Definizione monolingua

actress

actress (plural actresses)

1. (now rare) A female doer or ""actor"" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
   • 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:

     My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.

2. A female actor on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
   • 2011, ""Not going quietly"", The Economist, 27 Jan 2011:

     Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress.

Definizione dizionario actress

	attrice
	female actor
	A female person that plays a designated role in a film or play.

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Altri significati:

A female actor on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]

(now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]