- published: 28 May 2015
- views: 1653871
Leading lady is an informal term for the actress who plays a secondary lead or supporting role, usually a love interest, to the leading actor in a film or play. It is not usually applied to the leading actress in the performance if her character is the protagonist.
A leading lady can also be an actress of renown. For example, Lynn Fontanne and Helen Hayes were both referred to as the 'leading lady of the theatre' in their time. Similarly, Mary Pickford was called the 'leading lady' of the cinema.
The epithet has been applied to an actress who is often associated with one particular actor, for example, Olivia de Havilland was Errol Flynn's leading lady in several films, Katharine Hepburn had a similar association with Spencer Tracy, and Lauren Bacall with Humphrey Bogart and Maureen O'Hara with John Wayne. A leading lady is also an actress who is typecast in romantic supporting roles.
The term is also used collectively, as in 'Hollywood's leading ladies' to refer to a group of notable, famous or popular actresses.
Bok van Blerk, born Louis Pepler March 30, 1978, is a South African musician who sings in Afrikaans. He became famous in 2006 for his rendition of "De la Rey" by Sean Else and Johan Vorster.
Van Blerk went to Hoërskool Die Wilgers (school) in Pretoria. After his study, he spent time working abroad.
In March 2006, Bok van Blerk and the Mossies released the album Jy praat nog steeds my taal (You still speak my language). The same album was rereleased in October 2006 under the name De La Rey and solely credited to Bok van Blerk. According to Van Blerk "and the Mossies" was removed because his fellow singer, Tanya van Graan, was too busy modelling. Van Blerk is accompanied by Jaco Mans (and occasionally Manie van Niekerk) on lead guitar, Francois Coetzee on bass guitar, and Nathan Smit on the drums.
Radric Davis (born February 2, 1980), better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released, and The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted was released in 2010, and is his highest charting album so far. Gucci Mane has released many other mixtapes and independent albums as well.
While serving a six-month jail term for assault in late 2005, Davis was charged with murder, though the charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence. In 2009, he served a year-long county jail sentence for violating probation for his 2005 aggravated assault conviction.
Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and later moved with his single mother to Atlanta. He enjoyed writing poetry as a child, and began rapping at age 14.
In 2005, Davis released his independent debut album entitled Trap House, which featured the successful single "Icy" with Young Jeezy. Disputes over the rights to this single caused a rift between the two artists. Hard to Kill followed in 2006. Hard To Kill included the hit single "Freaky Gurl". The song peaked at number 12 on the Hot Rap Tracks, number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 62 on the Hot 100.
Actors: Kayla Joy Cochran (producer), Kayla Joy Cochran (writer), Kayla Joy Cochran (editor), Kayla Joy Cochran (director), Cory Pennington (producer), Cory Pennington (actor), Tim Ahn (actor), Vadim Kiselev (composer), Brock Roach (actor), Jenny Mitchell (actor),
Plot: An average girl finds out she's not so average when two ghosts haunt her. Startled by their message, and frightened by their appearance, the girl tries to ignore their presence. But she cannot escape her gift for communicating with the dead.
Keywords: ghost-not-aware-of-own-deathActors: Paul Mottram (composer), Chris Rogers (writer), Chris Rogers (director), Jennifer Thorne (actress), Norman Murray (actor), Emily Wilden (actor), Grace Calder (actress), Darren Benedict (actor), Karen Hobbs (actor), Karen Hobbs (actor), Matilda Williams (actor), Matilda Williams (actress), Ned Seago (actor), Naomi Liddle (costume designer), Jono Gadsby (actor),
Plot: A young actress works at a theater and dreams of being on stage. Having been caught walking on stage, Stella is told she will get fired. Her world collapses but her dream comes true. The leading actress breaks a leg on stage. Stella knows the piece by heart. Or is it all too good to be true?
Keywords: off-the-curb, usherActors: Enrique Iglesias (actor), Yasha Malekzad (actor), Yasha Malekzad (editor), Yasha Malekzad (producer), Yasha Malekzad (writer), Yasha Malekzad (director), Shane Brown (producer), Kasra Pezeshki (producer), Kristen Carpenter (actress), Sabrine Ferretti (actress),
Genres: Music, Short,Actors: Bill Watterson (actor), Bill Watterson (actor), Trisha Gum (director), Trisha Gum (writer), Matthew Ireland Beans (actor), Dillon Markey (actor), Jeff Gum (actor), Paula Haifley (actress), Jeff Kryka (composer), Vanara Taing (editor), Tom Smith (actor), Becky Van Cleve (costume designer), Becky Van Cleve (actress), Nicholas Naveda (actor), Tony Sansone (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Christina Santa Cruz (writer), Christina Santa Cruz (director), Christina Santa Cruz (editor), Daniel Watkins (composer), Anthony Annone (producer), Leigha Crumbley (actor),
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Short,Actors: Kathleen Turner (actress), Boy George (actor), Michael Musto (actor), Rosie O'Donnell (actress), Michele Lee (actress), Jason Priestley (actor), Linda Lavin (actress), Tony Roberts (actor), BD Wong (actor), Charles Busch (actor), Charles Busch (miscellaneous crew), Sherry Alwell (miscellaneous crew), Paul Rudnick (actor), Julie Halston (actress), Dante Di Loreto (actor),
Genres: Biography, Documentary,Actors: Francisco Nicholson (actor), Artur Ramos (director), Lourdes Norberto (actress), Ruy de Carvalho (actor), Catarina Avelar (actress), Carlos Quintas (actor), Julie Sergeant (actress), Carlos Quintas (actor), Fernando Luís (actor), Zita Duarte (actress), João de Carvalho (actor), Igor Sampaio (actor), Igor Sampaio (actor), Mafalda Vilhena (actress), Manuel Coelho (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Norman Taurog (director), Ernie Adams (actor), Frank Alexander (actor), Frank Alexander (actor), Frank J. Coleman (actor), Frank J. Coleman (actor), Frank J. Coleman (actor), Albert E. Smith (producer), Larry Semon (writer), Norman Taurog (writer), Larry Semon (director), Ernie Adams (actor), Oliver Hardy (actor), Oliver Hardy (actor), William Hauber (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Pat Chrisman (actor), Sid Jordan (actor), Tom Mix (actor), Tom Mix (writer), Tom Mix (director), William Nicholas Selig (producer), Ethylyn Chrisman (actress), Joe Simkins (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short, Western,Actors: Clarence Barr (actor), William Beaudine (actor), William J. Butler (actor), Edward Dillon (actor), John T. Dillon (actor), William Elmer (actor), J. Jiquel Lanoe (actor), Charles Murray (actor), Gus Pixley (actor), Henry B. Walthall (actor), Charles West (actor), Gertrude Bambrick (actress), Anita Loos (writer), Dell Henderson (director),
Plot: An actor arrives in town and plans a benefit for the town band. The leading lady of the performance is loved by the leader of the band and the trombone player. The leader, of course, is the favored one and as these two men are to enact the part of the wild horse in the performance, the trombone player, in trying to get away, works disaster for both of them.
Genres: Comedy, Short,MARCEL:
The perfect leading lady:
Unique and true and towering!
Magnetic, overpowering!
The star the crowds adore!
If they could only know you:
Your humor and humility...
Your strength and your fragility...
They'd love you even more...
Tonight was a wonder!
All the dreams we worked for
Have come true!
My shining leading lady!
Bravo, bravo, bravo!
I owe so much to you.