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# actress

«actress» in Mova's school dictionary: **a woman or girl who acts in plays, films or TV shows…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an actress, actresses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An actress is a woman or girl who acts in plays, films or TV shows, pretending to be a character. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#m1)

2) (informal) Someone who is "a good actress" is good at pretending feelings she does not really have. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in talk about films, theatre, school plays and celebrities. Today many women prefer to be called «actor», the same word as for men, so you will see both. Phrases: «a famous actress», «a film actress», «best actress» (an award), «child actress», «leading actress».

### examples

- The actress played a queen in the new film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x1)
- My sister wants to be an actress when she grows up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x2)
- She won the award for best actress. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x3)
- The actress learned all her lines in a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x4)
- A child actress played the girl in the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x5)
- Don't believe her tears, she's a good little actress! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x6)
- The actress waved to the fans outside the theatre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x7)
- The many distinguished actors and actresses who had passed away must surely have a field for their talent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/#x8)

### note

Countable noun; plural «actresses» (add -es after -ss). «An actress» because it starts with a vowel sound. Many people now use «actor» for every gender; «actress» is not rude but is used less. Male form: actor.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «actress» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/actress/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.