screen presence
noun
: a quality that attracts attention in movies
She has tremendous screen presence.
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Butler remains a sturdy screen presence, his Everyman quality lending gravitas to his character.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
After Heat, Judd was a dominant screen presence for the next decade, leading critical and commercial hits like A Time to Kill, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Veteran screen presence Jonathan Hyde brought the film’s resident Egyptologist, Dr. Allen Chamberlain, to life.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Even more striking than her lack of thespian chops, however, is her complete absence of screen presence.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Jan. 2026
After Heat, Judd was a dominant screen presence for the next decade, leading critical and commercial hits like A Time to Kill, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy, and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Veteran screen presence Jonathan Hyde brought the film’s resident Egyptologist, Dr. Allen Chamberlain, to life.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Even more striking than her lack of thespian chops, however, is her complete absence of screen presence.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screen presence
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“Screen presence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20presence. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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