At least her mayoral victory, she says, got Houston a bit of attention for defying typecasting by outsiders.

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But Stapleton worried about typecasting, rejecting any roles, commercials or sketches on variety shows that called for a character similar to Edith.

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But Ms. Stapleton worried about typecasting, rejecting any roles, commercials or sketches on variety shows that called for a character similar to Edith.

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What actors have had their careers ruined by typecasting?

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Oh, that's just bad typecasting, you say.

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Again, it comes back to typecasting.

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But while the success of "Gladiator" opened doors for her, it also meant she had to fight the kind of typecasting that would try to limit her to playing "the love interest" to a male lead who got all the good lines.

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