The phrase "eponymous character" refers to a character in a book, movie, or play whose name is also the title of the work.
Sentences with «eponymous character»
One of the central scenes of the play finds Chastain's eponymous character performing a nude dance for Pacino's King Herod. (indiewire.com)
French author Marcel Proust is famous for his gentle remembrance of things past, his eponymous character - revealing questionnaire... and his love... (navltd.com)
The Iron Lady is a wild, colourful, fast - paced swoosh through a career that transformed its eponymous character from determined election candidate to scarred leader. (totalpolitics.com)