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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice never talks about anything but her past and acts like she's still in show business in public, even though she's been retired for years.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice never talks about anything but her past and acts like she's still in show business in public, even though she's been retired for years.decades.
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** The praise she received during her GloryDays went to her head, and she became [[ThePrimaDonna so hard to work with]] that no one wanted to hire her anymore.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice never talks about anything but her past and acts like she's still in show business in public, even at her actual job as an office worker.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice still has trouble finding work, but doesn't behave erratically.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice never talks about anything but her past and acts like she's still in show business in public, even at her actual job as an office worker.
though she's been retired for years.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice still has had trouble finding work, work since turning 40, but doesn't behave erratically.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character who was a great star in the past and believes that that character still is.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character who was a great big star in the past and past, no longer famous, but believes that that character or desperately wishes they still is.were.



* '''Exaggerated''': Alice never talks about anything but her past and acts like she is still in business in public, regardless of who's watching or listening.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice never talks about anything but her past and acts like she is she's still in show business in public, regardless of who's watching or listening.even at her actual job as an office worker.



** Alice lives in a time or place when it is hard for female performers to find work after a certain age.

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** Alice lives in a time or place when [[MenGetOldWomenGetReplaced it is hard for female performers to find work after a certain age.age]].



** Alice was slightly unhinged and not that famous in her younger years, but as time passed, her films became more popular, ensuring her more success in her later years.

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** Alice was slightly unhinged and not that famous in her younger years, but [[GrowingTheBeard as time passed, her films became more popular, popular]], ensuring her more success in her later years.



** Alice is no longer in showbusiness per se, but she is the head of the performing arts department at a local HighSchool, college, or university.

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** Alice is no longer in showbusiness show business per se, but she is the head of the performing arts department at a local HighSchool, college, or university.



** Alice decides to leave showbusiness to raise a family, or to take care of her aging parents.

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** Alice decides to leave showbusiness show business to raise a family, or to take care of her aging parents.



** Alice had ''one'', and only one, role during her stint in showbusiness: she played someone TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket in a commercial that last aired 20 years ago, for an "as seen on TV" product that's no longer being made. She thinks she's world-famous and acts like ThePrimadonna.

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** Alice had ''one'', and only one, role during her stint in showbusiness: show business: she played someone TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket in a commercial that last aired 20 years ago, for an "as seen on TV" product that's no longer being made. She thinks she's world-famous and acts like ThePrimadonna.

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