Margaret Cho
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Margaret Cho is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and social activist known for her outspoken commentary on race, sexuality, and politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret Cho canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404445 — 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: Margaret Cho Context triple: [Miss Representation, featuresInterviewWith, Margaret Cho]
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A.
Sanaa Chappelle
Sanaa Chappelle is an American child actress best known for appearing alongside her father, comedian Dave Chappelle, in the film "A Star Is Born" (2018).
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B.
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, and writer known for her sketch comedy shows and versatile character work across television, film, and stage.
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C.
Mavis Leno
Mavis Leno is an American feminist and philanthropist known for her long-time activism, particularly in advocating for women's rights in Afghanistan.
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D.
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, provocative humor and appearances in film and television.
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E.
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, actress, and television host best known for her groundbreaking sitcom "Ellen" and her long-running daytime talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
- 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: Margaret Cho Target entity description: Margaret Cho is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and social activist known for her outspoken commentary on race, sexuality, and politics.
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A.
Sanaa Chappelle
Sanaa Chappelle is an American child actress best known for appearing alongside her father, comedian Dave Chappelle, in the film "A Star Is Born" (2018).
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B.
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, and writer known for her sketch comedy shows and versatile character work across television, film, and stage.
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C.
Mavis Leno
Mavis Leno is an American feminist and philanthropist known for her long-time activism, particularly in advocating for women's rights in Afghanistan.
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D.
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, provocative humor and appearances in film and television.
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E.
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, actress, and television host best known for her groundbreaking sitcom "Ellen" and her long-running daytime talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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actress ⓘ human ⓘ social activist ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television producer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Comedy Award
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GLAAD Media Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-12-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Korean American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cho ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
LGBT rights activism
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comedy ⓘ film ⓘ social justice activism ⓘ television ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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observational comedy ⓘ political satire ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRole | singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
George Carlin
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Joan Rivers ⓘ Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| knownFor | outspoken commentary on race, sexuality, and politics ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| name | Margaret Cho self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
30 Rock
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All-American Girl ⓘ Assassin ⓘ Cho Dependent ⓘ Drop Dead Diva ⓘ I’m the One That I Want ⓘ Notorious C.H.O. ⓘ PsyCHO ⓘ Revolution ⓘ The Cho Show ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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fashion designer ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television producer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | bisexual ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Margaret Cho Description of subject: Margaret Cho is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and social activist known for her outspoken commentary on race, sexuality, and politics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.