Margaret Hughes is recognized as the first female professional actress. Margaret's first part was in the play Othello in 1660.
Actress.
Actor is male. Actress is female.
The first female actress is often considered to be Hedda Hopper, who gained fame in the early 20th century, but if referring to the first recorded female performer in a theatrical context, it was in 1660 when women were allowed to act on the English stage. Prior to that, female roles were played by men. The transition marked a significant change in theatrical history, allowing women to take on leading roles in plays and performances.
Rita Moreno.
An Actress.
The first female actress in an Indian cinema is Ashwarya Rai.
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Name the first female actress to earn one million dollars for a film role I believe it was, 'Elizabeth Taylor'
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males were as they dressed up as females =D
Actress.
An actress is a female.
Xenia Goodwin is an Australian actress.
from: http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/4034.php Mary Saunderson (1637-1712, later known as Mary Saunderson Betterton after her marriage to Thomas Betterton, was an actress and singer in England during the 1660s and 1690s. She is considered one of the first English actresses. Her most notable accomplishments are her being the first female actress to portray several of Shakespeare's woman characters on the professional stage. She was the first to portray Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and other female roles in The Tempest, Hamlet (as Ophelia),Measure for Measure, Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night, King Lear.
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Vivien Leigh who won for Gone with the Wind (1939).