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Next, our leading ladies must have attracted the dreamiest if often corrupt husbands, played by the likes of Hugh Grant, Kevin Bacon, Bobby Cannavale, Liev Schreiber, and Alexander Skarsgård.
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Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Before introducing leading lady Catherine Laga’aia, Johnson delivered a thoughtful speech about her character.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Her bestselling 1976 autobiography Coal Miner's Daughter, went on to become a 1980 box-office hit film that won a Best Actress Oscar for leading lady Sissy Spacek.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
What happens when your leading lady goes off the rails?
—Paula Ebben, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
Before introducing leading lady Catherine Laga’aia, Johnson delivered a thoughtful speech about her character.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Her bestselling 1976 autobiography Coal Miner's Daughter, went on to become a 1980 box-office hit film that won a Best Actress Oscar for leading lady Sissy Spacek.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
What happens when your leading lady goes off the rails?
—Paula Ebben, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for leading lady
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20lady. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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