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film star

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noun

  1. a popular film actor or actress

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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

His big screen break came after meeting martial arts film star Bruce Lee, who he fought in 1972's Way Of The Dragon.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Although he was as celebrated a film star as you could find to come out of the 20th century, Redford was more interested in making movies than the trappings that came along with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

A ubiquitous avant-garde film star, Kier died Sunday morning, his partner, Delbert McBride, confirmed to Variety.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Jason, because he’s handsome in a British film star kind of way, not a Depp or a Pitt, but a Firth, or a Jason Isaacs.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins