Answer:

NORMA

AnswerCrossword Clue
NORMAMarilyn's real name
NORMAShearer or Talmadge
NORMA"....Rae"
NORMA"The Divorcee" Oscar-winner Shearer
NORMABellini opera named for its heroine
NORMABellini opera with Druids
NORMABellini opera
NORMAField's Oscar film
NORMA"... Rae"
NORMA.. Rae
NORMAActress Shearer
NORMAShearer of Hollywood
NORMABellini two-act'er
NORMAKamali of couture
NORMAShearer of "The Divorcee"
NORMA"Sunset Boulevard" character ... Desmond
NORMAFictional silents star Desmond
NORMA"Sunset Boulevard" heroine Desmond
NORMA".. Rae"
NORMABel canto masterpiece
NORMATitle soprano who sings the aria "Casta diva"
NORMAOld-time actress Shearer
NORMAMarilyn Monroe's real first name
NORMAMaria Callas bel canto role
NORMASecond word of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" (1987)
NORMAMarilyn's birth name
NORMASilents star Talmadge
NORMARoe v. Wade plaintiff McCorvey
NORMAMarilyn, before she was Marilyn
NORMA... Jean Baker (Marilyn Monroe)
NORMADesmond of "Sunset Boulevard"
NORMASally in a film about unions
NORMA"Champagne Lady" Zimmer
NORMAShearer of old films
NORMA"Sunset Blvd." murderess Desmond
NORMAMarilyn's first first name
NORMAShearer of the screen
NORMAOscar-winning role for Sally
NORMAMarilyn's almost normal name?
NORMADesmond of "Sunset Blvd."