Willa Kim
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Willa Kim was an acclaimed American costume designer known for her vibrant, innovative work on Broadway, ballet, and opera, earning multiple Tony Awards over her career.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willa Kim canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7849027 — 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: Willa Kim Context triple: [The Will Rogers Follies, costumeDesigner, Willa Kim]
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A.
Jane Kim
Jane Kim is an American politician and attorney who served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and is known for her progressive advocacy on housing, education, and workers’ rights.
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B.
Claudia Kim
Claudia Kim is a South Korean actress and model known internationally for her roles in major Hollywood films and television series, including entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Wizarding World franchise.
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C.
Priscilla Ahn
Priscilla Ahn is an American singer-songwriter known for her delicate vocals and folk-influenced acoustic music, including the song "Dream."
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D.
Hyein Park
Hyein Park is a Korean-Canadian voice actress best known for voicing the character Abby in Pixar’s animated film "Turning Red."
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E.
Mia Yoo
Mia Yoo is a theatre director and arts leader best known for heading New York’s influential La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, where she champions innovative and international performance.
- 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: Willa Kim Target entity description: Willa Kim was an acclaimed American costume designer known for her vibrant, innovative work on Broadway, ballet, and opera, earning multiple Tony Awards over her career.
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A.
Jane Kim
Jane Kim is an American politician and attorney who served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and is known for her progressive advocacy on housing, education, and workers’ rights.
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B.
Claudia Kim
Claudia Kim is a South Korean actress and model known internationally for her roles in major Hollywood films and television series, including entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Wizarding World franchise.
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C.
Priscilla Ahn
Priscilla Ahn is an American singer-songwriter known for her delicate vocals and folk-influenced acoustic music, including the song "Dream."
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D.
Hyein Park
Hyein Park is a Korean-Canadian voice actress best known for voicing the character Abby in Pixar’s animated film "Turning Red."
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E.
Mia Yoo
Mia Yoo is a theatre director and arts leader best known for heading New York’s influential La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, where she champions innovative and international performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
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Broadway costume designer ⓘ costume designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
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Tony Award for Best Costume Design ⓘ Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical ⓘ multiple Tony Awards ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Kim ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ballet
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musical theatre ⓘ opera ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | stage costume design ⓘ |
| givenName | Willa ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement |
helped redefine modern stage costume aesthetics
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recognized as a leading American costume designer of her generation ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
dance costumes
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opera costumes ⓘ stage costumes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
contemporary dance aesthetics
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modern art color palettes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dynamic costumes that support choreography
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innovative materials in costume design ⓘ use of bold color in costumes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Willa Kim ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
vibrant and innovative costume designs
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work for major ballet companies ⓘ work for opera companies ⓘ work on Broadway productions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
costume designs for Broadway musicals
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costume designs for ballet productions ⓘ costume designs for opera productions ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballet costume designer
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costume designer ⓘ opera costume designer ⓘ theatrical designer ⓘ |
| partOf |
American theatre community
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Broadway design tradition ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Broadway
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New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willa Kim Description of subject: Willa Kim was an acclaimed American costume designer known for her vibrant, innovative work on Broadway, ballet, and opera, earning multiple Tony Awards over her career.
Referenced by (3)
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