: a woman or girl who is an actor
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Blazy dressed the actress during his previous tenure as creative director of Bottega Veneta.
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Gregory’s Vice Principals co-star Walton Goggins also paid the late actress tribute.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Woodvine is survived by his wife, the actress Lynn Farleigh, and daughters Mary and Emma.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Chen, Wales Bonner and Instagram head Adam Mosseri will be among the judges for Rings, joined by experts like director Spike Lee, rugby star Ilona Maher, makeup artist Pat McGrath, designer Marc Jacobs, actress Yara Shahidi, the artist KAWS and others.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Gregory’s Vice Principals co-star Walton Goggins also paid the late actress tribute.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Woodvine is survived by his wife, the actress Lynn Farleigh, and daughters Mary and Emma.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Chen, Wales Bonner and Instagram head Adam Mosseri will be among the judges for Rings, joined by experts like director Spike Lee, rugby star Ilona Maher, makeup artist Pat McGrath, designer Marc Jacobs, actress Yara Shahidi, the artist KAWS and others.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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