: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
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She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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Iris Apfel, famed designer and proud 'geriatric starlet' Read Iris Apfel's obituary
Ultimately, Apfel was best known for her look: owlish round glasses, heaps of clanking jewelry, and cropped grey hair.
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Earlier in the day, at the first show on the official calendar for Council of Fashion Designers of America, which oversees and organizes the fashion shows, the multi-hyphenate starlet appeared at the Brandon Maxwell runway.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The group also stood out from the pack in its projection of feminist strength; while many TRL-era starlets released moony-eyed ballads declaring devotion to their men, Destiny’s Child seemed far more comfortable singing about demanding more from them, or not needing them at all.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
But for the industry's women, that trend is more often an oscillating wave than an upward trajectory, as audiences tire of starlets, shove them aside, then rediscover them for a brief moment only to punish them for aging out of the ever-datable 20-45 range.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Earlier in the day, at the first show on the official calendar for Council of Fashion Designers of America, which oversees and organizes the fashion shows, the multi-hyphenate starlet appeared at the Brandon Maxwell runway.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
The group also stood out from the pack in its projection of feminist strength; while many TRL-era starlets released moony-eyed ballads declaring devotion to their men, Destiny’s Child seemed far more comfortable singing about demanding more from them, or not needing them at all.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2024
But for the industry's women, that trend is more often an oscillating wave than an upward trajectory, as audiences tire of starlets, shove them aside, then rediscover them for a brief moment only to punish them for aging out of the ever-datable 20-45 range.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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