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Beginning her career in Hollywood at the age of 5, Wood became an iconic figure in film and television after seamlessly transitioning from child star to leading lady.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The first-time leading lady, who has cerebral palsy herself, instills her character with effervescence, gumption and a winning, earnest sincerity.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
From the start, Chu knew that there was no way to make a film adaptation of the Broadway musical and not feature the original leading ladies, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The first-time leading lady, who has cerebral palsy herself, instills her character with effervescence, gumption and a winning, earnest sincerity.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
From the start, Chu knew that there was no way to make a film adaptation of the Broadway musical and not feature the original leading ladies, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leading%20lady. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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