as in leading lady
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Noun
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Netflix believes Millie Bobby Brown, now 21, is a leading lady, given her prominent role in five seasons of the stellar Stranger Things, but her delivery here is stilted and feels phony, certainly not aided by the script.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her portrayal of the iconic Good Witch, Grande certainly looked the part of a Hollywood leading lady: The star chose a voluminous design from the Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture collection.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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Nicely shot by cinematographer Jackson Hunt with a constantly moving camera, Bunny has a talented leading man in Stark, whose hapless expressions and preoccupation with staying alive and skirting the law keep us royally entertained along with the rest of this rag-tag ensemble.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Dolly Parton is delivering a melodic sendoff for her late husband Carl Dean. Dean, who died Monday at 82, was Parton's longtime leading man, supporting her quietly behind the scenes for six decades.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Last month, the 24-year-old actress Kim Sae-ron — who’d struggled to find roles after a drunk-driving incident — was found dead in her home.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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The actress, whose husband Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023, has spent the past few years as an outspoken advocate for fellow caregivers.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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More than a decade later, Stiller now counts Swift’s beau as a costar.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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The 2 Broke Girls alum also shared that Allen loves to make the crew and his costars laugh.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Junior returner Kyle Crum and junior walk-on Travis Throckmorton (Oregon State) round out the room.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Wilhite is one of two senior walk-ons who will speak to the fans after the Arizona game (as well as Zeke Mayo, Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams).—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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Underworld and Love And Friendship star Beckinsale is coming off features Canary Black and Stolen Girl.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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Photographed by Steven Meisel, Vogue, January 2010 Renée Zellweger, star of Bridget Jones’s Diary, wears an Atelier Versace dress of silk and point d’esprit in the Tuileries Photographed by Arthur Elgort, Vogue, April 2001.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Coactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coactor. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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