Lela Rochon Staples
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Lela Rochon Staples is an American actress best known for her role in the film "Waiting to Exhale" and her work in numerous television and movie projects during the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lela Rochon Staples canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2089610 — 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: Lela Rochon Staples Context triple: [Lela Rochon, birthName, Lela Rochon Staples]
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A.
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples is an acclaimed American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, civil rights activist, and longtime member of the legendary family group The Staple Singers.
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B.
Thelma Evans
Thelma Evans is a central character on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," known as the smart, independent, and strong-willed daughter of the Evans family.
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C.
Aretha Cobbs
Aretha Cobbs is a character in the musical and film "Black Nativity," which reimagines the Nativity story through an African-American gospel lens.
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D.
Lelah Foster
Lelah Foster is a film producer known for her work on the project "Love, Antosha."
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E.
Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas is an American soul singer, often called the "Queen of Memphis Soul," known for hits like "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" and her influential recordings with Stax Records.
- 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: Lela Rochon Staples Target entity description: Lela Rochon Staples is an American actress best known for her role in the film "Waiting to Exhale" and her work in numerous television and movie projects during the 1990s.
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A.
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples is an acclaimed American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, civil rights activist, and longtime member of the legendary family group The Staple Singers.
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B.
Thelma Evans
Thelma Evans is a central character on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times," known as the smart, independent, and strong-willed daughter of the Evans family.
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C.
Aretha Cobbs
Aretha Cobbs is a character in the musical and film "Black Nativity," which reimagines the Nativity story through an African-American gospel lens.
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D.
Lelah Foster
Lelah Foster is a film producer known for her work on the project "Love, Antosha."
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E.
Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas is an American soul singer, often called the "Queen of Memphis Soul," known for hits like "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" and her influential recordings with Stax Records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
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human ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| birthName | Lela Rochon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rochon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | entertainment industry ⓘ |
| genre |
film acting
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television acting ⓘ |
| givenName | Lela ⓘ |
| hasWorkedWith |
Angela Bassett
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Denzel Washington ⓘ Eddie Murphy ⓘ Forest Whitaker ⓘ Jamie Foxx ⓘ Whitney Houston ⓘ |
| knownFor | role as Robin Stokes in Waiting to Exhale ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Lela Rochon Staples self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Any Given Sunday
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Boomerang ⓘ Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo ⓘ David E. Talbert's 'First Sunday' (stage/related work) ⓘ Gang Related ⓘ Harlem Nights ⓘ Resurrection Blvd. ⓘ Rooftops ⓘ The Chamber ⓘ The Division ⓘ The Meteor Man ⓘ The Wayans Bros. ⓘ Training Day ⓘ Waiting to Exhale ⓘ Why Do Fools Fall in Love ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Antoine Fuqua ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lela Rochon Staples Description of subject: Lela Rochon Staples is an American actress best known for her role in the film "Waiting to Exhale" and her work in numerous television and movie projects during the 1990s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.