Role
Role noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.
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| female | female role | female star |
| similar | similar role | similar star |
| original | original role | original star |
| lead | lead role | lead star |
| Other adjectives: prominent, small, actual, real, large, big, huge, little, famous, new, major, former, final, larger, smaller, last, central, different, recurring, bigger, biggest. | ||
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First leading role and Star-Making Role for Humphrey Bogart, who had already made a career of playing gangsters in crime films.
Source: Film Noir - She was popular, so she returned as a hidden recruitable character in the remakes of Star Ocean and Star Ocean 2, as well as returning to a role similar to her Star Ocean 3 role in Star Ocean 4.
Source: Flanderization / Video Games - Sometimes an actor can have a star making role in one country (usually their homeland) and a different star making role on a more global basis.
Source: Star-Making Role
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Role & Star. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/role/star>.
Star or Role. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/role/star.
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