actress.
Actress is (was) the feminine of actor.
Actress
The feminine for actor is actress. Though, nowadays, actor can be a male or female. The use of different genre terms are less used today - in the name of genre equality.
Actor & Actress
"Actriz" is a feminine noun. "Actor" is the masculine.
The word "actriz" is feminine in Spanish, meaning "actress." It is used to refer to a female actor. The masculine form of the word is "actor."
The feminine form of someone that acts is generally actress, actor usually refers to the male gender
The feminine of elector is 'electress'. It has largely gone out of fashion, but '---ess' indicates feminine. Other examples are :- Conductor/Conductress Actor/Actress Manager/Manageress. Emperor/Empress. This indicates that the person holding the office is male/female.
The French word acteur is masculine in gender. The masculine singular noun, whose feminine equivalent is actrice, means "actor" in English. The pronunciation will be "ak-tuhr" in the masculine and "ak-treess" in the feminine in French.
Attore, actor. Attore cinematografico, film actor. Attore teatrale, stage or theater actor. Caratterista, character actor. Comico, comic actor. Commediante, actor in a comedy. Comprimario, supporting actor. Protagonista, leading actor.
In English, there is no distinction between masculine, feminine and neuter. Gender is shown by different forms or different words; for example:The noun actress is a word for a female; the noun actoris a word for a male or a female.It should be noted, that many women in the acting profession call themselves an actor. Many gender designated nouns are becoming a thing of the past like actor. Others that have fallen into disuse are aviatrix, authoress, mailman, spinster, male nurse, etc. However, I think grandma and grandpa are safe for the moment.
The Greek affix of "actress" is "act-" meaning "to do" or "to perform." The Latin affix is "-trix" which is a feminine suffix indicating a female actor or performer.