ingenue

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In these images Sellers—a comic giant at the height of his career—acts as an eager paparazzo chasing after the self-assured ingénue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The actress and former professional ballet dancer Sarah Hay, who played the damaged ballet ingénue Claire Robbins in the 2015 mini-series “Flesh and Bone,” said she drew from her own experiences while shaping the character.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The last verse, and the album's closing words, are addressed to pop music's next young ingénue.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

She’s no ingénue, but the rise of Uzo Aduba has been nothing shy of meteoric.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2023

They usually played ingénue parts, and their big line was that uttered on coming into a room looking for Harrietta.

From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna