as in actors
a woman or girl who acts in a play, movie, etc.
The versatile actress can seemingly play any role. The actresses in the musical vastly outperformed their male counterparts.
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Recent Examples of actresses
Instead, there has been a gradual move toward entrepreneurs, lawyers, doctors, real estate developers, actresses, designers, PR mavens, and many more professions.
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Rumors of their feud first surfaced in March when eagle-eyed fans noticed that neither of the actresses followed each other on Instagram.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Prior to dating Quinlan, Pacino had romances with actresses like Jill Clayburgh, Tuesday Weld and Diane Keaton, his costar in The Godfather movies.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The actresses — Ellen Burstyn, Kathryn Hahn and Lexi Underwood — shape a compelling tale from Carroll’s version of events in language that resonates in its understatement.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Along with complimenting the actresses, models and singers, Spears also wrote about the evolution of her friendships.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The film is selected to represent France in the Oscar International Feature Film category, and all four actresses already shared the Best Actress award at Cannes earlier this year.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
The director praises his actresses for pulling off the dialogue.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
The world thinks of famous actresses as powerful.
—Alanna Bennett, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Rumors of their feud first surfaced in March when eagle-eyed fans noticed that neither of the actresses followed each other on Instagram.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Prior to dating Quinlan, Pacino had romances with actresses like Jill Clayburgh, Tuesday Weld and Diane Keaton, his costar in The Godfather movies.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The actresses — Ellen Burstyn, Kathryn Hahn and Lexi Underwood — shape a compelling tale from Carroll’s version of events in language that resonates in its understatement.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Along with complimenting the actresses, models and singers, Spears also wrote about the evolution of her friendships.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The film is selected to represent France in the Oscar International Feature Film category, and all four actresses already shared the Best Actress award at Cannes earlier this year.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
The director praises his actresses for pulling off the dialogue.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
The world thinks of famous actresses as powerful.
—Alanna Bennett, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Actresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actresses. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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