as in leading man
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Recent Examples of leading lady
Breaking from tradition, Adivi Sesh chose to announce his leading lady on his birthday, rather than making it about himself.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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
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“Leading lady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leading%20lady. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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