Jean Seberg
E221884
Jean Seberg was an American actress and French New Wave icon best known for her role in Jean-Luc Godard’s film "Breathless."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Seberg canonical | 9 |
| Seberg | 3 |
| Jean Dorothy Seberg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1980358 — 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: Jean Seberg Context triple: [Montparnasse Cemetery, burialPlaceOf, Jean Seberg]
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A.
Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack is an American actress best known for her chilling childhood performance in the 1956 film "The Bad Seed," which earned her significant critical acclaim and early career honors.
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B.
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter was an American actress known for her Academy Award–winning and nominated performances in classic films such as "The Razor's Edge," "All About Eve," and "The Ten Commandments."
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C.
Tilly Foster
Tilly Foster is a small hamlet in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, known historically for its former iron mine and rural character.
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D.
June Allyson
June Allyson was an American film and stage actress best known for her girl-next-door persona in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood musicals and dramas.
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E.
Anne Francis
Anne Francis was an American actress best known for her roles in films like "Forbidden Planet" and the TV series "Honey West," for which she received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
- 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: Jean Seberg Target entity description: Jean Seberg was an American actress and French New Wave icon best known for her role in Jean-Luc Godard’s film "Breathless."
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A.
Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack is an American actress best known for her chilling childhood performance in the 1956 film "The Bad Seed," which earned her significant critical acclaim and early career honors.
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B.
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter was an American actress known for her Academy Award–winning and nominated performances in classic films such as "The Razor's Edge," "All About Eve," and "The Ten Commandments."
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C.
Tilly Foster
Tilly Foster is a small hamlet in the Town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York, known historically for its former iron mine and rural character.
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D.
June Allyson
June Allyson was an American film and stage actress best known for her girl-next-door persona in 1940s and 1950s Hollywood musicals and dramas.
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E.
Anne Francis
Anne Francis was an American actress best known for her roles in films like "Forbidden Planet" and the TV series "Honey West," for which she received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American expatriate in France
ⓘ
film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| birthName |
Jean Dorothy Seberg
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean Seberg
|
| castIn |
Airport
ⓘ
Bonjour Tristesse ⓘ
linked to:
Bonjour Tristesse (film)
Breathless ⓘ Lilith ⓘ Paint Your Wagon ⓘ Saint Joan ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Joan (1957 film)
|
| causeOfDeath | probable suicide ⓘ |
| child | Diego Gary ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-08-30 ⓘ |
| describedAs | French New Wave icon ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Otto Preminger ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
German American
ⓘ
Swedish American ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| knownFor | iconic short-haired look in Breathless ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | drug overdose ⓘ |
| movement | French New Wave ⓘ |
| name | Jean Seberg ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Airport
ⓘ
Bonjour Tristesse ⓘ
linked to:
Bonjour Tristesse (film)
Breathless ⓘ Lilith ⓘ Paint Your Wagon ⓘ Saint Joan ⓘ À bout de souffle ⓘ
linked to:
Breathless
|
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Marshalltown
|
| placeOfBurial |
Cimetière du Montparnasse
ⓘ
linked to:
Montparnasse Cemetery
|
| placeOfDeath |
Paris, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris
|
| politicalActivity |
support for Black Panther Party
ⓘ
support for civil rights movement ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris
|
| spouse |
Dennis Berry
ⓘ
François Moreuil ⓘ Romain Gary ⓘ |
| subjectOf | FBI COINTELPRO surveillance ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1957–1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean Seberg Description of subject: Jean Seberg was an American actress and French New Wave icon best known for her role in Jean-Luc Godard’s film "Breathless."
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jean Seberg
subject linked to:
Cimetière de Passy, Paris
linked to: Jean Seberg
subject linked to:
Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris (grave later lost)
linked to: Jean Seberg
linked to: Jean Seberg