Lya Lys
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Lya Lys was a German-born French actress best known for her leading role in Luis Buñuel’s landmark surrealist film "L’Âge d’Or."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lya Lys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9293108 — 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: Lya Lys Context triple: [L’Âge d’Or, stars, Lya Lys]
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A.
Lelylaan
Lelylaan is a transport hub and railway/metro station in Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district, connecting metro, train, tram, and bus services.
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B.
Lysse
Lysse is a fashion and apparel brand known for its stylish, comfortable leggings and women’s clothing.
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C.
Sybylla
Sybylla is the spirited, independent-minded young heroine and narrator of Miles Franklin’s classic Australian novel "My Brilliant Career."
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D.
Lyla
"Lyla" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, featured on their 2005 album "Don't Believe the Truth."
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E.
Nadja
Nadja is a seminal surrealist novel by André Breton that blends autobiography, fiction, and dreamlike encounters to explore madness, love, and the nature of reality.
- 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: Lya Lys Target entity description: Lya Lys was a German-born French actress best known for her leading role in Luis Buñuel’s landmark surrealist film "L’Âge d’Or."
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A.
Lelylaan
Lelylaan is a transport hub and railway/metro station in Amsterdam’s Nieuw-West district, connecting metro, train, tram, and bus services.
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B.
Lysse
Lysse is a fashion and apparel brand known for its stylish, comfortable leggings and women’s clothing.
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C.
Sybylla
Sybylla is the spirited, independent-minded young heroine and narrator of Miles Franklin’s classic Australian novel "My Brilliant Career."
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D.
Lyla
"Lyla" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, featured on their 2005 album "Don't Believe the Truth."
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E.
Nadja
Nadja is a seminal surrealist novel by André Breton that blends autobiography, fiction, and dreamlike encounters to explore madness, love, and the nature of reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actress
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human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American cinema
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French cinema ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lya Lice
NERFINISHED
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Lya Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Nathalie Margoulis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | naturalized citizen of the United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-12-02 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Margoulis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | surrealist cinema ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathalie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| name | Lya Lys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading role in Luis Buñuel’s film L’Âge d’Or ⓘ |
| notableWork |
L'Age d'Or
NERFINISHED
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L’Âge d’Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf | European avant-garde cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cedric Hardwicke
NERFINISHED
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Charles Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gunnerson NERFINISHED ⓘ John H. Detlie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | Luis Buñuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
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: Lya Lys Description of subject: Lya Lys was a German-born French actress best known for her leading role in Luis Buñuel’s landmark surrealist film "L’Âge d’Or."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.