: a woman or girl who is an actor
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But the magic of a good glam squad (and, well, hair growth) works fast, and the actress is back to her A-list ways, attending the 2025 Governors Awards last night in an off-the-shoulder Louis Vuitton gown that laughed in the face of the November forecast.
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Olivia Allen, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2025
The actress attended the screening at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square in Look 42 from Erdem’s spring 2026 collection, a strapless silhouette built on layered embroidery and structured beadwork.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Nov. 2025
Whereas Katharine spent much of the film offscreen, the musical expands her part, giving the actress who plays her (in this case, Broadway vet Lesley Rodriguez Kritzer) more scenes and more songs than Weaver had in the movie.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
South Korean actress and K-pop singer Nana managed to overpower a home intruder alongside her mother, local police said on Sunday.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
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Olivia Allen, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2025
The actress attended the screening at London’s Cineworld Leicester Square in Look 42 from Erdem’s spring 2026 collection, a strapless silhouette built on layered embroidery and structured beadwork.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Nov. 2025
Whereas Katharine spent much of the film offscreen, the musical expands her part, giving the actress who plays her (in this case, Broadway vet Lesley Rodriguez Kritzer) more scenes and more songs than Weaver had in the movie.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Nov. 2025
South Korean actress and K-pop singer Nana managed to overpower a home intruder alongside her mother, local police said on Sunday.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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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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