Wanda Sykes
E302270
LGBT person
actress
film actor
human
producer
screenwriter
stand-up comedian
television actor
television writer
voice actor
Wanda Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, outspoken humor and roles in television, film, and voice acting.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wanda Sykes canonical | 17 |
| Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me | 1 |
| Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired | 1 |
| Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2830471 — 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: Wanda Sykes Context triple: [Rio, voiceCastMember, Wanda Sykes]
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A.
Regina Hall
Regina Hall is an American actress and comedian known for her roles in films such as the Scary Movie series, Girls Trip, and numerous television comedies.
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B.
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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C.
Margaret Cho
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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D.
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd is an American actress, comedian, and television personality best known as a former co-host of the daytime talk show "The View" and for her roles in numerous film and TV comedies.
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E.
Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Lewis is an American actress, singer, and comedian known for her dynamic supporting roles in film and television, including her work in musical and family-oriented movies.
- 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: Wanda Sykes Target entity description: Wanda Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, outspoken humor and roles in television, film, and voice acting.
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A.
Regina Hall
Regina Hall is an American actress and comedian known for her roles in films such as the Scary Movie series, Girls Trip, and numerous television comedies.
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B.
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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C.
Margaret Cho
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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D.
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd is an American actress, comedian, and television personality best known as a former co-host of the daytime talk show "The View" and for her roles in numerous film and TV comedies.
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E.
Jenifer Lewis
Jenifer Lewis is an American actress, singer, and comedian known for her dynamic supporting roles in film and television, including her work in musical and family-oriented movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT person
ⓘ
actress ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television actor ⓘ television writer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Awards
ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award
|
| birthName | Wanda Yvette Sykes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-03-07 ⓘ |
| employer |
HBO
ⓘ
Netflix ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Sykes ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
observational comedy
ⓘ
political satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| givenName | Wanda ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Wanda Sykes self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | came out publicly as gay in 2008 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black-ish
ⓘ
Curb Your Enthusiasm ⓘ Evan Almighty ⓘ Ice Age: Continental Drift ⓘ Monster-in-Law ⓘ Over the Hedge ⓘ Rio ⓘ The Chris Rock Show ⓘ The New Adventures of Old Christine ⓘ The Upshaws ⓘ Wanda Sykes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me
Wanda Sykes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired
Wanda Sykes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied
Wanda Sykes: What Happened... Ms. Sykes? ⓘ Wanda at Large ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
stand-up comedian ⓘ television producer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Portsmouth, Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
|
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
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: Wanda Sykes Description of subject: Wanda Sykes is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, outspoken humor and roles in television, film, and voice acting.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied
this entity surface form:
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired
this entity surface form:
Wanda Sykes: I’ma Be Me
subject surface form:
Hampton, Virginia