Leslie Ann Powers
E1335498
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Leslie Ann Powers is an American actress best known for playing Penny Pingleton in John Waters' 1988 film "Hairspray."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leslie Ann Powers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16163833 — 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: Leslie Ann Powers Context triple: [Penny Pingleton, portrayedBy, Leslie Ann Powers]
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A.
Annmarie Powell
Annmarie Powell is one of the daughters of Alma Johnson Powell and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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B.
Julie Powell
Julie Powell was an American writer and blogger best known for her memoir "Julie & Julia," which chronicled her year-long project of cooking every recipe in Julia Child’s "Mastering the Art of French Cooking."
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C.
Alison McCord
Alison McCord is a fictional character on the political drama series "Madam Secretary," known as the intelligent and grounded daughter of Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord.
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D.
Tricia Vessey
Tricia Vessey is an American actress known for her roles in independent films of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Carolyn Osburn
Carolyn Osburn is known as the first wife of former General Electric CEO Jack Welch.
- 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: Leslie Ann Powers Target entity description: Leslie Ann Powers is an American actress best known for playing Penny Pingleton in John Waters' 1988 film "Hairspray."
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A.
Annmarie Powell
Annmarie Powell is one of the daughters of Alma Johnson Powell and former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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B.
Julie Powell
Julie Powell was an American writer and blogger best known for her memoir "Julie & Julia," which chronicled her year-long project of cooking every recipe in Julia Child’s "Mastering the Art of French Cooking."
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C.
Alison McCord
Alison McCord is a fictional character on the political drama series "Madam Secretary," known as the intelligent and grounded daughter of Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord.
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D.
Tricia Vessey
Tricia Vessey is an American actress known for her roles in independent films of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Carolyn Osburn
Carolyn Osburn is known as the first wife of former General Electric CEO Jack Welch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.