: a woman or girl who is an actor
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The deal brings the two-time Oscar-winning actress into the Universal fold alongside some of the studio’s other buzzy first-look relationships with filmmakers like Jordan Peele, Steven Spielberg, the Daniels, David Leitch, and more.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
The actress says the idea behind the slate of biopics is to bring quality stories to life from people who were actually there.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
The actress, 34, who is expecting her second baby with husband Cooke Maroney, walked her first red carpet since announcing her exciting pregnancy news.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Surratt, played by theater actress Victoria Sova, recounted gruesome tales of deaths that took place in and around the country's most vaunted and historic sites.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
The actress says the idea behind the slate of biopics is to bring quality stories to life from people who were actually there.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
The actress, 34, who is expecting her second baby with husband Cooke Maroney, walked her first red carpet since announcing her exciting pregnancy news.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Surratt, played by theater actress Victoria Sova, recounted gruesome tales of deaths that took place in and around the country's most vaunted and historic sites.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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actress
noun
ac·tress
ˈak-trəs 
: a woman or girl who acts especially in a play or movie or on television
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