Synonyms of actresses

actresses

noun

plural of actress

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.

Related Words

• actors
• performers
• entertainers
• players
• stars
• starlets
• thespians
• thesps
• troupers
• comedians
• impersonators
• enactors
• personators
• costars
• mummers
• leading men
• supernumeraries
• leading ladies
• spear-carriers
• coactors
• barnstormers
• comediennes
• extras
• leads
• monologuists
• tragedians
• doubles
• walk-ons
• prima donnas
• scene-stealers
• understudies
• farceurs
• impressionists
• clowns
• posers
• hams
• buffoons
• masqueraders
• imitators
• mimes
• maskers
• apers
• tragediennes
• apes
• harlequins
• pantomimists
• pantomimes
• stooges
• mimics
• zanies

Dissimilar Words

• nonactors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of actresses

Producer Walter Wanger, director Mervyn LeRoy, and the actresses Lillian Gish and Helen Hayes also offered endorsements. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

If social media and the early reviews are any indication, there is no consensus favorite among supporting actors or actresses, with the possible exception of Samantha Morton. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026

My colleague Erin Jensen talked with the actresses about the show and battling imposter syndrome. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026

That emotional journey was one of the reasons both actresses signed onto the series almost immediately after hearing creator Tessa Coates’ pitch. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Nayor and director Drew Hancock moved on and read other actresses opposite male lead Jack Quaid, but Hancock couldn’t let go of the idea of Thatcher. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Celebrity supporters include actresses Camila Morrone and Celeste Cid. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Emma is played by different actresses over the course of the series (Jessica Reynolds, Brenda Blethyn) alongside a cast of talented co-stars. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Lagree built his original method for actresses and models already in peak shape. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026