star as (one)

star as (one)

To have a leading role as a particular character in a play, film, television series, etc. Samantha Hornsby stars as Mary, a woman driven to desperate measures to protect her daughter from the mob. He is starring as George Washington in a play on Broadway this summer.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

star as someone or something

[for someone] to be a featured performer, representing a particular person, or play in a particular role. Judy starred as Evita in the broadway production of the same name. Mary starred as an aging countess.
See also: star
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • star as
  • star in
  • star in (something)
  • not a peep from/out of (someone)
  • caught up with (someone or something)
  • past caring
  • (way) past caring
  • possession
  • in (one's) possession
  • in possession