Amy Sedaris

E385699

actress comedian human writer

Amy Sedaris is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her offbeat comedic roles in television series like "Strangers with Candy" and her voice work in numerous animated films.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Amy Sedaris canonical	10
Sedaris	2
Lisa Sedaris	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3757835 — 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: Amy Sedaris
Context triple: [Snow Angels, castMember, Amy Sedaris]

A. David Sedaris
David Sedaris is an American humorist, essayist, and bestselling author known for his autobiographical, sharply observant, and darkly comic writings.
B. 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.
C. Jenni Konner
Jenni Konner is an American television writer, producer, and director best known for co-creating and showrunning the HBO series "Girls" alongside Lena Dunham.
D. Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, actress, singer, and author known for her sharp, satirical stand-up and distinctive roles in film and television.
E. Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig is a Danish-British comedian, writer, broadcaster, and political activist known for her work on British radio and television, including hosting "QI" and co-founding the Women's Equality Party.
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: Amy Sedaris
Target entity description: Amy Sedaris is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her offbeat comedic roles in television series like "Strangers with Candy" and her voice work in numerous animated films.

A. David Sedaris
David Sedaris is an American humorist, essayist, and bestselling author known for his autobiographical, sharply observant, and darkly comic writings.
B. 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.
C. Jenni Konner
Jenni Konner is an American television writer, producer, and director best known for co-creating and showrunning the HBO series "Girls" alongside Lena Dunham.
D. Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, actress, singer, and author known for her sharp, satirical stand-up and distinctive roles in film and television.
E. Sandi Toksvig
Sandi Toksvig is a Danish-British comedian, writer, broadcaster, and political activist known for her work on British radio and television, including hosting "QI" and co-founding the Women's Equality Party.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actress ⓘ comedian ⓘ human ⓘ writer ⓘ
appearedIn	At Home with Amy Sedaris ⓘ surface form: At Home with Amy Sedaris (television series) BoJack Horseman ⓘ surface form: BoJack Horseman (television series) Elf (2003 film) ⓘ surface form: Elf (film) Puss in Boots ⓘ surface form: Puss in Boots (film) School of Rock (film) ⓘ Strangers with Candy ⓘ surface form: Strangers with Candy (film) Strangers with Candy ⓘ surface form: Strangers with Candy (television series) The Lion King (2019 film) ⓘ The Mandalorian ⓘ surface form: The Mandalorian (television series)
coAuthorOf	I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence ⓘ Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People ⓘ
coCreatorOf	Strangers with Candy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1961-03-29 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Greek American ⓘ
familyName	Amy Sedaris self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sedaris
genre	comedy ⓘ
givenName	Amy ⓘ
hasCollaboratedWith	David Sedaris ⓘ Paul Dinello NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Colbert ⓘ
knownFor	offbeat comedic roles ⓘ portrayal of Jerri Blank in Strangers with Candy ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ stage ⓘ television ⓘ voice acting ⓘ
name	Amy Sedaris self-link ⓘ
notableWork	At Home with Amy Sedaris ⓘ BoJack Horseman ⓘ Elf ⓘ Puss in Boots (fairy tale character) ⓘ surface form: Puss in Boots School of Rock (film) ⓘ surface form: School of Rock Strangers with Candy ⓘ The Lion King (2019 film) ⓘ
occupation	actress ⓘ comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Endicott, New York ⓘ surface form: Endicott, New York, United States
residence	New York City ⓘ
sibling	David Sedaris ⓘ Lisa Sedaris ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Snow Angels → castMember → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

David Sedaris → familyName → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sedaris

David Sedaris → sibling → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lisa Sedaris

Jennifer's Body → starring → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

Chicken Little → voiceActor → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

subject surface form: Chicken Little (2005 film)

Puss in Boots → voiceCast → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

subject surface form: Puss in Boots (film)

Shrek the Third → voiceCast → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

Boss Baby: Family Business → voiceCast → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

Maid in Manhattan → starring → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

Stay (2005 film) → castMember → Amy Sedaris ⓘ

Amy Sedaris → name → Amy Sedaris self-link ⓘ

Amy Sedaris → familyName → Amy Sedaris self-linksurface differs ⓘ