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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

“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

“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

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

Volpe does not like to typecast his actors, though in high school it is sometimes unavoidable.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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

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

There’s stretches where he stayed so hectic that I wonder if he was still insecure about his longevity, his typecasting, his face.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

I haven’t named most of “The Traitors” third-season challengers because there are more than 20 of them, but the game’s psychology relies on typecasting on the part of players and viewers.

From Salon Jan. 9, 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




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