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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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A Sydney court dismissed on Wednesday a defamation case against Australian film star Rebel Wilson by another actor.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 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

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

Laurence Olivier, when Bas was feeling silly, after the English film star.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

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