Holland Virginia Taylor
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Holland Virginia Taylor is an American actress and playwright known for her sharp-witted supporting roles in film and television, including "Two and a Half Men" and "The Practice."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holland Virginia Taylor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13564360 — 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: Holland Virginia Taylor Context triple: [Holland Taylor, fullName, Holland Virginia Taylor]
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A.
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge was an American actress renowned for her intense, often villainous roles in film and radio, and for providing the demonic voice in "The Exorcist."
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B.
Anna Vincent Massey
Anna Vincent Massey was a distinguished British actress known for her nuanced performances in film, television, and theatre throughout the mid to late 20th century.
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C.
Holly Goline
Holly Goline is a film producer known for her work on projects such as Angelina Jolie’s drama "By the Sea."
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D.
Mary Robinson McConnell Gish
Mary Robinson McConnell Gish was the mother of famed silent film actress Lillian Gish and played a formative role in her early life and career.
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E.
Linda Harrison
Linda Harrison is an American actress best known for her role as Nova in the original "Planet of the Apes" films.
- 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: Holland Virginia Taylor Target entity description: Holland Virginia Taylor is an American actress and playwright known for her sharp-witted supporting roles in film and television, including "Two and a Half Men" and "The Practice."
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A.
Mercedes McCambridge
Mercedes McCambridge was an American actress renowned for her intense, often villainous roles in film and radio, and for providing the demonic voice in "The Exorcist."
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B.
Anna Vincent Massey
Anna Vincent Massey was a distinguished British actress known for her nuanced performances in film, television, and theatre throughout the mid to late 20th century.
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C.
Holly Goline
Holly Goline is a film producer known for her work on projects such as Angelina Jolie’s drama "By the Sea."
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D.
Mary Robinson McConnell Gish
Mary Robinson McConnell Gish was the mother of famed silent film actress Lillian Gish and played a formative role in her early life and career.
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E.
Linda Harrison
Linda Harrison is an American actress best known for her role as Nova in the original "Planet of the Apes" films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedForWork | The Practice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-01-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bennington College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stella Adler Studio of Acting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EmmyAwardYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
performing arts
ⓘ
playwriting ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownForCharacter |
Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half Men
ⓘ
Judge Roberta Kittleson in The Practice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| name | Holland Virginia Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Drama Desk Award nomination for Ann
ⓘ
Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play for Ann ⓘ |
| notableFeature | sharp-witted supporting roles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bosom Buddies NERFINISHED ⓘ Legally Blonde NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Practice NERFINISHED ⓘ Two and a Half Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ |
| partner | Sarah Paulson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| portrayed |
Denise Cavanaugh in The Edge of Night
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret in Bosom Buddies ⓘ Professor Stromwell in Legally Blonde NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth in The Chair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | queer ⓘ |
| stageWork | Ann (one-woman play about Ann Richards) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | Ann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holland Virginia Taylor Description of subject: Holland Virginia Taylor is an American actress and playwright known for her sharp-witted supporting roles in film and television, including "Two and a Half Men" and "The Practice."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.