Eleanor Bron

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actress comedian human voice actor writer

Eleanor Bron is a British actress and writer known for her distinctive, often imperious screen presence in film, television, and theatre.

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Label	Occurrences
Eleanor Bron canonical	23

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2644870 — 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: Eleanor Bron
Context triple: [A Little Princess (1995 film), antagonistPortrayedBy, Eleanor Bron]

A. Edith Lesley
Edith Lesley was an American educator and founder of the teacher-training institution that evolved into Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
B. Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham is an English actress known for her distinctive, wide-eyed look and acclaimed performances in 1960s British cinema, including key roles in films of the British New Wave.
C. Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett is an English soprano and media personality known for her operatic performances and popular classical crossover work.
D. Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom is an acclaimed English actress known for her distinguished stage and screen career, including prominent roles in classic films, television dramas, and Shakespearean productions.
E. Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw is an acclaimed Irish actress and theatre director known for her powerful stage performances and memorable film roles, including appearances in the Harry Potter series and numerous prestige dramas.
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: Eleanor Bron
Target entity description: Eleanor Bron is a British actress and writer known for her distinctive, often imperious screen presence in film, television, and theatre.

A. Edith Lesley
Edith Lesley was an American educator and founder of the teacher-training institution that evolved into Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
B. Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham is an English actress known for her distinctive, wide-eyed look and acclaimed performances in 1960s British cinema, including key roles in films of the British New Wave.
C. Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett is an English soprano and media personality known for her operatic performances and popular classical crossover work.
D. Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom is an acclaimed English actress known for her distinguished stage and screen career, including prominent roles in classic films, television dramas, and Shakespearean productions.
E. Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw is an acclaimed Irish actress and theatre director known for her powerful stage performances and memorable film roles, including appearances in the Harry Potter series and numerous prestige dramas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actress ⓘ comedian ⓘ human ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ
appearedIn	Absolutely Fabulous (television series) ⓘ linked to: Absolutely Fabulous Alfie (1966 film) ⓘ Bedazzled (1967 film) ⓘ linked to: Bedazzled Blackadder (television series) ⓘ linked to: Blackadder Doctor Who (television series) ⓘ linked to: Doctor Who Help! (1965 film) ⓘ linked to: Help! (film) Women in Love (1969 film) ⓘ linked to: Women in Love
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom
dateOfBirth	1938-03-14 ⓘ
educatedAt	Cambridge University ⓘ Newnham College, Cambridge ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Jewish ⓘ
familyName	Bron ⓘ
fieldOfWork	comedy ⓘ film acting ⓘ stage acting ⓘ television acting ⓘ writing ⓘ
givenName	Eleanor ⓘ
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned	English ⓘ
memberOf	Cambridge Footlights ⓘ linked to: Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club
name	Eleanor Bron ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	distinctive voice ⓘ often imperious screen presence ⓘ
notableWork	A Little Princess (1986 television serial) ⓘ Absolutely Fabulous (television series) ⓘ linked to: Absolutely Fabulous Alfie (1966 film) ⓘ linked to: Alfie Bedazzled (1967 film) ⓘ linked to: Bedazzled Blackadder (television series) ⓘ linked to: Blackadder Doctor Who (television series) ⓘ linked to: Doctor Who Help! (1965 film) ⓘ linked to: Help! (film) Life and Other Punctures (book) ⓘ Not So Old as You Think (book) ⓘ The House of Mirth (1981 television serial) ⓘ The Magic Roundabout (2005 film) ⓘ linked to: The Magic Roundabout Women in Love (1969 film) ⓘ linked to: Women in Love
occupation	actress ⓘ comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	England ⓘ Middlesex ⓘ linked to: Middlesex, England Stanmore ⓘ
sexOrGender	female ⓘ
workedWith	The Beatles ⓘ