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Yesterday, the cast—regrettably sans Timothée Chalamet—gathered in London for a screening of the Bob Dylan biopic, where Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro delivered very different takes on their leading lady style.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, both of whom played the roles of Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, on Broadway, showed up in support of the film and took pictures with the movie's two leading ladies.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
Like leading lady Polidore, Morgan also had a role in Perry’s Divorce in the Black (2024).
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
There's a new age of film, and some of Hollywood's leading ladies are here for it.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20lady. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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leading lady
noun
: an actress who plays the leading female role in a play or movie
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