: a woman or girl who is an actor
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To ensure the actress’ hairdo lasted all night, Stephen used this hairspray to lock it in place.
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Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
To help make the point, Jude cast the distinguished German actress Nina Hoss as a haughty Austrian executive, who appears as a privileged outsider scanning the city’s streets from the back seat of Angela Răducanu’s vehicle.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Through it all, Smart has dominated, collecting lead comedy actress trophies for each eligible season to date.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Danica McKellar made lifelong friends during her time as a child actress.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
To help make the point, Jude cast the distinguished German actress Nina Hoss as a haughty Austrian executive, who appears as a privileged outsider scanning the city’s streets from the back seat of Angela Răducanu’s vehicle.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Through it all, Smart has dominated, collecting lead comedy actress trophies for each eligible season to date.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
Danica McKellar made lifelong friends during her time as a child actress.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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