: a woman or girl who is an actor
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Yanxiao began to recount the story of Eleanor Young, played by the actress Michelle Yeoh, who arrives at a grand London hotel with her family in the nineteen-nineties.
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Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
On Saturday evening the co-owners were joined by Reynolds’ actress wife Blake Lively.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Jessie Buckley, a runaway choice for best actress, helps put an audience through the wringer with her heartbreaking portrayal as Shakespeare's wife dealing with the tragic death of their son.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
For the past two seasons, the 28-year-old actress has starred as Ainsley Norris, the daughter of Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter’s characters on Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s drama on Paramount+.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Mar. 2026
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Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
On Saturday evening the co-owners were joined by Reynolds’ actress wife Blake Lively.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Jessie Buckley, a runaway choice for best actress, helps put an audience through the wringer with her heartbreaking portrayal as Shakespeare's wife dealing with the tragic death of their son.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
For the past two seasons, the 28-year-old actress has starred as Ainsley Norris, the daughter of Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter’s characters on Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s drama on Paramount+.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 11 Mar. 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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