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or ingénue
as in angel
an innocent girl or young woman
In her latest film she plays the part of an ingenue.
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The 1950 classic starred Bette Davis and Anne Baxter and told of the insidious relationship between an ingenue and an aging stage star.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Buy Now 09 of 15 'The Seventh Veil of Salome' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A big-budget film about the legendary Salome, stepdaughter of King Herod, an unknown Mexican ingenue and a bit player who will go to any lengths to restart her career.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
For every turn of phrase that could move Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) up a Duolingo level, the marketing ingenue peppers her cheery English sentences with a whole lot of embarrassing merde.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
In the first episode, Collins’ late-twentysomething marketing executive Emily—capable and bright-eyed, the classic ingenue—learns she’s being dispatched to Paris.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Buy Now 09 of 15 'The Seventh Veil of Salome' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A big-budget film about the legendary Salome, stepdaughter of King Herod, an unknown Mexican ingenue and a bit player who will go to any lengths to restart her career.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024
For every turn of phrase that could move Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) up a Duolingo level, the marketing ingenue peppers her cheery English sentences with a whole lot of embarrassing merde.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
In the first episode, Collins’ late-twentysomething marketing executive Emily—capable and bright-eyed, the classic ingenue—learns she’s being dispatched to Paris.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Ingenue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingenue. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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