typecast
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“I was typecast to the point where I didn’t make a film for five years after ‘Harold and Maude,’” Cort told The Times in 1996.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
He had a prolific career but struggled with feeling typecast, he told BBC News Igbo back in 2021, which made him turn to content creation as a way to find more freedom.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Stamp, with his calm demeanor and pale eyes, proved such a successful villain that he feared he was becoming typecast as one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025
Known for her brutal hitting, Sabalenka has been typecast as a hard-court specialist throughout her career, with all three of her major singles titles won on that surface.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
Dead tired, I imagined, of the arguments, of the disapproval, and of being typecast.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The Duchess of Sussex will speak with historians and experts to "uncover the origin of these stereotypes and have uncensored conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape narratives."
From Fox News ● Mar. 24, 2022
Along with pay issues, many filmmakers are looking for stories that move beyond female typecasts.
From Reuters ● Jan. 27, 2018
“The question is whether Jack Dorsey on the product side is willing to break some typecasts at the company and come in with a fresh perspective.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2015
Yet his gift for comedy means he can't help wisecracking in these meetings, and I suspect it further typecasts him as the much-loved Jack Donaghy character from 30 Rock.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2013
He neither patronizes his Italian civilians, typecasts his G.I.s nor falsifies his combat scenes, which prove as taut as any fiction footage yet shot about World War II.
From Time Magazine Archive
The other three stars of that show fought hard against that trope and typecasting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
The talented group spoke with The Times about their respective shows, typecasting and the risks one takes to make great comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2025
The typecasting as wallflowers and frumps confused her.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
But it was different in the 1970s and '80s, when it was tough to get beyond the typecasting.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023
How have you felt about typecasting in Hollywood and how has that affected your career?
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2022
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