Definitions for actress
ˈæk trɪsac·tress

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. actressnoun

   a female actor

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. actressnoun

   A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).

2. actressnoun

   A female actor on the stage or in films.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Actressnoun

   Etymology: actrice, Fr.

   1. She that performs any thing.

   Virgil has, indeed, admitted Fame as an actress in the Æneid; but the part she acts is very short, and none of the most admired circumstances of that divine work. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   2. A woman that plays on the stage.

   We sprights have just such natures
   We had, for all the world, when human creatures;
   And therefore I that was an actress here,
   Play all my tricks in hell, a goblin there. John Dryden, Tyr. Love.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. actress

   An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs), literally "one who answers". The actor's interpretation of a role—the art of acting—pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of William Shakespeare, only men could become actors, and women's roles were generally played by men or boys. While Ancient Rome did allow female stage performers, only a small minority of them were given speaking parts. The commedia dell'arte of Italy, however, allowed professional women to perform early on; Lucrezia Di Siena, whose name is on a contract of actors from 10 October 1564, has been referred to as the first Italian actress known by name, with Vincenza Armani and Barbara Flaminia as the first primadonnas and the first well-documented actresses in Italy (and in Europe). After the English Restoration of 1660, women began to appear onstage in England. In modern times, particularly in pantomime and some operas, women occasionally play the roles of boys or young men.

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1. actress

   An actress is a female person who performs in plays, movies, television shows and other forms of theatrical or cinematic productions, portraying different characters and expressing various emotions and situations. An actress can also perform in radio dramas, voice-over roles in animations, or in other forms of media storytelling.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Actressnoun

   a female actor or doer

2. Actressnoun

   a female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. actrice.]

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1. actress

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'actress' in Nouns Frequency: #2541

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Anagrams for actress »

1. casters

2. recasts

How to pronounce actress?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say actress in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of actress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of actress in a Sentence

1. Unknown Author:

   Actress Dana Delany fantasizes about making love with two men.

2. Karen Grassle:

   I made the decision that I would show up to work and do my job every day, but it was tough because people knew he was annoyed with me. And he showed it in many ways. So I had to go through that. But I also didn’t want to give up on myself. I worked hard to become the actress I was.

3. Reese Witherspoon:

   I see [ fear ] as this little creature that lives in my life all the time, and I can either pay it attention and not get anything done or I can march ahead and ignore it, sometimes I just have to jump two feet into a cold pool and go, ‘ OK, I believe in Reese Witherspoon enough, I know I work hard. I know I can always bet on Reese Witherspoon. Over the past few months, the Wrinkle In Time actress has been vunerable after revealing to the world that she was sexually assaulted by a director while on the set of the film when she was 16 years old.

4. Eva Longoria:

   When I began the TV show, I was very new to the business and industry as a whole, felicity was the first one to take me under Actress Felicity Huffman wing. From the first table read of the script, Actress Felicity Huffman noticed me sitting alone, scared and unsure of where to go and what to do. Actress Felicity Huffman gentle character and kind heart immediately opened up to me.

5. Charis Michelsen:

   Also attending Saturday’s festivities were Ali MacGraw`s son, filmmaker Josh Evans, and his wife, actress Charis Michelsen-Evans. “I got teary-eyed,” Charis says about touring the sanctuary. “To see all the animals so happy, well, it just touches my heart.” (Interview at Best Friends animal sanctuary) [2008]

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=actress
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Actress
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=actress
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actress
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=actress