Nazanin Boniadi
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Nazanin Boniadi is an Iranian-British actress and human rights activist known for her roles in film and television, including prominent work in political thrillers and dramas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nazanin Boniadi canonical | 12 |
| Nazanin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2458837 — 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: Nazanin Boniadi Context triple: [Homeland, starring, Nazanin Boniadi]
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A.
Sarah Solemani
Sarah Solemani is a British actress and writer known for her roles in television comedies like "Him & Her" and "Bad Education" as well as various film and stage performances.
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B.
Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh Pourkarim is an Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter, producer, and former actress known for her genre-blending pop music and introspective lyrics.
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C.
Kinan Azmeh
Kinan Azmeh is a Syrian clarinetist and composer known for blending classical, jazz, and Middle Eastern musical traditions in his performances and compositions.
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D.
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the German-Iranian second wife and former queen consort of Iran’s last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, renowned for her beauty, tragic royal marriage, and later career in European cinema and society.
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E.
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Ramin Jahanbegloo is an Iranian-Canadian philosopher and public intellectual known for his work on nonviolence, democracy, and cross-cultural dialogue.
- 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: Nazanin Boniadi Target entity description: Nazanin Boniadi is an Iranian-British actress and human rights activist known for her roles in film and television, including prominent work in political thrillers and dramas.
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A.
Sarah Solemani
Sarah Solemani is a British actress and writer known for her roles in television comedies like "Him & Her" and "Bad Education" as well as various film and stage performances.
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B.
Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh Pourkarim is an Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter, producer, and former actress known for her genre-blending pop music and introspective lyrics.
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C.
Kinan Azmeh
Kinan Azmeh is a Syrian clarinetist and composer known for blending classical, jazz, and Middle Eastern musical traditions in his performances and compositions.
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D.
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the German-Iranian second wife and former queen consort of Iran’s last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, renowned for her beauty, tragic royal marriage, and later career in European cinema and society.
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E.
Ramin Jahanbegloo
Ramin Jahanbegloo is an Iranian-Canadian philosopher and public intellectual known for his work on nonviolence, democracy, and cross-cultural dialogue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian-British person
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actress ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ human rights activist ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
freedom of expression
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human rights in Iran ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Iran
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Iran ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1980-05-22 ⓘ |
| degree | Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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University of California, Irvine ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| familyName | Boniadi ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | biological sciences ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ |
| givenName |
Nazanin
ⓘ
linked to:
Nazanin Boniadi
|
| hasWorkedIn |
film
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television ⓘ |
| knownFor |
human rights advocacy for Iranians
ⓘ
portraying strong, politically engaged characters ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| name | Nazanin Boniadi ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ben-Hur (2016 film)
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Counterpart ⓘ
linked to:
Counterpart (TV series)
Homeland ⓘ Hotel Mumbai ⓘ How I Met Your Mother ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
human rights activist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tehran ⓘ |
| playedCharacter |
Bronwyn
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Clare Quayle ⓘ Esther ⓘ Fara Sherazi ⓘ Nora ⓘ Tala ⓘ |
| religion | former member of the Church of Scientology ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 2000s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Nazanin Boniadi Description of subject: Nazanin Boniadi is an Iranian-British actress and human rights activist known for her roles in film and television, including prominent work in political thrillers and dramas.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.