lead role
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However, it wasn’t until she secured the lead role of Sophie in the musical film “Mamma Mia” that she truly became a household name, taking center stage in her first major lead role.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
British actor David Jonsson will play the lead role in the film, due out on December 15, 2028.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
The lead role in the 2021 sequel, “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” went to LeBron James.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
As a freshman, he won a lead role in Truman Drama’s rendition of Parade.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
