as in actors
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 actresses
Come for some of the best actresses of our time as power-hungry witches; stay for Stevie Nicks' cameo as a real one.
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Ever since starting in the 1980s, Kidman has become one of the most successful and highest-paid actresses.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
That chemistry between the actresses and with the director can be clearly seen in the film, which has already resulted in a Best Actress win for Tay, who was in Pingyao to accept the award in person.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The film debuted to widespread critical acclaim, including winning the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, with the two lead actresses joining Jane Campion, Julia Ducournau and Justine Triet as the only women to have won the award.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
The two best and most natural performances in the series come from Topliffe and Alyn Lind (sister to prolific, visually similar young actresses Emily and Natalie), both likable and believably uncomfortable with everything around them.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
The Deschanels had moved to the edge of the Alphabets in the spring of 1984, when their daughters, the actresses Emily and Zooey, were seven and four.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
At the script stage, the dual protagonists’ revenge story had already moved both actresses.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
But in this version the actresses are not midlevel hopefuls; rather Ivy Lynn (Robyn Hurder) is already a star, and Karen Cartwright (Caroline Bowman) her longtime understudy.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Ever since starting in the 1980s, Kidman has become one of the most successful and highest-paid actresses.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
That chemistry between the actresses and with the director can be clearly seen in the film, which has already resulted in a Best Actress win for Tay, who was in Pingyao to accept the award in person.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The film debuted to widespread critical acclaim, including winning the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, with the two lead actresses joining Jane Campion, Julia Ducournau and Justine Triet as the only women to have won the award.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
The two best and most natural performances in the series come from Topliffe and Alyn Lind (sister to prolific, visually similar young actresses Emily and Natalie), both likable and believably uncomfortable with everything around them.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
The Deschanels had moved to the edge of the Alphabets in the spring of 1984, when their daughters, the actresses Emily and Zooey, were seven and four.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
At the script stage, the dual protagonists’ revenge story had already moved both actresses.
—Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
But in this version the actresses are not midlevel hopefuls; rather Ivy Lynn (Robyn Hurder) is already a star, and Karen Cartwright (Caroline Bowman) her longtime understudy.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actresses
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Astin’s remarks come after a formal condemnation of Norwood from SAG-AFTRA, as well as outcry from dozens of actors, including Emily Blunt, Melissa Barrera, Lukas Gage and more.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The feature, based on the 2016 novel by Ruth Ware, has all the ingredients of the perfect midweek movie, a delicious cast full of classy Brit actors, a dollop of mystery and a scrumptious 1 hour and 30 minute runtime.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Even if Schottenheimer wants to deny it, a lot of the grit that players and the owner pointed to that was shown in the game goes right back to him.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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Only three Villa players in Premier League history have registered more open-play assists than the 23-year-old over a calendar year.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Actresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actresses. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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