: a woman or girl who is an actor
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The win shakes up the Oscars race for supporting actress, which prior to Madigan’s Actor Award victory seemed to be in Taylor’s favor.
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Sinners actress Jayme Lawson candidly shared her thoughts on last weekend’s incident at the BAFTA Awards while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the NAACP Image Awards red carpet last night.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
Sources close to the actress have previously said that no one close to her was a viable match.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Gerwig spoke about pitching Pascal to allow the actress to direct Little Women.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Sinners actress Jayme Lawson candidly shared her thoughts on last weekend’s incident at the BAFTA Awards while speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the NAACP Image Awards red carpet last night.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
Sources close to the actress have previously said that no one close to her was a viable match.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
Gerwig spoke about pitching Pascal to allow the actress to direct Little Women.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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actress
noun
ac·tress
ˈak-trəs 
: a woman or girl who acts especially in a play or movie or on television
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