as in actor
a woman or girl who acts in a play, movie, etc.
The versatile actress can seemingly play any role. The actresses in the musical vastly outperformed their male counterparts.
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Recent Examples of actress
The Oscar-winning actress first met Urban in 2005 at an event in Australia.
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Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Now, as the Today show hosts pointed out, Infiniti is a movie actress.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
This is the first time it has been given to someone who is not an actor or actress, or a director.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
What To Know Rogan interviewed comedian, actress and podcaster Jordan Jensen on Thursday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for actress
Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Now, as the Today show hosts pointed out, Infiniti is a movie actress.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
This is the first time it has been given to someone who is not an actor or actress, or a director.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
What To Know Rogan interviewed comedian, actress and podcaster Jordan Jensen on Thursday's episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for actress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actress
Noun
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But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some of the cast remains in the music industry to this day, including country singer and actor Charles Esten and pop singer Lennon Stella.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Its approach to comedy is ripped straight from the world of musical cast parties and improv shows, with every performer doing their best to turn every line into a GIF-able burst of wholesome self-deprecation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Alison Swift, noted numerologist and superstar performer, has taken a break from sourdough to bake up a new album, out now.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Rescued repeatedly by Anderson’s surehandedness as an entertainer, One Battle After Another is clearly the best picture that could have been made from so self-indulgent a script.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fortune has chronicled Swift’s elevation to billionaire status, noting Bloomberg’s estimate anchored in catalog value, touring/merch, streaming, and real estate—framed as a rare case of an entertainer reaching the mark primarily through music and performance.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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With the growing exodus, there is abundant proof that English players can have successful careers on the continent, with plenty of European clubs prepared to operate as stepping stones.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Baby Steps doesn't go quite that hard, giving players occasional major checkpoints and large, flat plains that prevent you from falling back too far.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actress. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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