Penelope "Penny" Carroll
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Penelope "Penny" Carroll is the charming dance partner and love interest played by Ginger Rogers in the classic 1936 musical film "Swing Time."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penelope "Penny" Carroll canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007594 — 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: Penelope "Penny" Carroll Context triple: [Swing Time, leadCharacter, Penelope "Penny" Carroll]
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A.
Penelope Horner
Penelope Horner was a British actress active in film and television during the mid-20th century, known for her supporting roles in comedies and dramas.
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B.
Samantha Lewes
Samantha Lewes was an American actress best known as Tom Hanks’s first wife and the mother of actors Colin Hanks and Elizabeth Hanks.
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C.
Daisy Parker
Daisy Parker was the first wife of legendary jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong, whom he married in the early 1920s.
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D.
Alison
Alison is a feminine given name of English origin, commonly used in many English-speaking countries.
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E.
Peggy
Peggy is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Margaret.
- 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: Penelope "Penny" Carroll Target entity description: Penelope "Penny" Carroll is the charming dance partner and love interest played by Ginger Rogers in the classic 1936 musical film "Swing Time."
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A.
Penelope Horner
Penelope Horner was a British actress active in film and television during the mid-20th century, known for her supporting roles in comedies and dramas.
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B.
Samantha Lewes
Samantha Lewes was an American actress best known as Tom Hanks’s first wife and the mother of actors Colin Hanks and Elizabeth Hanks.
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C.
Daisy Parker
Daisy Parker was the first wife of legendary jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong, whom he married in the early 1920s.
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D.
Alison
Alison is a feminine given name of English origin, commonly used in many English-speaking countries.
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E.
Peggy
Peggy is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Margaret.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Swing Time ⓘ |
| appearsInScene |
dance contest sequences in "Swing Time"
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dance studio scenes in "Swing Time" ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| dancePartnerOf | John "Lucky" Garnett ⓘ |
| featuredInYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Penelope Carroll
ⓘ
linked to:
Penelope Penny Carroll
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| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
musical film
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romantic comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Penelope ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
ballroom dancing
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singing ⓘ tap dancing ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
charming
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independent ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| isLoveInterestOf | John "Lucky" Garnett ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| nickname | Penny ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dance partnership with John "Lucky" Garnett
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romantic storyline in "Swing Time" ⓘ |
| occupation | dance instructor ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film series
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linked to:
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers RKO musicals
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| portrayedBy | Ginger Rogers ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | John "Lucky" Garnett ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penelope "Penny" Carroll Description of subject: Penelope "Penny" Carroll is the charming dance partner and love interest played by Ginger Rogers in the classic 1936 musical film "Swing Time."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.