Debra Tate
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Debra Tate is an American author and victims' rights advocate best known as the younger sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate and for her work representing the Tate family in parole hearings and public discourse about the Manson murders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Debra Tate canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11235493 — 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: Debra Tate Context triple: [Sharon Tate, sibling, Debra Tate]
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A.
Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs is an American actress and comedian best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the sharp-tongued maid Florence Johnston on the classic sitcom "The Jeffersons."
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B.
Marla Daniels
Marla Daniels is a politically ambitious lawyer and school board member in the television series "The Wire," known for her strained marriage to police lieutenant Cedric Daniels.
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C.
Darlene Cates
Darlene Cates was an American actress best known for her acclaimed portrayal of the housebound mother in the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape."
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D.
Debra Morgan
Debra Morgan is a foul-mouthed yet dedicated Miami Metro homicide detective and the adoptive sister of serial killer Dexter Morgan in the television series "Dexter."
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E.
Vicki Harper
Vicki Harper is known as the former spouse of Australian film director Phillip Noyce.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Debra Tate Target entity description: Debra Tate is an American author and victims' rights advocate best known as the younger sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate and for her work representing the Tate family in parole hearings and public discourse about the Manson murders.
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A.
Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs is an American actress and comedian best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the sharp-tongued maid Florence Johnston on the classic sitcom "The Jeffersons."
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B.
Marla Daniels
Marla Daniels is a politically ambitious lawyer and school board member in the television series "The Wire," known for her strained marriage to police lieutenant Cedric Daniels.
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C.
Darlene Cates
Darlene Cates was an American actress best known for her acclaimed portrayal of the housebound mother in the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape."
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D.
Debra Morgan
Debra Morgan is a foul-mouthed yet dedicated Miami Metro homicide detective and the adoptive sister of serial killer Dexter Morgan in the television series "Dexter."
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E.
Vicki Harper
Vicki Harper is known as the former spouse of Australian film director Phillip Noyce.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
ⓘ
human ⓘ victims' rights advocate ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
crime victims
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victims' families ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Tate ⓘ |
| father | Paul Tate ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Debra ⓘ |
| hasRole | family spokesperson in Manson family parole hearings ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Doris Tate ⓘ |
| name | Debra Tate ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | murder of Sharon Tate in 1969 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for victims' rights
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public commentary on the Manson murders ⓘ representing the Tate family at parole hearings ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sharon Tate: Recollection ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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victims' rights advocate ⓘ |
| participatedIn | parole hearings of Manson family members ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| relative |
Roman Polanski
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Sharon Tate ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Patricia Tate
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Sharon Tate ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Sharon Tate: Recollection ⓘ |
| workFocus |
opposition to parole for Manson family members
ⓘ
public education about the impact of violent crime ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Debra Tate Description of subject: Debra Tate is an American author and victims' rights advocate best known as the younger sister of murdered actress Sharon Tate and for her work representing the Tate family in parole hearings and public discourse about the Manson murders.
Referenced by (8)
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