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typecast

[tahyp-kast, -kahst] / ˈtaɪpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /










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The accolade led to her being typecast and overlooked for a lot of roles, including in theatre, she said.

From BBC Jul. 17, 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

“I am up against two things now — AI and ageism. Being typecast is an industrywide issue, but I did hope that wouldn’t be the case with audiobook narration since the voice is so flexible.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 23, 2025

Everett: I haven’t had a lot of experience with being typecast because I’ve been in the clubs for a long time doing cabaret.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 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

Our mythic democracy typecasts the Adamses as misfits, as poor representatives of a transformative idea that, even now, some lovers of country think of as divinely inspired.

From The Guardian Apr. 13, 2019

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

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

Despite this typecasting, she would later go on to make her mark, first in theatre and then in various TV shows and films by the 1990s.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

A contemporary account describes the real-life Ka’iana as “near 6 feet 5 inches in stature, and the muscular form of his limbs was of a Herculean appearance,” which is basically typecasting for Momoa.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2025

That kind of typecasting never appealed to Hill.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2024

Yet the controversy had the effect of typecasting Gurba as the impudent indie writer willing to torch the publishing industry to make a point about diversity.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 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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