/ Dictionary / Index A actress: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ac•tress Pronunciation: (ak'tris), [key] — n. a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., esp. professionally. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: actress (Thesaurus) ACTP actressy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language