11.  Douglas, Kassar and Harlin had agreed on her as the female lead.

12.  Eileen Atkins will play the female lead, a literary fan, as she did in London, where she won an Olivier Award.

13.  Greta Scacchi has the female lead as the head-turning wife of a British court artist.

14.  He liked the idea of a strong female lead.

15.  He selected Ms. Zellweger, a virtual unknown who had previously acted in some independent films, as the female lead.

16.  Her Anna is the antithesis of the sweetly daffy love interest we find as the female lead in too many Hollywood romantic comedies.

17.  I did hope the next movie would have a female lead because there are few -- if any -- role models for girls in the popular media.

18.  In typical Kelley fashion, it also exploits the tension between its female leads, the street-smart Gina Gershon and the by-the-book Paula Marshall.

19.  It will need a strong female lead to play his fiancee, Jennifer Santos.

20.  Karen Ziemba, who plays the female lead, Rita, has enjoyed the dance workout.