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
Powell married twice more, both times to actresses.
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Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The media company hosts the event each year, allowing company executives, actors, and actresses to present future projects.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 May 2026
There’s nothing new about Hollywood adaptations featuring profoundly good-looking people, but film stars used to be made to look a bit more… regular, particularly before plastic surgery made the faces of so many A-list actresses look eerily similar.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Reed delighted in interviewing and profiling actresses, especially Bette Davis, Myrna Loy, Angela Lansbury and Melina Mercouri.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Meanwhile, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffmann and the late Ashleigh Aston Moore play the younger versions of the actresses.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The movie has myriad storylines, but fires up in a metropolis future where actresses are gathering at a posh hotel where they’re set to make a Barberella-like movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
But in this version the actresses are not midlevel hopefuls; rather Ivy Lynn (Robyn Hurder) is already a star, and Karen Cartwright (Caroline Bowman) her longtime understudy.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Her parents, the English rock drummer Simon Kirke and the British fashion and interiors darling Lorraine Kirke, eventually settled Domino, her older brother, and two younger sisters, Jemima and Lola, both actresses, in New York City in the mid ‘90s.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
The media company hosts the event each year, allowing company executives, actors, and actresses to present future projects.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 15 May 2026
There’s nothing new about Hollywood adaptations featuring profoundly good-looking people, but film stars used to be made to look a bit more… regular, particularly before plastic surgery made the faces of so many A-list actresses look eerily similar.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Reed delighted in interviewing and profiling actresses, especially Bette Davis, Myrna Loy, Angela Lansbury and Melina Mercouri.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
Meanwhile, Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffmann and the late Ashleigh Aston Moore play the younger versions of the actresses.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The movie has myriad storylines, but fires up in a metropolis future where actresses are gathering at a posh hotel where they’re set to make a Barberella-like movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
But in this version the actresses are not midlevel hopefuls; rather Ivy Lynn (Robyn Hurder) is already a star, and Karen Cartwright (Caroline Bowman) her longtime understudy.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Her parents, the English rock drummer Simon Kirke and the British fashion and interiors darling Lorraine Kirke, eventually settled Domino, her older brother, and two younger sisters, Jemima and Lola, both actresses, in New York City in the mid ‘90s.
—Kate Branch, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actresses
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The rapid rise of AI, while technologically dazzling, has prompted widespread anxieties on multiple fronts, including job security, human worth and potential misuse by malevolent actors looking to commit fraud, spread disinformation or foment hate.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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And to be clear, there absolutely are bad-faith actors out there.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Alaska, Hawaiian are consistent performers The AQR also singled out Alaska Airlines as the steadiest performer in the industry.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To get all of your star players to participate, and your new coach to play a role too, is no easy task.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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After the game, 10 players went with co-coach Tom Dill to grad night at Magic Mountain.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2026
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“Actresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actresses. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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