noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a comedy actor/actress
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He was voted the top TV comedy actor.
a television actor/actress
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Peebles is best known as a television actor.
comic writer/actress/performer etc (= someone who writes or performs things that make you laugh )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
comic
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No comic actress working today is funnier or more versatile.
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Bonita Friedericy, Natalie Schafer Award for an up-and-coming comic actress .
famous
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At Elstree a quite famous actress got in, and cooed a bit to Heather until we got to London.
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Someday, she was going to be a famous actress , Gladys said.
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Yet she was pardoned, because she was an internationally famous actress .
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As long as Lady Constance did not know of the rather special friendship between her husband and the famous actress , did it matter?
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A film producer tries to persuade a famous actress back to the screen.
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The daughter of a famous musical comedy actress would scarcely fit in.
good
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When it comes to playing debased, self-destructive women, Leigh is the best actress in Hollywood.
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Rachel Gray might be an outstandingly good actress but many actor-managers preferred to have a lesser actress and less temperament.
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Sarandon just won a best actress Oscar for her performance.
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They're not offering a degree in stage management or a pass for being a good actor or actress .
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Mirren, possibly the best working actress today, imbues this movie with grace and assurance.
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She was either on the level or a damn good actress .
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Dandridge was the first black to receive a best actress Oscar nomination.
great
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This is a chance to see one of the great screen actresses of our time at her peak.
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She would be a great actress or a great painter, or perhaps the first woman Prime Minister.
old
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BAnd what exactly does a 15-year-\#old actress wear to movie premieres?
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I hate the way old actresses are literally thrown out to sea when they reach a certain age.
young
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The two younger actresses were new in their roles.
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One of those who saw it all happen was a young actress called Sheila Hancock.
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But young actresses in Paris have boyfriends who are successful composers, video producers and photographers.
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And his self-despite was so strong that he knew reviving an old flame or chasing some young actress would only aggravate it.
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To make himself especially lean and bronzed for his meeting with the young actress Henna Mickiewicz.
■ VERB
become
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There are many reasons why I became an actress .
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She really does plan to move to Los Angeles, become an actress and get married.
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So, Kate became an actress .
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Q: What inspired you to become an actress ?
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Adeva should become an actress now that she doesn't seem to have a record deal.
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Kubrick was also responsible for casting Jean Simmons in the film when it became apparent that the actress originally chosen was inadequate.
marry
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In 1919 he married the actress Thelma Raye.
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A de Vere could not marry an actress , but she would not submit without marriage.
support
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One of the few surprises came when Marcia Gay Harden won the best supporting actress award for her acclaimed performance in Pollock.
win
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Jane, who won the best actress award for her role in Coming Home, recently married media tycoon Ted Turner.
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Sarandon just won a best actress Oscar for her performance.
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One of the few surprises came when Marcia Gay Harden won the best supporting actress award for her acclaimed performance in Pollock.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Capucine, the French movie actress whose leading roles included one with Peter Sellers in 'The Pink Panther', died after falling from a window.
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Julia Roberts is one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Elstree a quite famous actress got in, and cooed a bit to Heather until we got to London.
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Dandridge was the first black to receive a best actress Oscar nomination.
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One of the few surprises came when Marcia Gay Harden won the best supporting actress award for her acclaimed performance in Pollock.
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Rachel Gray might be an outstandingly good actress but many actor-managers preferred to have a lesser actress and less temperament.
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Someday, she was going to be a famous actress , Gladys said.