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 mogul, 24 at the time, gave the then-18-year-old actress a four-carat diamond engagement ring set in platinum. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Aug. 2026

Personal life Turner was in a relationship with English actress Vanessa Kirby, his costar in Queen & Country (2014), from 2015 to 2020. — L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

The actress has been candid about them not clicking immediately, a story Lindez laughs about now. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Now, as her family, friends and fans mourn, questions remain about what happened in the actress’ final hours before her death at age 36, far from home at an apartment in South Carolina. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026