actress

Meaning

Noun

  • A female who performs on the stage or in films.
  • A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense).

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Origin

  • From Old French actriz, actrice, from Latin āctrīx, feminine agent noun of agō. Equivalent to actor + -ess. actrix.

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