screen presence

noun

: a quality that attracts attention in movies

She has tremendous screen presence.

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Her name is Angela, played by the extraordinary screen presence Ilinca Manolache. —

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 Tucci, a reassuring screen presence for more than three decades, is casually excellent as the iconoclastic Bellini, wisely downplaying his character’s physicality in favor of meek conviction. —

Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024 That isn’t to say that Lolly Adefope isn’t an enjoyable screen presence, however, even if Dag feels a little limited and one-note on the page. —

Jack King, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024 Washington has screen presence for days, but there’s not much modulation in his performance here. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for screen presence

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