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Definition of leading lady
: an actress who plays the leading female role
Examples of leading lady in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Luckily, the leading ladies here are giddily game to banter, bloodlet, and at one point make gruesome use of a weed-whacker.
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Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "What to watch (and skip) via VOD and Netflix this weekend," 10 Apr. 2020 After presiding over the city’s cultural life for half a century, Portland’s leading lady of philanthropy has died.
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oregonlive, "Arlene Schnitzer, leading lady of Portland philanthropy, dies at 91," 5 Apr. 2020 Alex was the very last OG new resident save for leading lady Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), to remain on the ABC medical drama.
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Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "Is Grey’s Anatomy Setting Up A Cristina Yang Return?," 20 Mar. 2020 Only two seasons of ABC’s popular reality dating show have cast leading ladies in their 30s (30 and 32).
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Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, "‘The Bachelorette’ casts Clare Crawley, 38, the show’s oldest star, reflecting a shift in the way we date now," 2 Mar. 2020 An unanticipated problem was encountered, check back soon and try again
Don’t expect Gwyneth Paltrow to make her return as leading lady anytime soon.
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Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, "Gwyneth Paltrow Says She Lost the Acting Bug After Having Daughter Apple: 'I Burned Myself Out'," 8 Jan. 2020 But Phillips did reveal that his wife and one-time Cincy Shakes leading lady, Corinne Mohlenhoff, will play the ghost of Lady Diana.
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David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, "Cincy Shakes is mad as hell, and it's not gonna take this anymore," 4 Mar. 2020 After Moss was secured, Whannell leaned on his leading lady to authenticate the female perspective.
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cleveland, "How Elisabeth Moss helped Leigh Whannell turn ‘The Invisible Man’ into a survivor’s story," 25 Feb. 2020 When Elordi dated Joey King, his Kissing Booth leading lady, the two were under an intense microscope from fans who saw them as the real-life versions of their Netflix movie characters Noah and Elle.
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Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "Dating Or Not, The World’s Decided To Ship Zendaya & Jacob Elordi," 5 Feb. 2020
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