: a woman or girl who is an actor
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Mary Beth Hurt, the actress known for roles in The Age of Innocence and Six Degrees of Separation, has died.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2026
The actress says the free assessment helped detect her cancer early.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Raised in Iowa, where one of her babysitters was future actress Jean Seberg, Hurt made her big-screen debut in Interiors (1978), Woody Allen’s first full foray into drama.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2026
Norris Church Mailer became a model, actress and author after moving to New York to be with renowned writer Norman Mailer following their chance meeting in Arkansas at an event in Russellville.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2026
The actress says the free assessment helped detect her cancer early.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Raised in Iowa, where one of her babysitters was future actress Jean Seberg, Hurt made her big-screen debut in Interiors (1978), Woody Allen’s first full foray into drama.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2026
Norris Church Mailer became a model, actress and author after moving to New York to be with renowned writer Norman Mailer following their chance meeting in Arkansas at an event in Russellville.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 1 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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