Jo Wilder
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Jo Wilder is an American actress and acting teacher best known as the mother of "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jo Wilder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21446524 — 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: Jo Wilder Context triple: [Jennifer Grey, parent, Jo Wilder]
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A.
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary was a beloved American children's author best known for her humorous and realistic novels about characters such as Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins.
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B.
Elizabeth Enright
Elizabeth Enright was an American author and illustrator best known for her Newbery Medal–winning children's books, including "Thimble Summer" and the "Melendy" family series.
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C.
Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor H. Porter was an American novelist best known for writing the classic children's book "Pollyanna."
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D.
Wanda Gág
Wanda Gág was an American artist, printmaker, and beloved children’s book author best known for her classic picture book "Millions of Cats."
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E.
Jack Kinney
Jack Kinney was an American animator and director best known for his work on classic Disney cartoons and feature segments during the mid-20th century.
- 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: Jo Wilder Target entity description: Jo Wilder is an American actress and acting teacher best known as the mother of "Dirty Dancing" star Jennifer Grey.
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A.
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary was a beloved American children's author best known for her humorous and realistic novels about characters such as Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins.
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B.
Elizabeth Enright
Elizabeth Enright was an American author and illustrator best known for her Newbery Medal–winning children's books, including "Thimble Summer" and the "Melendy" family series.
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C.
Eleanor H. Porter
Eleanor H. Porter was an American novelist best known for writing the classic children's book "Pollyanna."
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D.
Wanda Gág
Wanda Gág was an American artist, printmaker, and beloved children’s book author best known for her classic picture book "Millions of Cats."
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E.
Jack Kinney
Jack Kinney was an American animator and director best known for his work on classic Disney cartoons and feature segments during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.