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The tyrannical showrunner, Cal, is our victim of the week, done in by his (in her mind) long-suffering leading lady, Regina Coburn (Laurie Metcalf, what a get!), who finally has a chance to put her classical training to work in a production of Macbeth in London.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Only hours before the premiere of the last episode of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone, leading lady Kelly Reilly took to Instagram with a message for her colleagues as well as the Taylor Sheridan drama’s devoted audience.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 15 Dec. 2024
Fremantle is also selling a BBC doc about Hollywood leading lady Taylor at MIPCOM this week, which is produced by Kim Kardashian.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
In addition to receiving the most Golden Globes nominations for a film, the singing and dancing showcase has quickly become an Oscars front-runner, thanks in large part to the honors being piled on leading lady Karla Sofía Gascón.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2025.
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leading lady
noun
: an actress who plays the leading female role in a play or movie
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