starring role
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Among them was John, who was about to play a starring role.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
This is nothing new for Hartnett, who’s spent the last few years enjoying a well-deserved career renaissance, following up his role in “Verity” with a starring role in Netflix‘s supernatural thriller miniseries, “Below.”
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
The actor, who scored an Academy Award for her starring role in the hit film "Anora," said she shares "a lot of the same sensibilities" and concerns voiced by White.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Sunday, though, McNulty found himself in the starring role, helped by a squad of other Americans riding for him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Nancy remembered that an understudy was someone who learned a starring role in case he or she might have to be a substitute at the last minute.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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