Synonyms of actresses

actresses

noun

plural of actress

as in actors

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.

Related Words

• actors
• performers
• entertainers
• players
• stars
• starlets
• thespians
• thesps
• troupers
• comedians
• impersonators
• enactors
• personators
• costars
• mummers
• leading men
• supernumeraries
• leading ladies
• spear-carriers
• coactors
• barnstormers
• comediennes
• extras
• leads
• monologuists
• tragedians
• doubles
• walk-ons
• prima donnas
• scene-stealers
• understudies
• farceurs
• impressionists
• clowns
• posers
• hams
• buffoons
• masqueraders
• imitators
• mimes
• maskers
• apers
• tragediennes
• apes
• harlequins
• pantomimists
• pantomimes
• stooges
• mimics
• zanies

Dissimilar Words

• nonactors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of actresses

This luxurious adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel East of Eden, which tracks the dramatic entanglements of the Trask and Hamilton families in California's Salinas Valley, stars Florence Pugh, one of our favorite actresses right now. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

The evening was a fitting toast to the shoe maestro, who celebrated his past, present and future alongside the Milan Fashion Week crowd and influential actresses and models, including Naomi Watts. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Famous actors, actresses and recording artists have been known to appear at games in the past, including WNBA fans Jason Sudeikis, Aubrey Plaza, Ciara and Russell Wilson, Alicia Keys, Spike Lee and others. — Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026

During the Create & Cultivate event, Berry also spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about the influence her style and beauty has had on other actresses. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

The two actresses were part of a mass sit-in held outside of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Both young actresses are able to navigate Leigh’s delicate emotional terrain with an incredible amount of charm and a capacity for devastatingly relatable pathos. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

The actresses alternate between the roles of Electra/Elisabeth and Clytemnestra/Alma each night, depending on a coin toss. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026