Prunella Scales
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
actress
film actress
human
stage actress
television actress
Prunella Scales is an English actress best known for her comic role as Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prunella Scales canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4170161 — 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: Prunella Scales Context triple: [Fawlty Towers, starring, Prunella Scales]
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A.
Cheryl Hines
Cheryl Hines is an American actress and director best known for her role as Larry David’s wife, Cheryl, on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
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B.
Joanna Blunt
Joanna Blunt is the mother of British actress Emily Blunt and a member of the Blunt family connected to the entertainment industry.
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C.
Bonnie Wright
Bonnie Wright is an English actress and filmmaker best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.
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D.
Camilla Cleese
Camilla Cleese is a British-American comedian, writer, and actress known for her stand-up performances and work in television and film.
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E.
Jane Wenham
Jane Wenham was a British actress known for her work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theatre.
- 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: Prunella Scales Target entity description: Prunella Scales is an English actress best known for her comic role as Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
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A.
Cheryl Hines
Cheryl Hines is an American actress and director best known for her role as Larry David’s wife, Cheryl, on the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
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B.
Joanna Blunt
Joanna Blunt is the mother of British actress Emily Blunt and a member of the Blunt family connected to the entertainment industry.
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C.
Bonnie Wright
Bonnie Wright is an English actress and filmmaker best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.
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D.
Camilla Cleese
Camilla Cleese is a British-American comedian, writer, and actress known for her stand-up performances and work in television and film.
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E.
Jane Wenham
Jane Wenham was a British actress known for her work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
actress ⓘ film actress ⓘ human ⓘ stage actress ⓘ television actress ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
A Question of Attribution
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After Henry ⓘ Fawlty Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobson's Choice (1954 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (stage production) ⓘ
linked to:
Hobson's Choice
Howards End (1992 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Howards End
Marriage Lines ⓘ The Boys from Brazil (1978 film) ⓘ The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress ⓘ |
| birthName | Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth ⓘ |
| child |
Joseph West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-06-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Badminton School
ⓘ
Old Vic Theatre School ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
|
| familyName | Scales ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Prunella ⓘ |
| hasDiagnosis | memory loss ⓘ |
| hasGenre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Lockwood West
ⓘ
Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | CBE ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comic acting
ⓘ
portrayal of domineering wives ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Prunella Scales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance
ⓘ
Olivier Award ⓘ
linked to:
Laurence Olivier Award
|
| notableRole | Sybil Fawlty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Fawlty Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| spouse | Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Andrew Sachs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Connie Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cleese NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prunella Scales Description of subject: Prunella Scales is an English actress best known for her comic role as Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom "Fawlty Towers."
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sybil Fawlty – Prunella Scales
subject linked to:
Sybil Fawlty – Prunella Scales
subject linked to:
The Builders