Synonyms for actress

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ak-tris

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk trɪs

Définition of actress

Origin : 1580s, "female who does something;" see actor + -ess; stage sense is from 1700. Sometimes French actrice was used.

noun woman actor

Example sentences :

He did not like me because I was thin, but he was interested in me because I was going to be an actress.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

However that may be, it is certain that the actor is jealous of the actress.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

No one was ever less an actress than I am, and you know that.
Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr

One had been blackmailed by an actress after an affair and railroaded her off the Earth.
Extract from : « The Adventurer » by Cyril M. Kornbluth

And they clapped their hands as the actress went to her seat.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

She had a son, Ollivier, before whom she posed as an actress.
Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson

This was the document he had handed over to the actress the night before.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

"A good riddance, so far as I'm concerned," replied the actress.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

You know she's afraid of him and that she passes herself off as an actress.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

But then it's fearful to think of being an actress, isn't it?
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

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