typecast
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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
Wary of being typecast, they have established themselves as versatile stage actors, making their Broadway debuts in “Sweeney Todd” and “Romeo + Juliet,” respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She got small parts in “Mad Men” and “Rent,” but has said she “was typecast as a trophy wife and kind of put into this box.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
It’s been typecast as a condiment, a once-a-year flourish for shrimp cocktail or prime rib, when it could be so much more.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 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
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
It's a bit of typecasting that stems partly from reality.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2023
From some of his early TV work — including the “Land of Gorch” sketches on “Saturday Night Live “— he attempted to shake the typecasting.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
But it was different in the 1970s and '80s, when it was tough to get beyond the typecasting.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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