21. Kirsten Dunst plays the female lead, Mary Jane, who discovers late in the game that she loves Parker.
22. Madeline and the Magnificent Puppet Show is one of the few titles that features a feisty female lead, yet is equally enjoyable for boys and girls.
23. Mili Avital, an Israeli actress who has the female lead, had an obvious advantage, since she already spoke Hebrew and Arabic.
24. Meager winnings, maybe, for the female leads in the yearlong soap opera.
25. Salma Hayek becomes the first Mexican actress since Dolores Del Rio to assume the female lead in an American film.
26. Streep originally was offered her choice of the female leads.
27. The female leads always get the romantic melodies.
28. The group applauded dutifully as the composer made the rounds, hugging the two female leads, then .
29. The other female lead, Kelly Hu, got a new wardrobe.
30. The singing voice of the female lead is supplied by Judy Kuhn.