting roles in classic films such as "Gone with the Wind."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butterfly McQueen canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10812144 — 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: Butterfly McQueen Context triple: [Cabin in the Sky, stars, Butterfly McQueen]
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A.
Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen is a hotshot red race car and the ambitious, charismatic protagonist of Pixar's animated Cars film series.
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B.
BURN-E
BURN-E is a 2008 Pixar animated short film, spun off from the movie WALL·E, that follows a repair robot whose mission is repeatedly disrupted by the main film’s events.
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C.
Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson is a wise, retired race car and town doctor in Pixar's "Cars" who mentors the protagonist Lightning McQueen.
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D.
Musty the Mustang
Musty the Mustang is the costumed horse mascot who represents California Polytechnic State University’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Tugg Speedman
Tugg Speedman is a fictional, fading action-movie star portrayed by Ben Stiller in the satirical war comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
- 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: Butterfly McQueen Target entity description: Butterfly McQueen was an American actress best known for her distinctive voice and memorable supporting roles in classic films such as "Gone with the Wind."
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A.
Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen is a hotshot red race car and the ambitious, charismatic protagonist of Pixar's animated Cars film series.
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B.
BURN-E
BURN-E is a 2008 Pixar animated short film, spun off from the movie WALL·E, that follows a repair robot whose mission is repeatedly disrupted by the main film’s events.
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C.
Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson is a wise, retired race car and town doctor in Pixar's "Cars" who mentors the protagonist Lightning McQueen.
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D.
Musty the Mustang
Musty the Mustang is the costumed horse mascot who represents California Polytechnic State University’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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E.
Tugg Speedman
Tugg Speedman is a fictional, fading action-movie star portrayed by Ben Stiller in the satirical war comedy film "Tropic Thunder."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ radio actress ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Cabin in the Sky (1943 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabin in the Sky
Duel in the Sun (1946 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Duel in the Sun
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945 film) ⓘ Gone with the Wind (1939 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Gone with the Wind
Mildred Pierce (1945 film) ⓘ The Women (1939 film) ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daytime Emmy Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Daytime Emmy Awards
National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| birthName | Thelma McQueen ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
burns
ⓘ
house fire ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Prissy in Gone with the Wind
ⓘ
linked to:
Prissy
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-12-22 ⓘ |
| education | public schools in Augusta, Georgia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | McQueen ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | political science ⓘ |
| givenName | Thelma ⓘ |
| knownFor | distinctive high-pitched voice ⓘ |
| name | Butterfly McQueen ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting roles in classic Hollywood films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cabin in the Sky
ⓘ
Duel in the Sun ⓘ Flame of Barbary Coast ⓘ Gone with the Wind ⓘ Mildred Pierce ⓘ
linked to:
Mildred Pierce (novel)
The Women ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
dancer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Tampa, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa, Florida
|
| placeOfDeath |
Augusta, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Augusta, Georgia
|
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Augusta, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Augusta
Harlem, New York City, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spokeAt | American Atheists conventions ⓘ |
| studiedAt | City College of New York ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Butterfly McQueen Description of subject: Butterfly McQueen was an American actress best known for her distinctive voice and memorable supporting roles in classic films such as "Gone with the Wind."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.