Selma Blair
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Selma Blair is an American actress known for her roles in films such as "Cruel Intentions," "Legally Blonde," and the "Hellboy" series, as well as for her public advocacy following her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selma Blair canonical | 5 |
| Selma Blair Beitner | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T684656 — 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: Selma Blair Context triple: [Hellboy II: The Golden Army, castMember, Selma Blair]
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A.
Maggie Siff
Maggie Siff is an American actress best known for her television roles in series such as Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, and Billions.
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B.
Amy Ruck
Amy Ruck was the wife of botanist Francis Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, and a member of the extended Darwin family circle in late 19th-century England.
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C.
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino is an American actress known for her versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Spy Kids," "Sin City," and "The Haunting of Hill House."
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D.
Sara Sedgwick
Sara Sedgwick was an American woman from a prominent New England literary family who became the wife of William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest son of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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E.
Robin Ruzan
Robin Ruzan is an American writer, producer, and actress known for her work in comedy and television, including contributions to projects associated with "Saturday Night Live."
- 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: Selma Blair Target entity description: Selma Blair is an American actress known for her roles in films such as "Cruel Intentions," "Legally Blonde," and the "Hellboy" series, as well as for her public advocacy following her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
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A.
Maggie Siff
Maggie Siff is an American actress best known for her television roles in series such as Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, and Billions.
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B.
Amy Ruck
Amy Ruck was the wife of botanist Francis Darwin, son of Charles Darwin, and a member of the extended Darwin family circle in late 19th-century England.
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C.
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino is an American actress known for her versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Spy Kids," "Sin City," and "The Haunting of Hill House."
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D.
Sara Sedgwick
Sara Sedgwick was an American woman from a prominent New England literary family who became the wife of William Erasmus Darwin, the eldest son of naturalist Charles Darwin.
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E.
Robin Ruzan
Robin Ruzan is an American writer, producer, and actress known for her work in comedy and television, including contributions to projects associated with "Saturday Night Live."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
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actress ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| birthName |
Selma Blair
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Selma Blair Beitner
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| characterPortrayed |
Cecile Caldwell in Cruel Intentions
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Kate Wales in Anger Management ⓘ Kath & Kim ⓘ
surface form:
Kim in Kath & Kim
Liz Sherman in Hellboy ⓘ Liz Sherman in Hellboy ⓘ
surface form:
Liz Sherman in Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Vivian Kensington in Legally Blonde ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-06-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
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Stella Adler Studio of Acting ⓘ
surface form:
Stella Adler Conservatory
University of Michigan ⓘ |
| familyName | Blair ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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television acting ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Selma ⓘ |
| hasChild | Arthur Saint Bleick ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| knownFor |
portrayal of Liz Sherman in the Hellboy film series
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public advocacy and openness about living with multiple sclerosis ⓘ roles in teen and comedy films of the late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | multiple sclerosis ⓘ |
| name | Selma Blair self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | publicly announced multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Guy Thing
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Anger Management (TV series) ⓘ Brown's Requiem ⓘ Cruel Intentions ⓘ Hellboy ⓘ Hellboy II: The Golden Army ⓘ Kath & Kim ⓘ Legally Blonde ⓘ Mom and Dad (2017 film) ⓘ Storytelling ⓘ The Fog ⓘ
surface form:
The Fog (2005 film)
The Sweetest Thing ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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voice actress ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dancing with the Stars
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surface form:
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)
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| placeOfBirth | Southfield, Michigan, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Selma Blair Description of subject: Selma Blair is an American actress known for her roles in films such as "Cruel Intentions," "Legally Blonde," and the "Hellboy" series, as well as for her public advocacy following her multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Selma Blair Beitner