Jami Gertz
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Jami Gertz is an American actress known for her roles in 1980s films and television series, including standout performances in movies like "The Lost Boys" and "Quicksilver."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jami Gertz canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3341909 — 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: Jami Gertz Context triple: [Less Than Zero, starring, Jami Gertz]
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A.
Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol is an American actress best known for her Emmy-winning role on the TV drama "Family" and her work in films like "Little Darlings" and "Only When I Laugh."
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B.
Teri Garr
Teri Garr is an American actress known for her versatile performances in films such as "Young Frankenstein," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Tootsie."
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C.
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie is an American actress and director best known for her long-running role as medical examiner Melinda Warner on the television series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
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D.
Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly is an American actress acclaimed for her powerful performances in television dramas, film, and theater, including her iconic role in the series "Cagney & Lacey."
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E.
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly is an American actress and poker player known for her distinctive voice and roles in films such as "Bullets Over Broadway" and the "Child's Play" horror franchise.
- 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: Jami Gertz Target entity description: Jami Gertz is an American actress known for her roles in 1980s films and television series, including standout performances in movies like "The Lost Boys" and "Quicksilver."
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A.
Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol is an American actress best known for her Emmy-winning role on the TV drama "Family" and her work in films like "Little Darlings" and "Only When I Laugh."
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B.
Teri Garr
Teri Garr is an American actress known for her versatile performances in films such as "Young Frankenstein," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and "Tootsie."
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C.
Tamara Tunie
Tamara Tunie is an American actress and director best known for her long-running role as medical examiner Melinda Warner on the television series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."
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D.
Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly is an American actress acclaimed for her powerful performances in television dramas, film, and theater, including her iconic role in the series "Cagney & Lacey."
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E.
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly is an American actress and poker player known for her distinctive voice and roles in films such as "Bullets Over Broadway" and the "Child's Play" horror franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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actress ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-10-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Maine East High School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gertz ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| givenName | Jami ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfWork |
disaster film
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romantic drama ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| knownFor |
roles in 1980s films
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roles in television sitcoms ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Jami Gertz ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
Modern Family (guest appearance)
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linked to:
Modern Family
Seinfeld (guest appearance) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ally McBeal
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ER ⓘ Family Ties ⓘ Less Than Zero ⓘ Quicksilver ⓘ Square Pegs ⓘ Still Standing ⓘ The Lost Boys ⓘ Twister ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
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film producer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Blair in Less Than Zero
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Judy Miller in Still Standing ⓘ Muffy in Quicksilver ⓘ Star in The Lost Boys ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
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| spouse |
Antony Ressler
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linked to:
Tony Ressler
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jami Gertz Description of subject: Jami Gertz is an American actress known for her roles in 1980s films and television series, including standout performances in movies like "The Lost Boys" and "Quicksilver."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.