title character
noun
: the character in a book for which the book is named
the title character of the book Tom Sawyer
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The film is led by Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) and India Amarteifio (Queen Charlotte), who play the title character Clarissa at different ages.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Imagine if Bridget Jones’s Diary were remade in 2026 with Sydney Sweeney as the title character.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
The single-camera series will showcase wormholes, multiple Stuarts, giant bugs and an all-around rough go for the title character.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
What makes her performance as Monica Reese-Dinkins — the ex-wife and current agent to Tracy Morgan’s title character — especially sharp is how closely the character’s entrepreneurial drive mirrors Alexander’s own work behind the scenes in recent years.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Imagine if Bridget Jones’s Diary were remade in 2026 with Sydney Sweeney as the title character.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
The single-camera series will showcase wormholes, multiple Stuarts, giant bugs and an all-around rough go for the title character.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
What makes her performance as Monica Reese-Dinkins — the ex-wife and current agent to Tracy Morgan’s title character — especially sharp is how closely the character’s entrepreneurial drive mirrors Alexander’s own work behind the scenes in recent years.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
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“Title character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20character. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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