Candace Young
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Candace Young is a central, scheming yet complex character in Tyler Perry’s drama series "The Haves and the Have Nots," known for her ambition, manipulation, and troubled personal life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Candace Young canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9060214 — 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: Candace Young Context triple: [The Haves and the Have Nots, mainCharacter, Candace Young]
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A.
Candace Fisher
Candace Fisher is best known as the former wife of retired NBA player and coach Derek Fisher.
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B.
Candace Holloway
Candace Holloway is a character on the TV series "Empire," known as Cookie Lyon’s responsible and protective older sister.
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C.
Candice Dupree
Candice Dupree is an American professional basketball player and WNBA All-Star forward known for her scoring efficiency, versatility, and longevity in the league.
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D.
Candace Hutson
Candace Hutson is an American actress best known for her role as Molly Newton on the television sitcom "Evening Shade."
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E.
Candice Clark
Candice Clark is an American former slalom canoeist and the ex-wife of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
- 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: Candace Young Target entity description: Candace Young is a central, scheming yet complex character in Tyler Perry’s drama series "The Haves and the Have Nots," known for her ambition, manipulation, and troubled personal life.
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A.
Candace Fisher
Candace Fisher is best known as the former wife of retired NBA player and coach Derek Fisher.
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B.
Candace Holloway
Candace Holloway is a character on the TV series "Empire," known as Cookie Lyon’s responsible and protective older sister.
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C.
Candice Dupree
Candice Dupree is an American professional basketball player and WNBA All-Star forward known for her scoring efficiency, versatility, and longevity in the league.
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D.
Candace Hutson
Candace Hutson is an American actress best known for her role as Molly Newton on the television sitcom "Evening Shade."
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E.
Candice Clark
Candice Clark is an American former slalom canoeist and the ex-wife of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Haves and the Have Nots ⓘ |
| brother | Benny Young ⓘ |
| closeTo |
Benny Young
ⓘ
Hanna Young ⓘ Jeffrey Harrington ⓘ |
| creator | Tyler Perry ⓘ |
| enemy |
Jim Cryer
ⓘ
Katheryn Cryer ⓘ Quincy Maxwell ⓘ Veronica Harrington ⓘ |
| familyName | Young ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInSeries |
The Haves and the Have Nots season 1
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linked to:
The Haves and the Have Nots
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| genreOfWork |
drama series
ⓘ
soap opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Candace ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
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charismatic ⓘ emotionally troubled ⓘ intelligent ⓘ manipulative ⓘ resourceful ⓘ scheming ⓘ secretive ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| loveInterest |
Charles Frederickson
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Jim Cryer ⓘ Oscar ⓘ |
| mother | Hanna Young ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast |
Oprah Winfrey Network
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linked to:
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
|
| notableFor |
aspiration to escape poverty
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blackmailing Jim Cryer ⓘ conflict with her mother Hanna Young ⓘ
linked to:
Hanna Young
custody battles over her son Q ⓘ extorting money from wealthy men ⓘ |
| occupation |
con artist
ⓘ
escort ⓘ law student ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Tyler Perry television universe ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tika Sumpter ⓘ |
| setting |
Savannah, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| son | Quincy Delon "Q" Young ⓘ |
| storyArc |
attempts to legitimize her life
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pursuit of power and wealth ⓘ romantic involvement with a future president ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Candace Young Description of subject: Candace Young is a central, scheming yet complex character in Tyler Perry’s drama series "The Haves and the Have Nots," known for her ambition, manipulation, and troubled personal life.
Referenced by (12)
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