prima donna
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Starring Vanessa Williams as the titular prima donna, the brilliantly named Ebony Scrooge, the film follows Ebony’s transformation from penny-pinching pop star to charitable altruist.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
But Knight, Larraín, and Jolie are all careful to avoid reducing Callas to an over-the-top ableist stereotype or portraying her as the ruthless prima donna tigress the media painted her as.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
The cover of Renée Fleming’s new compilation of live performances from the Metropolitan Opera portrays the company’s long-reigning prima donna in a gilt, Klimt-esque image — the portrait of a luxurious voice.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023
But Mira turns out to be far less of a prima donna than her fellow actors, as Vikander’s subtle, sensitive performance gradually reveals.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022
You really are a tiresome little prima donna.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
