Sarah Silverman
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actress
film actor
human
podcaster
producer
stand-up comedian
television actor
television writer
voice actor
writer
Sarah Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, provocative humor and appearances in film and television.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarah Silverman canonical | 46 |
| Sarah Kate Silverman | 1 |
| Sarah Silverman (fictionalized version) | 1 |
| Sarah Silverman (infant, uncredited) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T516409 — 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: Sarah Silverman Context triple: [A Million Ways to Die in the West, starring, Sarah Silverman]
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A.
Alex Borstein
Alex Borstein is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for voicing Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy and for her Emmy-winning role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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B.
Tina Fey
Tina Fey is an American comedian, writer, actress, and producer best known for her work on "Saturday Night Live" and creating the acclaimed sitcom "30 Rock."
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C.
Jeannie Gaffigan
Jeannie Gaffigan is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress best known for co-creating and producing "The Jim Gaffigan Show" and frequently collaborating on her husband Jim Gaffigan’s stand-up and television projects.
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D.
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis is an American actress known for her roles in films like "Black Swan" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and for voicing Meg Griffin on the animated series "Family Guy."
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E.
Adeena Sussman
Adeena Sussman is an American-Israeli cookbook author and food writer known for her vibrant, flavor-forward recipes and collaborations with prominent culinary figures.
- 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: Sarah Silverman Target entity description: Sarah Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, provocative humor and appearances in film and television.
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A.
Alex Borstein
Alex Borstein is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for voicing Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy and for her Emmy-winning role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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B.
Tina Fey
Tina Fey is an American comedian, writer, actress, and producer best known for her work on "Saturday Night Live" and creating the acclaimed sitcom "30 Rock."
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C.
Jeannie Gaffigan
Jeannie Gaffigan is an American comedy writer, producer, and actress best known for co-creating and producing "The Jim Gaffigan Show" and frequently collaborating on her husband Jim Gaffigan’s stand-up and television projects.
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D.
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis is an American actress known for her roles in films like "Black Swan" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and for voicing Meg Griffin on the animated series "Family Guy."
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E.
Adeena Sussman
Adeena Sussman is an American-Israeli cookbook author and food writer known for her vibrant, flavor-forward recipes and collaborations with prominent culinary figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actress
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ podcaster ⓘ producer ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ television actor ⓘ television writer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special ⓘ |
| birthName |
Sarah Kate Silverman
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarah Silverman
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-12-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | New York University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Silverman ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
observational comedy ⓘ political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Sarah ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Vanellope von Schweetz in Ralph Breaks the Internet
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Vanellope von Schweetz in Wreck-It Ralph ⓘ herself in The Sarah Silverman Program ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Jodyne Silverman
ⓘ
linked to:
Laura Silverman
Laura Silverman ⓘ Susan Silverman ⓘ |
| knownFor |
provocative humor
ⓘ
social and political commentary ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| name | Sarah Silverman ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
ⓘ
Screen Actors Guild Award ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Million Ways to Die in the West
ⓘ
A Speck of Dust ⓘ I Smile Back ⓘ Ralph Breaks the Internet ⓘ
linked to:
Wreck-It Ralph
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic ⓘ The Sarah Silverman Program ⓘ Wreck-It Ralph ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
podcaster ⓘ producer ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bedford, New Hampshire, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sarah Silverman Description of subject: Sarah Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp, provocative humor and appearances in film and television.
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sarah Silverman
subject linked to:
2017 film Battle of the Sexes
linked to: Sarah Silverman
subject linked to:
School for Scoundrels
linked to: Sarah Silverman