Siobhán McKenna
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Siobhán McKenna was an acclaimed Irish stage and film actress renowned for her powerful performances in both classical and contemporary roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siobhán McKenna canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1158648 — 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: Siobhán McKenna Context triple: [Doctor Zhivago, starring, Siobhán McKenna]
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A.
Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese is an Irish politician and academic who served as the eighth President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011.
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B.
Mary Lou McDonald
Mary Lou McDonald is an Irish politician who leads Sinn Féin and has been a prominent figure in contemporary Irish republican and left-wing politics.
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C.
Hilary Callaghan
Hilary Callaghan is a British mathematician known for her work in probability theory and as the daughter of former UK Prime Minister James Callaghan.
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D.
Frances Rafferty
Frances Rafferty was an American actress and dancer best known for her roles in 1940s MGM musicals and later in the television series "December Bride."
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E.
Bridget Moynahan
Bridget Moynahan is an American actress and model best known for her roles in films like "Coyote Ugly" and "I, Robot" and the TV series "Blue Bloods."
- 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: Siobhán McKenna Target entity description: Siobhán McKenna was an acclaimed Irish stage and film actress renowned for her powerful performances in both classical and contemporary roles.
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A.
Mary McAleese
Mary McAleese is an Irish politician and academic who served as the eighth President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011.
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B.
Mary Lou McDonald
Mary Lou McDonald is an Irish politician who leads Sinn Féin and has been a prominent figure in contemporary Irish republican and left-wing politics.
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C.
Hilary Callaghan
Hilary Callaghan is a British mathematician known for her work in probability theory and as the daughter of former UK Prime Minister James Callaghan.
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D.
Frances Rafferty
Frances Rafferty was an American actress and dancer best known for her roles in 1940s MGM musicals and later in the television series "December Bride."
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E.
Bridget Moynahan
Bridget Moynahan is an American actress and model best known for her roles in films like "Coyote Ugly" and "I, Robot" and the TV series "Blue Bloods."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Jacob's Award
ⓘ
Tony Award ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Award nomination
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | McKenna ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Siobhán ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Abbey Theatre
ⓘ
Gate Theatre ⓘ |
| name | Siobhán McKenna self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Irish-language performances
ⓘ
classical theatre roles ⓘ contemporary theatre roles ⓘ powerful stage performances ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Joan of Arc
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ
surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
Pegeen Mike ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Doctor Zhivago (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Zhivago
King of Kings ⓘ Saint Joan ⓘ The Last Days of Pompeii (1935 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Playboy of the Western World ⓘ Translations ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Dublin
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Siobhán McKenna Description of subject: Siobhán McKenna was an acclaimed Irish stage and film actress renowned for her powerful performances in both classical and contemporary roles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.