as in leading man
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Recent Examples of leading lady
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.
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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
In each, the real culprit causing the leading lady to turn into Manjulika, the unhinged spirit of a royal dancer, was eventually identified as dissociative identity disorder.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
In each, the real culprit causing the leading lady to turn into Manjulika, the unhinged spirit of a royal dancer, was eventually identified as dissociative identity disorder.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20lady. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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