Actress and Female

Actress

Actress noun - A female actor.

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Female and actress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Female" instead a noun "Actress".

Nearby Word: actor

Female noun - An adult female human being.

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Actress and female are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Actress" instead a noun "Female".

known	known actress	known female
human	human actress	human female
old	old actress	old female
best	best actress	best female
Other adjectives: certain, average, original, prominent, actual, real, black, main, young, attractive, beautiful, leading, hot, said, older, blonde.

In an episode of Law & Order with a similar plot, the female murderer is played by a 20-year-old actress.

Source: Dawson Casting / Live-Action TV
In the Japanese version, Death is played by an otokoyaku (male role actress), so the character is male, even if the actress is female.

Source: Theatre / Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour
Dude Looks Like a Lady: Envy, who looks almost perfectly female (and has a female, albeit androgynous-sounding, voice actress) save for his lack of breasts.

Source: Anime / Fullmetal Alchemist

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Female and Actress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/actress/female

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Female or Actress. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/actress/female.

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