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The film also stars Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s headmistress Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero; Ethan Slater as Boq; Marissa Bode in her feature-film debut as Nessarose, Elphaba’s favored sister; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The cast also includes ; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Michelle Yeoh portrays the headmistress in the 2024 Wicked adaptation.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Oscar-winning icon Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible, a Shiz University headmistress.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
The cast also includes ; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Michelle Yeoh portrays the headmistress in the 2024 Wicked adaptation.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Oscar-winning icon Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible, a Shiz University headmistress.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistress
Noun
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Roy Taylor, a vocational agriculture teacher, succeeded Daugherty as field manager in 1951.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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Often, in writing workshops, teachers will talk of character development in terms of wants.—
Katie Yee
July 25,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Smith won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for this curious, eccentric role as a 1930s schoolmistress who takes four young girls under her wing — for better and for worse.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2024
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Four years later came her Oscar-winning portrayal of an idiosyncratic English schoolmistress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.—
Duane Byrge,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Sep. 2024
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Other notable cast members include John Lithgow as Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore; Paapa Essiedu as enigmatic potions professor Severus Snape; and Lox Pratt as Hogwarts bully Draco Malfoy.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Deadline first reported that John Lithgow was nearing final talks for the role of Albus Dumbledore, the aloof yet powerful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board took note of the hard-right’s distress, let down its tightly wound schoolmarm bun and snickered right out loud.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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The search for a missing schoolmarm is the focus of an escape room experience at the Lanesfield School, a historic one-room schoolhouse in Edgerton.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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The mistress market People have affairs all the time, and some of them can afford bonus apartments for their trysts.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
20 June 2025
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Good Will Hunting and Sleepers actress Minnie Driver portrayed this nightclub singer and mistress of crime boss Valentin Zukovsky (Robbie Coltrane) in 1995's GoldenEye.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Naturally, his dad (Chris Cooper) disapproves of his son's ambitions, but a kind schoolteacher (Laura Dern) encourages his passion.—
Sophie van Bastelaer,
EW.com,
7 July 2025
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Glen in Free Willy is a basically decent, not-too-eloquent guy who owns a tow truck and is married to a schoolteacher named Annie (Jayne Atkinson).—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
4 July 2025
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Learn from three expert instructors how to showcase your skills, build a stellar reputation, and create a digital presence that AI can’t replicate.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
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Align leggings, which both moms and yoga instructors wear, are even included in the sale.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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The funding freeze had been challenged by several lawsuits as educators, Congress members from both parties and others called for the administration to release money schools rely on for a wide range of programs.—
Collin Binkley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 July 2025
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Reductions of nearly 2,000 educators and staff members in the past month have already affected Griffin’s life.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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