tragedienne

[ truh-jee-dee-en ]

/ trəˌdʒi diˈɛn /

an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles.

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1850–55; < French, feminine of tragédien tragedian

"Never an actress at all, and never will be," replied the first tragedienne.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 436, February 1852|Various
Her genius as a tragedienne surpassed her talent as a singer.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris
He was not prepared yet to say which was trick, which reality; which was the woman, Selma Cross, or the tragedienne.
She Buildeth Her House|Will Comfort
According to his ideas, Deborah, the tragedienne at the Odeon—a Greek statue!
A Romance of Youth, Complete|Francois Coppee

On the evening in question, a very large audience greeted the tragedienne, and she was received, with much enthusiasm.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. VI, June, 1862|Various