Maria de Medeiros
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Maria de Medeiros is a Portuguese actress and filmmaker known internationally for her roles in independent and art-house films, including Quentin Tarantino’s "Pulp Fiction."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maria de Medeiros canonical | 2 |
| Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3286362 — 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: Maria de Medeiros Context triple: [Pulp Fiction, castMember, Maria de Medeiros]
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A.
Maria Teresa Teixeira de Queiroz
Maria Teresa Teixeira de Queiroz was the wife of Marcelo Caetano, the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo regime.
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B.
Beatriz Pimentel
Beatriz Pimentel was a Spanish noblewoman best known as the mother of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the powerful 3rd Duke of Alba and prominent military commander of the 16th century.
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C.
Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho
Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho is a Brazilian lawyer best known as the wife of U2 bassist Adam Clayton.
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D.
Vera Lúcia Cabreira
Vera Lúcia Cabreira was the wife of renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
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E.
Vânia Nonnenmacher
Vânia Nonnenmacher is a Brazilian woman best known as the mother of supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
- 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: Maria de Medeiros Target entity description: Maria de Medeiros is a Portuguese actress and filmmaker known internationally for her roles in independent and art-house films, including Quentin Tarantino’s "Pulp Fiction."
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A.
Maria Teresa Teixeira de Queiroz
Maria Teresa Teixeira de Queiroz was the wife of Marcelo Caetano, the last prime minister of Portugal’s Estado Novo regime.
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B.
Beatriz Pimentel
Beatriz Pimentel was a Spanish noblewoman best known as the mother of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the powerful 3rd Duke of Alba and prominent military commander of the 16th century.
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C.
Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho
Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho is a Brazilian lawyer best known as the wife of U2 bassist Adam Clayton.
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D.
Vera Lúcia Cabreira
Vera Lúcia Cabreira was the wife of renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
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E.
Vânia Nonnenmacher
Vânia Nonnenmacher is a Brazilian woman best known as the mother of supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
French cinema
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Portuguese cinema ⓘ international cinema ⓘ |
| birthName |
Maria de Medeiros
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida
|
| characterPortrayed |
Anaïs Nin
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surface form:
Anaïs Nin in Henry & June
Fabienne in Pulp Fiction ⓘ |
| citizenship | Portugal ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Portugal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-08-19 ⓘ |
| directorOf | Capitães de Abril ⓘ |
| familyName | de Medeiros ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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film directing ⓘ music performance ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| filmIndustry |
European cinema
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art-house film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Maria ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
art-house film
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drama film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| name | Maria de Medeiros self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Capitães de Abril
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Henry & June ⓘ Huevos de oro ⓘ Pulp Fiction ⓘ Três Irmãos ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| parent | António Victorino de Almeida ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lisbon ⓘ |
| subjectOf | European Film Awards recognition ⓘ |
| workedWith | Quentin Tarantino ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maria de Medeiros Description of subject: Maria de Medeiros is a Portuguese actress and filmmaker known internationally for her roles in independent and art-house films, including Quentin Tarantino’s "Pulp Fiction."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maria de Medeiros Esteves Vitorino de Almeida