| actress | | |
| n. (person) | 1. actress | a female actor. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| ~ leading lady | actress who plays the leading female role. |
| ~ starlet | a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star. |
| ~ tragedienne | an actress who specializes in tragic roles. |
| ~ lucille ball, ball | United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989). |
| ~ bankhead, tallulah bankhead | uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968). |
| ~ georgiana barrymore, georgiana emma barrymore, barrymore | United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893). |
| ~ ethel barrymore, barrymore | United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959). |
| ~ bergman, ingrid bergman | Swedish film actress (1915-1982). |
| ~ bernhardt, henriette rosine bernard, sarah bernhardt | French actress (1844-1923). |
| ~ shirley temple, shirley temple black, black | popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928). |
| ~ cornell, katherine cornell | United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974). |
| ~ joan crawford, crawford | United States film actress (1908-1977). |
| ~ bette davis, davis | United States film actress (1908-1989). |
| ~ dietrich, maria magdalene von losch, marlene dietrich | United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992). |
| ~ duse, eleonora duse | Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924). |
| ~ fonda, jane fonda | United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937). |
| ~ fontanne, lynn fontanne | United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983). |
| ~ garbo, greta garbo, greta louisa gustafsson | United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990). |
| ~ garland, judy garland | United States singer and film actress (1922-1969). |
| ~ gish, lillian gish | United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993). |
| ~ harlean carpenter, harlow, jean harlow | United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937). |
| ~ hayes, helen hayes | acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993). |
| ~ hepburn, katharine hepburn, katharine houghton hepburn | United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003). |
| ~ lena calhoun horne, lena horne, horne | United States singer and actress (born in 1917). |
| ~ glenda jackson, jackson | English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936). |
| ~ grace kelly, grace patricia kelly, princess grace of monaco, kelly | United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982). |
| ~ emilie charlotte le breton, jersey lillie, langtry, lillie langtry | British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929). |
| ~ gertrude lawrence, lawrence | English actress (1898-1952). |
| ~ eva le gallienne, le gallienne | United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991). |
| ~ leigh, vivien leigh | English film actress (1913-1967). |
| ~ beatrice lillie, lady peel, lillie | British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989). |
| ~ loren, sofia scicolone, sophia loren | Italian film actress (born in 1934). |
| ~ mary martin, martin | United States actress (1913-1990). |
| ~ anna amalia mercouri, melina mercouri, mercouri | Greek film actress (1925-1994). |
| ~ marilyn monroe, monroe, norma jean baker | United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962). |
| ~ alla nazimova, nazimova | United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945). |
| ~ gladys smith, mary pickford, pickford | United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979). |
| ~ ginger rogers, virginia katherine mcmath, virginia mcmath, rogers | United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995). |
| ~ moira shearer, shearer | Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926). |
| ~ sarah kemble siddons, sarah siddons, siddons | English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831). |
| ~ cornelia otis skinner, skinner | United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979). |
| ~ meryl streep, streep | United States film actress (born in 1949). |
| ~ barbra joan streisand, barbra streisand, streisand | United States singer and actress (born in 1942). |
| ~ gloria may josephine svensson, gloria swanson, swanson | United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983). |
| ~ jessica tandy, tandy | United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994). |
| ~ elizabeth taylor, taylor | United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932). |
| ~ dame alice ellen terry, dame ellen terry, terry | English actress (1847-1928). |
| ~ dame sybil thorndike, thorndike | English actress (1882-1976). |
| ~ ethel waters, waters | United States actress and singer (1896-1977). |
| ~ mae west, west | United States film actress (1892-1980). |
| ~ natalie wood, wood | United States film actress (1938-1981). |
| ~ loretta young, young | United States film and television actress (1913-2000). |
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