Sonja Smits
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Sonja Smits is a Canadian actress known for her work in film and television, particularly in genre and dramatic roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonja Smits canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839301 — 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: Sonja Smits Context triple: [Videodrome, hasCastMember, Sonja Smits]
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A.
Barbara Smits
Barbara Smits was the former wife of Emmy-winning American actor Jimmy Smits and the mother of his two children.
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B.
Francine Houben
Francine Houben is a renowned Dutch architect and creative director of the architecture firm Mecanoo, known for her human-centered, context-sensitive designs such as the Library of Birmingham and Delft University of Technology Library.
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C.
Wivina Demeester
Wivina Demeester is a Belgian politician known for her long-standing role in Flemish and national politics, particularly in public finance and infrastructure.
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D.
Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit was an American character actress known for her numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television, including appearances on classic anthology series.
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E.
Carin van der Donk
Carin van der Donk is a Dutch former model and photographer best known as the wife of American actor Vincent D'Onofrio.
- 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: Sonja Smits Target entity description: Sonja Smits is a Canadian actress known for her work in film and television, particularly in genre and dramatic roles.
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A.
Barbara Smits
Barbara Smits was the former wife of Emmy-winning American actor Jimmy Smits and the mother of his two children.
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B.
Francine Houben
Francine Houben is a renowned Dutch architect and creative director of the architecture firm Mecanoo, known for her human-centered, context-sensitive designs such as the Library of Birmingham and Delft University of Technology Library.
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C.
Wivina Demeester
Wivina Demeester is a Belgian politician known for her long-standing role in Flemish and national politics, particularly in public finance and infrastructure.
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D.
Jacqueline deWit
Jacqueline deWit was an American character actress known for her numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television, including appearances on classic anthology series.
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E.
Carin van der Donk
Carin van der Donk is a Dutch former model and photographer best known as the wife of American actor Vincent D'Onofrio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Canadian film industry
ⓘ
Canadian television industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Gemini Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-09-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ryerson Polytechnical Institute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ryerson University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch Canadian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasGivenInterviewIn | CBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIMDBId | nm0810548 ⓘ |
| hasLivedIn | Toronto Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic roles
ⓘ
genre roles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Carrie Barr in Street Legal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catherine in The Fly II NERFINISHED ⓘ Diane in Traders NERFINISHED ⓘ Emma in The Eleventh Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia in Videodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Street Legal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Eleventh Hour NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fly II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Outer Limits NERFINISHED ⓘ Traders ⓘ Videodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian actors ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Seaton McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sonja Smits Description of subject: Sonja Smits is a Canadian actress known for her work in film and television, particularly in genre and dramatic roles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.