doyenne

1. N-COUNT If you refer to a woman as the doyenne of a group or profession, you mean that she is the oldest and most experienced and respected woman in it. 女元老[正式] [usu sing, usu 'the' N 'of' n]

...the doyenne of American film critics. ...美國(guó)影評(píng)人中的女元老。