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actress

[ ak-tris ]

noun

  1. a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.


actress

/ ˈæٰɪ /

noun

  1. a woman who acts in a play, film, broadcast, etc
  2. informal.
    a woman who puts on a false manner in order to deceive others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Use of the word actress to refer to a female who acts is old-fashioned. The modern gender-neutral form is actor
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Gender Note

's the difference between actress and actor? See -ess.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of actress1

First recorded in 1580–90; act(o)r + -ess
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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".

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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.

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In 2020, actress Gao Liu's botched nose operation - in which the tip of her nose turned black and died - went viral.

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In March, Rowling doubled down, responding to a prompt post on X asking, “Which actor/actress instantly ruins a movie for you?”

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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.

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