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The Landman Season 2 actress has been busy supporting her fellow leading ladies, including hosting a Song Sung Blue screening alongside Kate Hudson on January 7 and a special Marty Supreme screening and conversation with Gwyneth Paltrow just hours later on January 9.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Hamnet won the evening’s final award shortly after its leading lady, Jessie Buckley, picked up the statue for best actress in a drama.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
From leading ladies like Myha’la and Eva Victor, to dapper gents like Archie Madekwe and Christopher Briney, these are the stars who are having a buzzy moment in Hollywood.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Like Bassett, Rochon, 61, believes that the film was successful due to the relationship between the four leading ladies.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Hamnet won the evening’s final award shortly after its leading lady, Jessie Buckley, picked up the statue for best actress in a drama.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
From leading ladies like Myha’la and Eva Victor, to dapper gents like Archie Madekwe and Christopher Briney, these are the stars who are having a buzzy moment in Hollywood.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025
Like Bassett, Rochon, 61, believes that the film was successful due to the relationship between the four leading ladies.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20lady. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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