Advertisement
Advertisement
actress
[ ak-tris ]
noun
- a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
actress
/ ˈæٰɪ /
noun
- a woman who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc
- informal.a woman who puts on a false manner in order to deceive others
Usage
Gender Note
Example Sentences
Anna Smith, film critic and host of the podcast Girls On Film, said Pugh was a "talented, versatile actress who makes smart choices" who was now a "big star".
She won the best actress Oscar in 1999 for starring in period drama Shakespeare In Love, and also featured in Sliding Doors and a string of later Marvel movies.
In 2020, actress Gao Liu's botched nose operation - in which the tip of her nose turned black and died - went viral.
In March, Rowling doubled down, responding to a prompt post on X asking, “Which actor/actress instantly ruins a movie for you?”
In one of the more heart-breaking scenes, actress Vivian divulges that she fled to Ethiopia from Eritrea, a neighbouring country that enforces indefinite military conscription for all able-bodied citizens.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse