leading lady

[ lee-ding ]

/ ˈli dɪŋ /

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noun

an actress who plays the principal female role in a motion picture or play.

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Origin of leading lady

First recorded in 1870–75

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How to use leading lady in a sentence

This episode is mostly taken up by Big’s ugly and sparse funeral at the Greene Naftali Gallery and not so much on the streets of New York City, which, as everyone knows, is the show’s other leading lady.
A Running List of Everywhere Carrie and Friends Eat or Drink in ‘And Just Like That...’|Madeleine Davies|December 16, 2021|Eater
Khristen, like the leading ladies of many of Williams’s other works, is passive, almost blank.
Joy Williams’s ‘Harrow’ Takes a Jab at Climate Activism|smurguia|December 14, 2021|Outside Online
Now here was a new series that elevated Byrne to leading lady status.
Rose Byrne on Unleashing Her Meanest Streak Yet in ‘Physical’: ‘It’s Deeply Uncomfortable’|Kevin Fallon|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast
Rotimi is so inspired by his real-life chemistry with Mdee, he recently cast her to play his leading lady in the video “Love Somebody.”
Rotimi And Girlfriend Vanessa Mdee’s Love Story Began At Essence Festival|Jasmine Grant|December 3, 2020|Essence.com

She's a steely ingenue, a fair-faced heroine, a leading lady.
Our Pop Culture Wish List for 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The woman is Marie, played by Bérénice Bejo—or, if you prefer, the at last colored-in leading lady from The Artist.
The New Auteur of Iran: Asghar Farhadi Reinvents Domestic Drama With ‘The Past’|Jimmy So|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Foster is the first leading lady to be dressed in custom Armani.
Justin Bieber Involved in Brawl Over H&M Bow Tie; Kim Kardashian Rumored To Design Children's Clothes|The Fashion Beast Team|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Plaza opened up to The Daily Beast about her rise to leading lady, her health scare, filming awkward sex scenes, and more.
Aubrey Plaza on Her New Sex Comedy, ‘The To-Do List,’ Ryan Gosling, and Her Terrifying Stroke|Marlow Stern|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But it wasn't until after Bridesmaids that she was coronated Hollywood's next big leading lady.
Is Kristen Wiig Still ‘Girl Most Likely’ to Succeed?|Kevin Fallon|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was then ten years old, and deep in love with the leading lady.
Washington Irving|Henry W. Boynton
Bedstemor, reinstated in her former rle of leading lady of the Gaard, was in a state of feverish excitement.
Katharine Frensham|Beatrice Harraden
Rosalie came as a leading lady, and one Heinrich Dorn came as musical director.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
On this our leading lady chose to pause, seizing the opportunity to study the hang of her new dressing-gown.
The Golden Age|Kenneth Grahame
You could coax Laurie Armitage to help us and then, too, youd be leading lady.
Marjorie Dean, High School Junior|Pauline Lester

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