| ELENI | 1985 title movie role for Canadian actress Kate Nelligan, based on the memoir by Greek author Nicholas Gage |
| ADULTS | ___ in the Room, 2017 political memoir by Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis (6) |
| OEDIPUSREX | Tragedy by Greek writer Sophocles about a king who unwittingly kills his father and marn'es his mother (7,3) |
| NELL | Title movie role for Jodie Foster |
| THEMASK | Title movie role for Jim Carrey |
| MCG | Professional name of the director of 2000's Charlie's Angels, born Joseph McGinty Nichol (3) |
| CINEMA | William E. Nichol holding back the silver screen (6) |
| ETHNIC | Concerning races included by Elizabeth Nichol (6) |
| LANA | Role for Canadian actress Kristin Kreuk on "Smallville", ___ Lang |
| ELENA | "The Vampire Diaries" role for Canadian actress Nina Dobrev |
| LILYMUNSTER | Scarily-fun 1960s sitcom role for Canadian actress Yvonne De Carlo: 2 wds. |
| THESOUNDOFMUSIC | Oscar-winning musical based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers |
| PIANIST | The ___, 2002 drama film based on the memoir of Holocaust survivor Wladyslaw Szpilman (7) |
| OCTOBERSKY | Movie based on the memoir "Rocket Boys" (and an anagram of "Rocket Boys") |
| ARGO | Best Picture winner based on the memoir "The Master of Disguise" |
| PRISCILLA | 2023 movie based on the memoir Elvis and Me |
| BENVENUTOCELLINI | Opera by Hector Berlioz loosely based on the memoirs of a Florentine sculptor |
| PEACEKEEPING | Role for Canadian troops in Mali, as part of the United Nations' current mission in the West African country |
| ENJOLRAS | Revolutionary role for Canadian performer Ramin Karimloo in aired-on-pbs special "Les Miserables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary" |
| JOAN | ITV series based on the memoir of jewel thief, __ Hannington (4) |
