Actress
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- | An '''actor''' or '''actress''' is a person who [[acting|acts]], or plays a [[role]], in a [[drama]]tic production. The term commonly refers to someone working in [[film|movies]], [[television]], live [[Theater|theatre]], or [[radio programming|radio]], and can occasionally denote a street entertainer. Besides playing dramatic roles, actors may also sing or work only on radio or as a [[voice artist]]. | + | |
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- | An actor usually plays a [[fictional character]]. In the case of a true story (or a fictional story that portrays real people) an actor may play a real person (or a fictional version of the same). Occasionally, actors appear as themselves, as in John Malkovich's performance in the film ''[[Being John Malkovich]]''. | + |
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