: a woman or girl who is an actor
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
In 2009, the actress reprised her role on the CW's version of the show.
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The actress recently voiced Anxiety in the Pixar blockbuster Inside Out 2 and will say goodbye to Stranger Things when the final season streams later this year.
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The Promised Land actress included photos of the couple enjoying the outdoors together.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
In 2009, the actress reprised her role on the CW's version of the show.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The actress recently voiced Anxiety in the Pixar blockbuster Inside Out 2 and will say goodbye to Stranger Things when the final season streams later this year.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
The Promised Land actress included photos of the couple enjoying the outdoors together.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Actress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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actress
noun
ac·tress
ˈak-trəs 
: a woman or girl who acts especially in a play or movie or on television
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