Małka Opiekun
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Małka Opiekun, better known as Molly Picon, was a celebrated American actress and singer famed for her work in Yiddish theater and film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Małka Opiekun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11317783 — 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: Małka Opiekun Context triple: [Molly Picon, birthName, Małka Opiekun]
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A.
Milcza
Milcza is a village in southeastern Poland located within the administrative district of Gmina Rymanów in the Subcarpathian region.
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B.
Agnieszka
Agnieszka is a Polish feminine given name, commonly regarded as the Polish form of Agnes.
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C.
Michalina
Michalina is a feminine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Polish-speaking countries.
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D.
Sylwia
Sylwia is a feminine given name, primarily used in Poland, that is a cognate of the name Sylvia.
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E.
Marysieńka
Marysieńka is the affectionate Polish nickname of Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d’Arquien, the French-born queen consort of King John III Sobieski of Poland.
- 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: Małka Opiekun Target entity description: Małka Opiekun, better known as Molly Picon, was a celebrated American actress and singer famed for her work in Yiddish theater and film.
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A.
Milcza
Milcza is a village in southeastern Poland located within the administrative district of Gmina Rymanów in the Subcarpathian region.
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B.
Agnieszka
Agnieszka is a Polish feminine given name, commonly regarded as the Polish form of Agnes.
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C.
Michalina
Michalina is a feminine given name of Slavic origin, commonly used in Polish-speaking countries.
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D.
Sylwia
Sylwia is a feminine given name, primarily used in Poland, that is a cognate of the name Sylvia.
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E.
Marysieńka
Marysieńka is the affectionate Polish nickname of Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d’Arquien, the French-born queen consort of King John III Sobieski of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish theatre actor
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actress ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Molly Picon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Opiekun ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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music ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
Yiddish theatre
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comedy ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Małka ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | Ashkenazi Jewish culture ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Yiddish popular song
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comic performance ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Jewish-American performers ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| movement |
Yiddish theatre movement
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linked to:
Yiddish theater
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| nameInEnglish | Molly Picon ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
bridged Yiddish theatre and mainstream American stage and film
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popularized Yiddish culture in American entertainment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
work in Yiddish film
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work in Yiddish theatre ⓘ |
| notableRole | portrayal of lively young Jewish heroines in Yiddish films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Car 54, Where Are You? (TV appearance)
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linked to:
Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
Come Blow Your Horn (film appearance) ⓘ
linked to:
Come Blow Your Horn
Fiddler on the Roof (stage performances) ⓘ For Pete’s Sake (film appearance) ⓘ
linked to:
For Pete's Sake
Mamele ⓘ The Cannonball Run (film appearance) ⓘ
linked to:
The Cannonball Run
The Facts of Life (TV appearance) ⓘ
linked to:
The Facts of Life
Yankl der shmid ⓘ Yiddish musical comedies ⓘ Yiddish theatre revues ⓘ Yiddle with His Fiddle ⓘ recordings of Yiddish songs ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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comedian ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Małka Opiekun Description of subject: Małka Opiekun, better known as Molly Picon, was a celebrated American actress and singer famed for her work in Yiddish theater and film.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.