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portrayal

[pawr-trey-uhl, pohr-] / pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr- /


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Metcalf won best featured actress for her portrayal of Willie Loman’s protective wife, Linda Loman, in “Death of a Salesman.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

John Lithgow won Best Actor for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in "Giant", and praised the play as "extraordinarily important right now."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Walker, meanwhile, says one of the things she loved most about the script, written by Sex Education and Rivals writer Sophie Goodhart, is its portrayal of ageing.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Pierce’s portrayal echoes those words of Iago denying his own identity: Othello is not quite sure who he is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

I mused on the portrayal of Diana the huntress.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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