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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. informala 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

What's the difference between actress and actor? See -ess.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of actress1

First recorded in 1580–90; act(o)r + -ess
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The Oscar winner and the former football England captain are among 19 new sirs, while 21 damehoods have been announced, including singer and actress Elaine Paige and Regeneration novelist Pat Barker.

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The third count, which ended in a mistrial, involved actress Jessica Mann.

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Additionally, in March, Canadian actress Jasmine Mooney was held for nearly two weeks after being detained at the San Ysidro border crossing, where she was attempting to renew her visa to enter the US.

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Wicked star Cynthia Erivo won best actress, having also been nominated for the BET Her award - which recognises empowering songs that focus on women - for her stellar version of Defying Gravity.

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Baldoni's lawyer Bryan Freedman said the actress and her partners had disseminated "grossly edited, unsubstantiated, new and doctored information to the media".

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