: a woman or girl who is an actor
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Director James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company have been sued for unauthorized use of an Indigenous actress’ likeness without her knowledge and consent.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 May 2026
Italian actress and Bond Girl Caterina Murino met with Sardinia’s president to ask her to reject wind farms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
The actress is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, disgorgement of profits attributable to the use of her likeness, injunctive relief and corrective public disclosure.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The actress opted for the Christian Louboutin Erozee 100mm strappy pumps in black.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 May 2026
Italian actress and Bond Girl Caterina Murino met with Sardinia’s president to ask her to reject wind farms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
The actress is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, disgorgement of profits attributable to the use of her likeness, injunctive relief and corrective public disclosure.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
The actress opted for the Christian Louboutin Erozee 100mm strappy pumps in black.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 11 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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