noun

• 1A woman whose profession is acting on stage, in films, or on television.

  ‘she is one of the great actresses of her generation’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Each one of the actors and actresses assuming the roles of the cats are tremendously talented singers and dancers.’
  • ‘The talents of actors and actresses have contributed much towards the artistic power of the film.’
  • ‘Budding actors and actresses are being hunted by producers of a new movie due to be filmed in East Lancashire.’
  • ‘Jamie was so excited about New York because a lot of her favorite actors and actresses have been there.’
  • ‘Top actors or actresses are making millions of pounds for each film, much more than a footballer earns.’
  • ‘A theatre company is encouraging a new breed of actors and actresses to take to the stage.’
  • ‘It started with lots of great singing and dancing from some very talented actors and actresses.’
  • ‘Delivering the monologues are six actresses, each portraying a different type of mother.’
  • ‘She wants to be a dancer, an actress, a West-end star, but for now she serves me my burger and fries.’
  • ‘She was a rising actress married to the scriptwriter and trombone player Bentley.’
  • ‘The playwright and the actress divorced in the month when The Misfits was released.’
  • ‘She said Lola would be a tough part to cast as there are many good actresses in the drama club.’
  • ‘I always wanted to be famous, whether it be a pop star or an actress in theatre.’
  • ‘She was a singer not an actress, but we did a reading and I saw she could listen and make adjustments.’
  • ‘She wants to become an actress and attends auditions in a state of nervous euphoria.’
  • ‘I've done quite a number of roles which would be dream roles for other actresses.’
  • ‘The girl in question went on to have a successful career as a comedy actress, in both television and film.’
  • ‘His father was a house painter and his mother Elenora Duse was related to a famous actress.’
  • ‘There are some fringe benefits to being an actress and one of those is meeting all those co-stars.’
  • ‘She may not have been a great actress but she was a star and she had it all.’

  Synonyms

  actor, performer, player, trouper, theatrical, dramatic artist, thespian, member of the cast, artist, artiste

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  1. 1.1A woman who behaves in a way that is not genuine.
     ‘I became a very good actress and they nearly always believed me’
     More example sentences

     • ‘Isabella declares to be concerned only about helping her brother and shows herself to be a good actress, not making Angelo suspicious that she is disingenuous and plays a cagey game to trap him.’
     • ‘But try as I might, I could not get her to crack, to reveal some inauthentic, insincere actress under the bright exterior.’
     • ‘If that was not genuine, then Elaine was a skilled actress!’
     • ‘Maybe she was a better actress than he had guessed, fooling him about her innocence.’
     • ‘He was happy because she was not a thief, just a very strange and enchanting actress, liar, whatever!’
     • ‘He said Tanya was an actress and a liar.’
     • ‘She's such an actress, fake laugh, fake smile, faking happiness when she's really sad and ready to cry.’
     • ‘Oh dear her fake tears, she is such an actress.’
     • ‘She wasn't a total actress, there were some parts that were true.’
     • ‘I am a great liar and a wonderful actress.’