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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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Could you name an American film star whose box office doesn’t depend on China?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Australian film star Rebel Wilson dismissed as "nonsense" claims she had bullied women on the set of her directorial debut film "The Deb", as she gave evidence in a Sydney court on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Her Bridgerton co-star Rege-Jean Page and Canadian film star Michael Cera also made cameos.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 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

Soldier Island had really been bought by Miss Gabrielle Turl, the Hollywood film star!

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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