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
Coming up the actress has a key role in Ben Affleck’s Animals and stars in Diego Luna’s next film A Mouthful of Ash.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
The actress posed in a field of flowers while clutching her bare chest.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Though her character finds romantic happiness with Will Schuester, her role grew smaller as the actress pursued opportunities on series like The Millers and The League.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
The actress starred as an older Sabrina Carpenter in a drive-in movie skit with 'Girl Meets World' actor Corey Fogelmanis.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
The actress posed in a field of flowers while clutching her bare chest.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Though her character finds romantic happiness with Will Schuester, her role grew smaller as the actress pursued opportunities on series like The Millers and The League.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
The actress starred as an older Sabrina Carpenter in a drive-in movie skit with 'Girl Meets World' actor Corey Fogelmanis.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actress
Noun
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In addition to True Blood, the actor has appeared in projects like The Fault in Our Stars (2014), This Is Us and Homeland.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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There always has been, and still is, a healthy amount of improvisation built into the musical’s book, which keeps both audience and actors on their toes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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But that mood turns out to be a surprisingly strong fit for the performer at the center of director Pete Ohs’ story of personal dilemmas and natural disasters.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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As teased in the opening of the first episode, Margo’s one-of-a-kind perspective comes from both of her parents’ performer personas.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2026
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The tragedy came after the entertainer had been privately dealing with an opioid addiction.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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The 80-year-old entertainer was slated to appear at the Sydney Goldstein Theater on Thursday, April 9, for a conversation with singer and pianist Michael Feinstein as part of the City Arts & Lectures series.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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Colorado rested several key players in the season finale, including Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas and captain Gabriel Landeskog.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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My friend finds a VHS player but can’t connect it to any television in his house.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actress. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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