: a woman or girl who is an actor
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There’s nothing new about Hollywood adaptations featuring profoundly good-looking people, but film stars used to be made to look a bit more… regular, particularly before plastic surgery made the faces of so many A-list actresses look eerily similar.
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
English actress Comer is probably best known for her role as sociopathic assassin Villanelle on BBC America’s Killing Eve, which earned her an Emmy and BAFTA TV Award.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The actress continued to argue there are limits to what machines can replicate.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The singer, songwriter and actress also performed the anthem before the 2015 and 2024 races.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
English actress Comer is probably best known for her role as sociopathic assassin Villanelle on BBC America’s Killing Eve, which earned her an Emmy and BAFTA TV Award.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 May 2026
The actress continued to argue there are limits to what machines can replicate.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
The singer, songwriter and actress also performed the anthem before the 2015 and 2024 races.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 18 May. 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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