noun
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a young and inexperienced actress who is projected as a potential star
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a small star
Etymology
Origin of starlet
Example Sentences
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The Brit starlet has had a standout past year, securing major award wins and topping the charts with her infectious pop songs.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
His dynamic with Elle Fanning’s American starlet is even more engaging: two strivers on opposite ends of their career arcs cheerfully negotiating how much they can help each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Some three weeks later, in February 1964, the Swedish starlet and the bespectacled Brit were married.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
It captures the swagger, charisma and impulsiveness with which Godard convinced financial backers and Hollywood starlet Jean Seberg to make a debut feature that had neither a script nor a workable filming schedule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
A rising starlet who, despite her years, had already nabbed a series of covetable roles beside the titans of the stage vanished without a trace after the opening night of Di Shturem: The Yiddish Tempest.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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