Synonyms of actress

actress

noun

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.

Related Words

• actor
• performer
• entertainer
• player
• star
• starlet
• thespian
• comedian
• trouper
• impersonator
• costar
• personator
• enactor
• leading lady
• leading man
• thesp
• walk-on
• mummer
• comedienne
• coactor
• lead
• monologuist
• barnstormer
• supernumerary
• double
• spear-carrier
• tragedienne
• prima donna
• tragedian
• scene-stealer
• extra
• understudy
• farceur
• clown
• impressionist
• poser
• pantomimist
• mime
• masquerader
• imitator
• pantomime
• buffoon
• ape
• aper
• harlequin
• masker
• stooge
• ham
• mimic
• zany

Dissimilar Words

• amateur
• novice
• nonactor
• nonprofessional

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of actress

The actress, who lends her voice to the fictional pop star Venus Nova in the film, sported a cute pair of strappy shoes that appear to be Manolo Blahnik’s Leva 105 Sandal. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026

But the actress highlighted that even Star Wars and other big roles didn’t change certain things for her. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

The Korean actress plays another woman who makes a friend, in this case a posh documentarian. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Weeks after the actress went virtually barefoot at The Dog Stars premiere, Alexander Skarsgård is standing ten toes down in the Saint Laurent see-through vinyl oxfords that were universally rejected by the Internet earlier this summer. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026