title character
noun
: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer
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Tim Lammers Dakota Fanning stars as the voice of the title character in Coraline, which is an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The other, centering on Detective Renée Ballard, got a series order in November 2023; Maggie Q is playing the title character, the head of a new cold case unit in the LAPD, with John Carroll Lynch also starring.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Metcalfe first caught attention on the supernatural soap Passions (1999–2004) and broke into movies as the title character in John Tucker Must Die (2006).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
And also because Robert Downey Jr., performing onstage for the first time in more than 40 years, perfectly embodies the genius and brokenness of the title character.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The other, centering on Detective Renée Ballard, got a series order in November 2023; Maggie Q is playing the title character, the head of a new cold case unit in the LAPD, with John Carroll Lynch also starring.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Metcalfe first caught attention on the supernatural soap Passions (1999–2004) and broke into movies as the title character in John Tucker Must Die (2006).
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
And also because Robert Downey Jr., performing onstage for the first time in more than 40 years, perfectly embodies the genius and brokenness of the title character.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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