screen presence

noun

: a quality that attracts attention in movies
She has tremendous screen presence.

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Known for blending star power with performance depth, Arjun has consistently elevated commercial cinema with his charismatic screen presence and choice of bold, genre-defining roles. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025 Val Kilmer, the versatile actor known for his magnetic screen presence and transformative performances, has died at the age of 65. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 From our review: Khan’s lack of screen presence, toothless mixed martial arts sequences and unintelligible editing further knock the film down. The New York Times, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025 And there’s no question Brian Tyree Henry’s unique abilities as an actor tap into the same deep well of screen presence and emotional integrity that flowed through Hackman’s work, no matter how flawed the character. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for screen presence

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“Screen presence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screen%20presence. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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