: a woman or girl who is an actor
Examples of actress in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Of particular pain to him is watching Moore, who died recently, and who never made it as an actress.
—
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Creed actress Tessa Thompson, Evanescence singer Amy Lee and The Traitors season four contestant Bob the Drag Queen also posted videos to their Instagram Stories at the protests.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
Steve Winwood, 10cc singer Glenn Gouldman, actress Elaine Paige and Love Island star Georgia Harrison were also among the those honored, the BBC reports.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
In the comments, industry peers shared supportive emojis, including The Boys‘ costar Susan Heyward and See actress Nesta Cooper.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for actress
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Creed actress Tessa Thompson, Evanescence singer Amy Lee and The Traitors season four contestant Bob the Drag Queen also posted videos to their Instagram Stories at the protests.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
Steve Winwood, 10cc singer Glenn Gouldman, actress Elaine Paige and Love Island star Georgia Harrison were also among the those honored, the BBC reports.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
In the comments, industry peers shared supportive emojis, including The Boys‘ costar Susan Heyward and See actress Nesta Cooper.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for actress
Cite this Entry
“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
actress
noun
ac·tress
ˈak-trəs 
: a woman or girl who acts especially in a play or movie or on television
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share