| DIANEKEATON | Actress who played the lead in the film Annie Hall (5,6) |
| CHASTAIN | Jessica, U.S. actress who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2022 for playing the lead in the film The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (8) |
| ITHADTOBEYOU | 1924 song performed by, among others, Dooley Wilson in the 1942 film Casablanca and Diane Keaton in the 1977 film Annie Hall |
| ALLEN | Woody. director of 1977 film Annie Hall (5) |
| SWAYZE | Patrick, male lead in the film Dirty Dancing (6) |
| LILLIANGISH | Actress who played the lead in the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation |
| JAMESMCAVOY | Actor who plays Bill Denbrough in the movie It Chapter Two and also played the lead in Split: 2 wds. |
| HENRYCAVILL | DC star cast as the lead in The Witcher TV series (5,6) |
| HAWKINS | Sally ___, English actress who played the lead in the 2017 film The Shape Of Water (7) |
| WILLIAMHURT | Actor who played the lead role of Arkady Renko in Gorky Park (1983) |
| CARTER | Lynda, U.S. actress who played the lead in the 1970s TV series Wonder Woman (6) |
| MICHAELA | ____ Coel, Ghanaian-British actress who played the lead in the 2020 TV drama series I May Destroy You (8) |
| DORNAN | Jamie, Northern Ireland-born actor who played the lead in the TV drama series The Tourist (6) |
| MCEWAN | Geraldine, actress who played the lead in the TV series Marple from 2004 to 2009 (6) |
| MADONNA | Who played the lead in the 1996 movie Evita? (7) |
| JONAS | ___ Armstrong, actor who played the lead in the last big British Robin Hood TV series (5) |
| KITCHEN | Michael, English actor who played the lead in the TV crime drama series Foyle's War (7) |
| BRYANCRANSTON | American actor who played the lead in Breaking Bad and also starred in Malcolm in the Middle: 2 wds. |
| STEFANIAROCCA | Italian actress who played the lead in Dario Argento's horror film the Card Player (7,6) |
| HOWARDKEEL | Actor who appeared in Dallas and played Frank Butler in the musical film Annie Get Your Gun |
