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
Beloved character actress and Emmy winner Ann Dowd is on Instagram.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The actress is repped by Global Artists Agency and Meyer & Downs.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The actress, who rode a tidal wave of success in the late '90s, is cloaked in the kind of swagger that only lasting stardom can give.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
But there was initially a slight misunderstanding between the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actresses.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The actress is repped by Global Artists Agency and Meyer & Downs.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
The actress, who rode a tidal wave of success in the late '90s, is cloaked in the kind of swagger that only lasting stardom can give.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
But there was initially a slight misunderstanding between the Oscar- and Emmy-winning actresses.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actress
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Holtz in his later years became something of a caricature, like an actor who leans into the over-the-top quirks of his role.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Among the wins were directing (Paul Thomas Anderson), supporting actor (an absent Sean Penn), the coveted best picture award, and the inaugural statuette for casting.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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The stock has gained nearly 105% in the past three months, making it by far the best performer in the popular VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH ).—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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Writer-performer Aruhan Galieva, disabled producer Jess Gardner (Doctor Who, GALWAD), and NFTS director Benjamin Adnams develop Limerance, following multiple award-winning collaborations and the First Flights Film Fund Award.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Wearing her signature pink headband, the popular children’s entertainer leaned toward the screen, trying to comfort the boy.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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Wilson’s six wins last year included entertainer of the year for the second year in a row and female artist of the year for the third year in a row.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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So is the understanding that a team’s coaching staff — a key cog in the player-acquisition process, too — can’t devote the same attention to transfer portal prospects who may not be interested in coming to their school, let alone those who don’t even enter the portal.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Before a Minnesota player could get to it, the 6-foot-6 Vlasic swept his stick into the crease and tucked the puck beneath his goalie.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actress. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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