actress

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a female actor

Word Origin

actress (n.)
1580s, "female who does something;" see actor + -ess; stage sense is from 1700. Sometimes French actrice was used.

Antonym

n.

actor

Example

1. Spanish actress paz vega wants a piece of china .
2. I think being an actress keeps me a better person .
3. This actress carries lifetimes in her eyes .
4. At first I wanted to be an actress .
5. The sci-fi action movie stars actress jennifer lawrence .

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