How to Use actress in a Sentence

actress

noun
  • The actress was born in N.Y.C. and grew up in the Bronx.
    Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • The visual ends with the actress pulling up in a cab, greeting a man who is not Akon with a hug.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But the actress has an idea of who to point the finger at regarding the issue.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The actress also styled her blonde hair in simple beach waves.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 28 May 2023
  • The 33-year-old actress dropped a bunch of new photos at the same time, including a shot of herself in the coolest one-piece.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 20 June 2023
  • The actress has a child who has come out as a transgender woman.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2023
  • In a social media snap, the Bravo star wished the Beef actress well in her career.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The Australian actress plays Sister Eileen, a nun who runs an orphanage, in the film.
    Brittany Natale, Redbook, 26 May 2023
  • The actress said her aunt is a breast cancer survivor who has been cancer-free for 18 years.
    Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The 54-year-old actress made the announcement on Instagram, with a video that showed off her killer abs.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • The woman born Vickie Lynn Hogan grew up wanting to be an actress.
    Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
  • In 2019, Haenel became the first high-profile actress in France to speak out against a filmmaker.
    Kally Patz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The Oppenheimer actress shared a behind-the-scenes video from the film studio on her Instagram page, teasing the sets and crew.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The overall effect is everything: The 49-year-old actress looks super fit and glowy.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 27 May 2023
  • The event features a gallery with portraits from the book and a discussion between Poth and trans actress and model Isis King.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • The actress built her career in the genre, most notably starring as Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978) and six of its sequels.
    Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • Keaton and his late wife, actress Caroline McWilliams, married in 1982.
    Tabitha Britt, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
  • His girlfriend, actress Chase Sui Wonders, was in the passenger seat.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 June 2023
  • She was presented the award by the iconic actress Jane Fonda onstage.
    Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 28 May 2023
  • The campaign highlights the importance of self-care, even amidst a schedule as busy as the one that the singer, actress and creative director has.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Sep. 2023
  • When the same actress took off the glasses and put on a headscarf, she was found to be more open, more conscientious, and less neurotic.
    Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
  • Here, her close friend and fellow actress Dana Delany remembers Sorkin in her own words.
    Dana Delany Published, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The 42-year-old actress and dancer shared the proof on Instagram with a series of snaps that feature her rolling around in the wet sand—rocking a gorgeous green string bikini.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
  • Margolin had wanted Squibb for the role, but had been unsure how to get the script to her, until a friend of his sister’s, the actress Beanie Feldstein, intervened.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The actress, 77, debuted brand-new blue and purple hair on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet.
    Town & Country, 17 May 2023
  • The headliner also features color-changing LEDs as a nod to the actress’s love of nighttime drives.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Even more so is the growth and appreciation of each other, both on and off the screen, that the three actresses shared long before their latest film project.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The actress finalized her divorce from Andrew Prutt in 2013.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The actress received her first Academy Award nomination at the age of 13 for her role in Atonement.
    Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Along with a pair of strappy peep-toe stiletto heels, the Nine Perfect Strangers actress slipped on a number of cocktail rings for jewelry.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 June 2023

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