heroines

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Unlike such Pixar heroines as Riley in the “Inside Out” movies and Mei in “Turning Red,” she isn’t especially relatable, and the script by Jesse Andrews relies heavily on dull slapstick and broad gags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

He’s a little too awful for me, but I do think we could use less sanitized heroes and heroines in modern love stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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

Generations of readers have turned its eponymous heroines into cult figures, but the March sisters are more than stereotypes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

In the Ring, he was much more interested in what his heroes and heroines felt than what they did.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall