Line #3 PlayingWith/ThePrimaDonna


1	'''Basic Trope''': An overbearing actor/actress who expects everyone to bow to their whims and that ''they'' will always be the star of the show.
2	* '''Straight''': The diva Belladonna insists on having a list of demands met by the producer and his crew: they simply ''must'' provide her with her own dressing room, well-stocked with her favorite brands and shades of makeup, and an UnlimitedWardrobe tailored to her very particular tastes.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Belladonna treats ''everyone'' around her like her personal servants, expecting them to drop everything and wait on her hand and foot, tending to her every last whim. And she's able to ''enforce'' this by expelling anyone who doesn't obey from the production -- including the ''producer''.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Belladonna has a list of demands, but they are all relatively reasonable. She also submits them well ahead of time, so the producers will have plenty of time to fulfill.
5	* '''Justified''': All of Belladonna's demands are spelled out clearly in her contract, so she expects that the director knows exactly what they signed up for when they hired her. Also, the more outlandish demands of her contract are only there to ensure that people working with her have actually read it.
6	* '''Inverted''': Belladonna is an ExtremeDoormat who always does what she's told and never asks anything of anyone.
7	* '''Subverted''':
8	** Onstage and backstage, Belladonna is a kind, thoughtful actress who doesn't make any unreasonable requests and treats her coworkers like equals.
9	** Belladonna makes one big request, then never makes another one again.
10	** The makeup is just types the crew would be using on her anyway, the wardrobe is just to be filled with outfits used for her role, and the dressing room can be of any size and she'd prefer a smaller one. Turns out she just wants to make the crew's life a little easier for what needs to be done, and it only looks otherwise at first.
11	* '''Double Subverted''':
12	** Unfortunately, this is [[BitchInSheepsClothing all an act]], and behind her smiling mask lurks a [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]] who gleefully engineers the downfall of anyone who doesn't treat her with the respect she believes she deserves.
13	** Bella's requests though are unreasonably hard to fulfill, and she gets stroppy when they can't be.
14	* '''Parodied''': Belladonna is a LargeHam who doesn't realize it; her coworkers put up with her strange demands because [[IncomingHam her over-the-top antics]] are just too amusing.
15	* '''Zig Zagged''': Belladonna only acts like a diva from time to time, depending on the situation. If there's a [[DoingItForTheArt role she]] ''[[DoingItForTheArt really]]'' [[DoingItForTheArt wants]], she'll gladly put up with a lower salary or fewer perks, even if it's not the lead role. On the other hand, if she dislikes a role or production, she'll go full-on Prima Donna mode to try and make herself more comfortable in the process.
16	* '''Averted''': No one is arrogant or overbearing.
17	* '''Enforced''': The writers want to ensure that their audience root for the NaiveNewcomer rather than the experienced actress, so they make the latter a grandstanding diva.
18	* '''Lampshaded''': ???
19	* '''Invoked''': Belladonna was coached to act this way by her [[StageMom mother]], who told her that "[[NiceGuysFinishLast Nice Girls Finish Last]]" and that everyone around her would do their best to undermine and sell her short if she let them.
20	* '''Exploited''': Alice steals a role from Belladonna by telling the director about her antics.
21	* '''Defied''':
22	** Belladonna assures the cast and crew that she won't be overbearing.
23	** The director refuses to hire ''anyone'' who might act this way.
24	* '''Discussed''': ???
25	* '''Conversed''': ???
26	* '''Deconstructed''':
27	** Belladonna builds a notorious reputation as a demanding diva, making it harder for her to get hired. She refuses to compromise for fear of being devalued -- if she caves even once, then others will expect her to make even more sacrifices. This threat is made far worse by her past behavior, as plenty of old coworkers would [[BreakTheHaughty love to see her humbled]]. Eventually, she faces the difficult choice of making sacrifices to further her career or sticking to her prima donna ways at the cost of finding less work.
28	** Particularly in older/historical settings, the entertainment industry was one of the few ways a woman could gain power and respect in her own name. As such, Belladonna often lets that power go to her head and doesn't let go of it easily. Conversely, double-standards of the time mean she is considered a snobbish, egotistical bitch while her male co-star who behaves the exact same way is a "consummate professional."
29	* '''Reconstructed''': Belladonna realizes that acting like a diva makes people resent her and drives people away...people that ''could'' help her get ahead. [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap To salvage her career]], Belladonna starts [[TookALevelInKindness treating everyone better]] and stops making unreasonable requests.
30	* '''Played For Laughs''':
31	** Belladonna makes completely off-the-wall and unusual demands, like ''insisting'' that everyone should wear a pink ribbon in their hair and and UncannyValleyMakeup in their faces while filming a scene, whether they're male or female, cast or crew.
32	** The casting department hires two such persons who absolutely can't stand each other, and allows a hidden camera show to record their antics. HilarityEnsues.
33	* '''Played For Drama''': [[NaiveNewcomer Natalie]] is trying to make a name for herself as an actress, but is challenged at every turn by Belladonna, who refuses to let this classless ''twit'' share her spotlight.
34	* '''Implied''': Bob the director cringes when he sees Belladonna on a cast list.
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