Nancy Umeki
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Nancy Umeki was a Japanese-American actress and singer best known as the first Asian woman to win an Academy Award, for her supporting role in the film "Sayonara" (1957).
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13912192 — 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: Nancy Umeki Context triple: [Miyoshi Umeki, alsoKnownAs, Nancy Umeki]
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A.
Miyoko Fuchida
Miyoko Fuchida was the wife of Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, known for her support of him during and after World War II and his later Christian missionary work.
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B.
Anne Watanabe
Anne Watanabe is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter known for her work in film, drama series, and fashion, as well as for being the daughter of actor Ken Watanabe.
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C.
Mie Fukuda
Mie Fukuda is best known as the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.
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D.
Yukiko Yamashita
Yukiko Yamashita is a developmental biologist known for her research on stem cell biology and asymmetric cell division.
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E.
Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
- 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: Nancy Umeki Target entity description: Nancy Umeki was a Japanese-American actress and singer best known as the first Asian woman to win an Academy Award, for her supporting role in the film "Sayonara" (1957).
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A.
Miyoko Fuchida
Miyoko Fuchida was the wife of Japanese naval aviator Mitsuo Fuchida, known for her support of him during and after World War II and his later Christian missionary work.
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B.
Anne Watanabe
Anne Watanabe is a Japanese actress, model, and television presenter known for her work in film, drama series, and fashion, as well as for being the daughter of actor Ken Watanabe.
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C.
Mie Fukuda
Mie Fukuda is best known as the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda.
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D.
Yukiko Yamashita
Yukiko Yamashita is a developmental biologist known for her research on stem cell biology and asymmetric cell division.
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E.
Reiko Yamamoto
Reiko Yamamoto was the wife of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the famed commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
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