actresses
Female film stars
Actresses is the plural of actress, a woman who performs roles in theater, film, or television.
The word remains common, though many in the profession now prefer the gender-neutral *actor* for all performers: The actresses gathered backstage, Several actresses have spoken out about pay disparity.
Rising young actress
- ingenueArtless young woman
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- studioCreative professional's workspace
agent · red carpet · premiere · Oscar · Emmy · Golden Globe · typecasting · box office
Artless young woman
- soubrettePert stage servant role
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
- tragedienneActress specializing in somber drama
matriarch · grande dame · stardom · breakthrough · comeback · retirement · legacy · retrospective
Positions or functions held
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- castingShaping through liquid form
- auditionTrial performance for selection
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
scene · stage · screen · portrayal · interpretation · leading lady · supporting · ensemble
Indian film industry
- heroineBrave female protagonist
- NollywoodNigerian film industry
- telenovelaLatin serialized melodrama
- art houseCinema for unconventional films
auteur · subtitled · Cannes · arthouse · K-drama · costume drama · period piece · nouvelle vague
Manhattan theatrical district
- West EndLondon theatre district
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- StanislavskiActing technique innovator
stage presence · curtain call · Tony · dressing room · matinee · opening night · standing ovation · revival
starlet
Rising young actress
- ingenueArtless young woman
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
studio · agent · red carpet · premiere · Oscar · Emmy · Golden Globe · typecasting · box office · franchise
ingenue
Artless young woman
- soubrettePert stage servant role
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- divaCelebrated female vocalist
tragedienne · matriarch · grande dame · stardom · breakthrough · comeback · retirement · legacy · retrospective · tribute
roles
Positions or functions held
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- castingShaping through liquid form
- auditionTrial performance for selection
monologue · scene · stage · screen · portrayal · interpretation · leading lady · supporting · ensemble · range
Bollywood
Indian film industry
- heroineBrave female protagonist
- NollywoodNigerian film industry
- telenovelaLatin serialized melodrama
art house · auteur · subtitled · Cannes · arthouse · K-drama · costume drama · period piece · nouvelle vague · neorealism
Broadway
Manhattan theatrical district
- West EndLondon theatre district
- repertoryCollection of prepared works
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
Stanislavski · stage presence · curtain call · Tony · dressing room · matinee · opening night · standing ovation · revival · touring
- show businessdirectors, producers, entertainers, performers, filmmakers
- Theater & Filmdrama, stage, screen, directors, performance
- actorsperformers, thespian, thespians, stage performers, performer
- theater peopledirectors, cast, playwrights, troupe, stage manager
- South Asian Cinemafilm directors, film producers, film studios, film production, screenwriters
- TV peoplenews anchor, newscaster, presenter, reporter, talk show host
actressesstagehands
Backstage technical workers
technicians · grips · lighting technicians · set designers · crew
actressesaudience
Gathered viewers collectively
spectators · viewers · theatergoers · moviegoers · playgoers
- adult actressErotic film star
- supporting actressNon-lead female performer
- voice actressFemale animation performer
- Best ActressPrize for top female performance
- lead actressPrincipal female performer
- best supporting actressPrize for secondary female role