: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
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She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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Minnie Driver reflects on how Hollywood has changed For a woman who spent her starlet-dom in a Hollywood of yore, defined by power players like Harvey Weinstein, the business looks significantly different these days.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The instantly recognizable starlet was born on June 1, 1926, which means the centennial celebrations of her birthday are booming this year.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Mar. 2026
Anya Taylor-Joy, for example, was one starlet who opted for the unexpected.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Korea, in particular, lived in the American imagination mostly as grainy Movietone war footage—mud, sandbags, Marines—certainly not as a place that might produce a hit record, starlets, or anything resembling glamour.
—Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The instantly recognizable starlet was born on June 1, 1926, which means the centennial celebrations of her birthday are booming this year.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Mar. 2026
Anya Taylor-Joy, for example, was one starlet who opted for the unexpected.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Korea, in particular, lived in the American imagination mostly as grainy Movietone war footage—mud, sandbags, Marines—certainly not as a place that might produce a hit record, starlets, or anything resembling glamour.
—Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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