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film star

British  

noun

  1. a popular film actor or actress

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Moreno Highlands is named after 1920s silent film star and director, Antonio Moreno, who appeared alongside Greta Garbo in the 1926 movie, “The Temptress.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, the tale of silent film star Norma Desmond’s descent into murderous derangement as her Hollywood comeback stays out of frame, is the other.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

The song blends delicate piano with impressive vocal crescendos, which Goodrem -- a songwriter, musician, film star and a coach on The Voice Australia -- has brought to perfection.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

The film star said he was asked by the UU representatives if he still believed in free speech, to which he replied: "Of course I do."

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

But when she smiled a welcome to me, I thought her an equal to Bebe Daniels, my favorite film star.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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