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
Aside from a cameo here and there, the actress has largely stayed out of the spotlight in recent years.
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Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
That Field finds herself in this state is a low moment indeed; even the human performers in the sitcom My Mother the Car escaped with more dignity than a two-time Oscar-winning actress spilling her soul to a cephalopod mollusk.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
American actress Kelly Curtis, sister to Jamie Lee Curtis and daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, died on May 30 at age 69.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2026
Ye-jin is the secret daughter of famous actress Song Myeong-hwa (Woo Hee-jin), who decides that raising Ye-jin is too much of a risk for her career.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 May 2026
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Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
That Field finds herself in this state is a low moment indeed; even the human performers in the sitcom My Mother the Car escaped with more dignity than a two-time Oscar-winning actress spilling her soul to a cephalopod mollusk.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
American actress Kelly Curtis, sister to Jamie Lee Curtis and daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, died on May 30 at age 69.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2026
Ye-jin is the secret daughter of famous actress Song Myeong-hwa (Woo Hee-jin), who decides that raising Ye-jin is too much of a risk for her career.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actress
Noun
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Lithogow is among a cadre of accomplished film and television actors who have a deep love of the stage.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Pino is an actor and director who has worked across TV, film, and theater, and has helped break the glass ceiling for Latin American actors of a generation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The writer and performer has a YouTube channel boasting more than a million subscribers.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Melancholic and intimate, the performer (Haylee Nichele) silently guided me to become comfortable in my discomfort, to sit with the evening’s themes of longing, loss, confusion and impending grief.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The president’s instinct to go for the jugular was on display in his first campaign, when he was written off early on as an entertainer but found success with brutal takedowns.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Winter wants to be strong enough to perform by August 1 when friend and fellow drag entertainer Charity Kase comes to Kansas City.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Trysta Krick and Jay Croucher discuss the World Cup odds for best player of the tournament, and Croucher shares his reasoning behind liking France's Kylian Mbappé (+900) best for the award.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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Super Bowl winners have his rings, too — the Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles and the Seattle Seahawks, whose players opened their ornate jewelry boxes at a private team party Thursday night to find the prize every NFL player covets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actress. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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