Karen Olivo
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Karen Olivo is a Tony Award–winning American stage actress and singer known for her acclaimed performances in major Broadway productions such as In the Heights, West Side Story, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karen Olivo canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4098776 — 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: Karen Olivo Context triple: [Moulin Rouge! The Musical, broadwayLeadActress, Karen Olivo]
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A.
Melissa Fumero
Melissa Fumero is an American actress best known for playing Detective Amy Santiago on the television comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
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B.
Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne is an American actress, writer, and director known for her distinctive raspy voice and roles in projects like Russian Doll, the American Pie films, and various acclaimed independent movies.
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C.
Ashley Johnson
Ashley Johnson is an American actress and voice actress known for her roles in television, film, and video games, including voicing Ellie in "The Last of Us" series.
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D.
Gina Torres
Gina Torres is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as "Suits," "Firefly," and "Hannibal."
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E.
Beth Riesgraf
Beth Riesgraf is an American actress best known for playing the quirky thief Parker on the television series "Leverage."
- 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: Karen Olivo Target entity description: Karen Olivo is a Tony Award–winning American stage actress and singer known for her acclaimed performances in major Broadway productions such as In the Heights, West Side Story, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
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A.
Melissa Fumero
Melissa Fumero is an American actress best known for playing Detective Amy Santiago on the television comedy series "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."
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B.
Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne is an American actress, writer, and director known for her distinctive raspy voice and roles in projects like Russian Doll, the American Pie films, and various acclaimed independent movies.
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C.
Ashley Johnson
Ashley Johnson is an American actress and voice actress known for her roles in television, film, and video games, including voicing Ellie in "The Last of Us" series.
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D.
Gina Torres
Gina Torres is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as "Suits," "Firefly," and "Hannibal."
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E.
Beth Riesgraf
Beth Riesgraf is an American actress best known for playing the quirky thief Parker on the television series "Leverage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway performer
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human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | equity and accountability in the theatre industry ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Tony Award
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Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical ⓘ |
| debutWork |
Rent (Broadway production)
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linked to:
Rent (stage production)
|
| educatedAt |
University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music
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linked to:
College-Conservatory of Music
|
| ethnicity |
Dominican descent
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Latina ⓘ Puerto Rican descent ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.karenolivo.com/ ⓘ |
| hasWon |
Astaire Award
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Drama Desk Award ⓘ Outer Critics Circle Award ⓘ |
| knownFor |
originating the role of Vanessa in In the Heights on Broadway
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portraying Anita in the 2009 Broadway revival of West Side Story ⓘ portraying Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Karen Olivo ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableEvent | announced departure from Moulin Rouge! The Musical in 2021 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
In the Heights
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Story ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
musical theatre actress ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Brooklyn (Broadway musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn: The Musical
Hamilton (Chicago production) ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton (musical)
In the Heights (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
In the Heights
Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rent (Broadway production) ⓘ
linked to:
Rent (stage production)
West Side Story (2009 Broadway revival) ⓘ |
| residence | Madison, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton (Chicago production)
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Anita in West Side Story ⓘ
linked to:
Anita (West Side Story)
Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanessa in In the Heights ⓘ |
| spouse | Jim Augustine ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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