Synonyms of actress

actress

noun

as in actor

a woman or girl who acts in a play, movie, etc.

The versatile actress can seemingly play any role.

The actresses in the musical vastly outperformed their male counterparts.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• actor
• performer
• entertainer
• player
• star
• starlet
• thespian
• comedian
• trouper
• impersonator
• costar
• personator
• enactor
• leading lady
• leading man
• monologist
• thesp
• walk-on
• mummer
• comedienne
• coactor
• lead
• monologuist
• barnstormer
• supernumerary
• double
• spear-carrier
• tragedienne
• prima donna
• tragedian
• scene-stealer
• extra
• understudy
• farceur
• clown
• impressionist
• poser
• mime
• pantomimist
• masquerader
• imitator
• pantomime
• buffoon
• ape
• aper
• harlequin
• masker
• stooge
• ham
• mimic
• zany

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonactor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of actress

Among the wins are two for Zendaya for best actress in a drama and one for Colman Domingo for best guest actor in a drama. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025

The great Irish actress plays Rose, Sofia’s mother, who has schlepped her daughter to the coastal town of Almería, Spain, to locate a cure for Rose’s mysterious bone disease, which has left her unable to walk since Sofia (now in her mid-twenties) was four. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025

The actress joins a large roster of celebrities and public figures who have served as David Yurman ambassadors. —Layla Ilchi, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025

The 31-year-old singer and actress recently received accolades for her turn in Wicked as Glinda the Good Witch. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025