Sentence examples for stardom playing from inspiring English sources

Minogue first shot to stardom playing mechanic Charlene Mitchell in the Australian TV soap Neighbours.

Ms Rapace, a Swedish actress, achieved stardom playing Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", the Swedish film version of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel.

There, he went on to global stardom playing the loin-clothed ruler of the apes and booming out his distinctive ululating yell.

He began his professional career as a member the organization, rose to stardom playing third base for the club and is the longest-tenured player on the current roster.

Mr. Carrey had just surged to stardom, playing innocent, lovably juvenile, socially isolated characters in a series of hugely successful comedies that included "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," "The Mask" and "Dumb & Dumber".

Accompanying Watanabe, who shot to stardom playing a feudal warlord opposite Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai, was another hard man of Hollywood whose time on Iwo Jima would lead to something of a professional epiphany.

Mama always reserved her sharpest jabs for visits from her high-strung daughter, Eunice, a housewife with thwarted dreams of Hollywood stardom played with genuine pathos by the inimitable Burnett.

Tipped for stardom since playing the young brother in Shane Meadows's 2004 British drama Dead Man's Shoes, Kebbell is revelling in the limelight.

Chongo, who was voted in Africa's best team of the 1994 finals in Tunisia, rose to stardom while playing for Saudi Arabian side Al-Tawoon, the only club he ever played for apart from Wanderers.

The 41-year-old mom-of-three, who catapulted into stardom for playing Sydney Bristow on "Alias," admits she worries about losing her edge sometimes, especially when she's on the red carpet.

The actor, who shot to stardom after playing Jenny in the iconic 1994 movie "Forrest Gump," said her career trajectory later fell off track after having children with then-husband Sean Penn.