Phyllis Kirk
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Phyllis Kirk was an American actress best known for her roles in 1950s film noir and horror, including the classic 3D film "House of Wax."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phyllis Kirk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5042178 — 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: Phyllis Kirk Context triple: [Crime Wave, starring, Phyllis Kirk]
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A.
Phyllis Carlyle
Phyllis Carlyle was a film producer best known for her work on influential 1990s movies, including the psychological thriller "Seven."
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B.
Phyllis Fraser
Phyllis Fraser was an American actress-turned-publishing executive and children's book editor who co-founded Beginner Books and played a key role in popularizing early readers like those by Dr. Seuss.
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C.
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Keyes was an American film actress best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the classic 1939 film "Gone with the Wind."
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D.
Linda Harrison
Linda Harrison is an American actress best known for her role as Nova in the original "Planet of the Apes" films.
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E.
Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett was a prominent American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her transition from blonde ingenue roles to sultry film noir femme fatales under director Fritz Lang.
- 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: Phyllis Kirk Target entity description: Phyllis Kirk was an American actress best known for her roles in 1950s film noir and horror, including the classic 3D film "House of Wax."
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A.
Phyllis Carlyle
Phyllis Carlyle was a film producer best known for her work on influential 1990s movies, including the psychological thriller "Seven."
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B.
Phyllis Fraser
Phyllis Fraser was an American actress-turned-publishing executive and children's book editor who co-founded Beginner Books and played a key role in popularizing early readers like those by Dr. Seuss.
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C.
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Keyes was an American film actress best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the classic 1939 film "Gone with the Wind."
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D.
Linda Harrison
Linda Harrison is an American actress best known for her role as Nova in the original "Planet of the Apes" films.
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E.
Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett was a prominent American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her transition from blonde ingenue roles to sultry film noir femme fatales under director Fritz Lang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actress
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Crime Wave
NERFINISHED
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House of Wax NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thin Man (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twonky NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunder Over the Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Phyllis Kirkegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cremated ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| coStarredWith |
Frank Lovejoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-09-18 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2006-10-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Danish American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir
ⓘ
horror film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | 3D film ⓘ |
| name | Phyllis Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in 3D film House of Wax
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roles in 1950s film noir ⓘ roles in 1950s horror films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
House of Wax
NERFINISHED
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The Thin Man (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Syracuse, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse |
Elliott Alexander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warren Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionSeriesRole | Nora Charles in The Thin Man (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phyllis Kirk Description of subject: Phyllis Kirk was an American actress best known for her roles in 1950s film noir and horror, including the classic 3D film "House of Wax."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.