actress

a female actor

• 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
• Bankhead, Tallulah Bankhead — uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)
• Barrymore, Georgiana Barrymore, Georgiana Emma 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)
• Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore — United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
• Bergman, Ingrid Bergman — Swedish film actress (1915-1982)
• Bernhardt, Sarah Bernhardt, Henriette Rosine Bernard — French actress (1844-1923)
• Black, Shirley Temple Black, Shirley Temple — popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927)
• Cornell, Katherine Cornell — United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
• Crawford, Joan Crawford — United States film actress (1908-1977)
• Davis, Bette Davis — United States film actress (1908-1989)
• Dietrich, Marlene Dietrich, Maria Magdalene von Losch — 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)
• Harlow, Jean Harlow, Harlean Carpenter — United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
• Hayes, Helen Hayes — acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900)
• Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton Hepburn — United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909)
• Jackson, Glenda Jackson — English film actress who later became a member of Parliament (born in 1936)
• Kelly, Grace Kelly, Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco — United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
• Langtry, Lillie Langtry, the Jersey Lillie, Emilie Charlotte le Breton — British actress and mistress of of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
• Lawrence, Gertrude Lawrence — English actress (1898-1952)
• Le Gallienne, Eva Le Gallienne — United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991)
• Leigh, Vivien Leigh — English film actress (1913-1967)
• Lillie, Beatrice Lillie, Lady Peel — British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
• Loren, Sophia Loren, Sofia Scicolone — Italian film actress (born in 1934)
• Martin, Mary Martin — United States actress (1913-1990)
• Mercouri, Melina Mercouri, Anna Amalia Mercouri — Greek film actress (1925-1994)
• Monroe, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Baker — United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
• Nazimova, Alla Nazimova — United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)
• Pickford, Mary Pickford, Gladys Smith — United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
• Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath — United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (born 1911)
• Shearer, Moira Shearer — Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)
• Siddons, Sarah Siddons, Sarah Kemble Siddons — English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
• Skinner, Cornelia Otis Skinner — United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
• Streep, Meryl Streep — United States film actress (born in 1949)
• Streisand, Barbra Streisand, Barbra Joan Streisand — United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
• Swanson, Gloria Swanson, Gloria May Josephine Svensson — United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
• Taylor, Elizabeth 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)
• Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry — English actress (1847-1928)
• Thorndike, Dame Sybil Thorndike — English actress (1882-1976)
• Waters, Ethel Waters — United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
• West, Mae West — United States film actress (1892-1980)
• Wood, Natalie Wood — United States film actress (1938-1981)
• Young, Loretta Young — United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

• actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player — a theatrical performer