Lola
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Lola is the charismatic drag queen and performer who serves as the central catalyst for change in the musical and film "Kinky Boots."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lola canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4168080 — 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: Lola Context triple: [Kinky Boots, leadCharacter, Lola]
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A.
Lola
Lola is a 1981 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, in which Armin Mueller-Stahl plays a prominent role in a story set in postwar Germany.
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B.
Lola
Lola is a fictional character portrayed by British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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C.
Carla
Carla is a feminine given name commonly used in various languages, often considered the female form of Carl or Charles.
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D.
Lila
Lila is a central female character in Max Frisch’s novel "Mein Name sei Gantenbein," around whom the narrator constructs one of his imagined lives and relationships.
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E.
Lela
Lela is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often as a variant of Leila or Layla.
- 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: Lola Target entity description: Lola is the charismatic drag queen and performer who serves as the central catalyst for change in the musical and film "Kinky Boots."
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A.
Lola
Lola is a fictional character portrayed by British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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B.
Lola
Lola is a 1981 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, in which Armin Mueller-Stahl plays a prominent role in a story set in postwar Germany.
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C.
Carla
Carla is a feminine given name commonly used in various languages, often considered the female form of Carl or Charles.
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D.
Lila
Lila is a central female character in Max Frisch’s novel "Mein Name sei Gantenbein," around whom the narrator constructs one of his imagined lives and relationships.
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E.
Lela
Lela is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often as a variant of Leila or Layla.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drag queen
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kinky Boots (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinky Boots (2005 film)
Kinky Boots (musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Kinky Boots
|
| associatedWithAward |
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Billy Porter, for playing Lola)
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linked to:
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
|
| basedOn | drag performer from the 1999 BBC documentary "Kinky Boots" ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
acceptance and self-expression
ⓘ
challenging gender stereotypes ⓘ embracing individuality ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Don (factory worker) ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Geoff Deane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Firth ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Kinky Boots universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Kinky Boots
|
| filmPortrayalBy | Chiwetel Ejiofor ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Kinky Boots (2005 film) ⓘ |
| genderIdentity | male ⓘ |
| hasDragName | Lola ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot | catalyst for change at Price & Son shoe factory ⓘ |
| helpsTransform | Price & Son shoe factory ⓘ |
| musicalAdaptationBy | Harvey Fierstein ⓘ |
| musicAndLyricsBy | Cyndi Lauper ⓘ |
| nationality | British (in story setting) ⓘ |
| notableSong |
"Hold Me in Your Heart"
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"Land of Lola" ⓘ
linked to:
Land of Lola
"Sex Is in the Heel" ⓘ
linked to:
Sex Is in the Heel
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| occupation |
dancer
ⓘ
drag performer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performsAs | drag queen ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
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compassionate ⓘ confident ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| realNameInStory | Simon ⓘ |
| resolvesConflictThrough | empathy and understanding ⓘ |
| setting |
Northampton, England
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linked to:
Northampton
|
| specializesIn | kinky boots for drag performers ⓘ |
| stagePortrayalBy |
Billy Porter
ⓘ
Brendon Urie ⓘ Callum Francis ⓘ Matt Henry ⓘ Todrick Hall ⓘ Wayne Brady ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
LGBTQ+ visibility in mainstream theatre
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freedom of self-expression ⓘ |
| worksWith | Charlie Price ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lola Description of subject: Lola is the charismatic drag queen and performer who serves as the central catalyst for change in the musical and film "Kinky Boots."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.