heroine
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Since Deutch’s first lead role in the undervalued 2014 “Twilight” piggybacker “Vampire Academy,” her screen presence has been 15-going-on-45: a dimpled ingenue with the confident patter of a Preston Sturges heroine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Petry’s coiled, claustrophobic story of a well-meaning heroine trapped in a system beyond her comprehension or control rises to a pitch of tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
In the show, the heroine shares nightmarish tales alongside Herneval, who appears not as a prince but a sentient book.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
It's almost too appropriate – pop's heartbreak princess playing theatre's most tragic heroine.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The eyes that shone under the green visor were following the heroine and her elephant across the wide screen and into the circus tent.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Like her heroines, no one tells Knoll what to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
In “Trouble,” she buzzes with nervous energy, her dizzying delivery of Raphaelson’s smart dialogue creating the template for the screwball heroines soon to follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
What “Canticle” and “Skylark” get right about their very different heroines and time periods is that change doesn’t happen overnight, nor does it benefit everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Over the years, Dharmendra said he was cast against 70 heroines, but his most successful screen pairing was with Hema Malini, who later became his second wife.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Sometimes there are said to have been two heroines of that name.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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