actress
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- noun
- /ˈæktrəs/
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- The talented actress received an award for her stunning performance in the film.
- actors and actresses
- a film actress
- become an actress
She was like an unknown actress at the time.
- She was like an unknown actress at the time.
- She's very similar to the main actress in the show Unreal.
- You know, if you're a soap actress, screaming on TV is OK.
- We had the crazy unhinged actress Charlotte Kirk.
- And then they had three actresses coming in to read for Scully.
- And this was like every beautiful young actress in Hollywood.
- She's a very popular musician and actress now.
- So finally I did stop and the actress, his name was Kathy.
Examples
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Her movies make millions, and she is one of the highest-paid actresses around.
Academic text (2011) -
She's a very popular musician and actress now.
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As you know, our lead actress also had to drop out at the last second.
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Sweetie, never ask an actress a question like that.
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I used to be an actress.
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Can you name any actress who starred on Sex and the City?
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I'm an actress, and a singer.
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And the nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role are:
Fiction book (1992) -
She was like an unknown actress at the time.
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Her name's Diana, she's an actress, a singer.
Synonyms
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A person who acts in plays, films, or television
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A person who acts on stage in theatre shows
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A person who acts in plays on stage
Idioms
A humorous phrase that points out a sexual double meaning in what was said
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
The word actress comes from actor, which comes from the old Latin verb agere meaning 'to do' or 'to act', so an actor is someone who 'does' actions on stage. The ending -ess means 'female', like in waitress or hostess, so actress is a female actor.