: 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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Meanwhile, Hannah was a rising starlet, breaking through as the violent and acrobatic Pris in Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction classic, Blade Runner.
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Fresh off a romantic vacation in Mallorca, the Friends starlet was seen in Los Angeles sporting a basic grey tank top tucked into a pair of light-wash, wide-leg jeans—a late ‘90s look that Rachel Green definitely would have worn herself.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
To understand the evolution of sleep, Appelbaum and his colleagues focused on upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda) and the starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis).
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
But motion picture academy voters ultimately warmed to Fanning’s richly nuanced (and deceptively tricky) performance as a Hollywood starlet trying to prove herself as a serious dramatic actress.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Fresh off a romantic vacation in Mallorca, the Friends starlet was seen in Los Angeles sporting a basic grey tank top tucked into a pair of light-wash, wide-leg jeans—a late ‘90s look that Rachel Green definitely would have worn herself.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
To understand the evolution of sleep, Appelbaum and his colleagues focused on upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea andromeda) and the starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis).
—New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
But motion picture academy voters ultimately warmed to Fanning’s richly nuanced (and deceptively tricky) performance as a Hollywood starlet trying to prove herself as a serious dramatic actress.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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