Actor Vs Actress: Meanings with Examples

Actor

Actor, the word is used as a noun.

Actor, শব্দটি noun হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Meaning as a noun:

One who plays different types of roles in films or television or radio dramas or theaters. Though previously used as a masculine gender, the word is now used both for male and female to avoid discrimination.

একজন ব্যক্তি যে ছায়াছবি বা টেলিভিশন বা বেতারের নাটকে অথবা থিয়েটারে বিভিন্ন ধরনের ভূমিকায় অভিনয় করেন। পূর্বে পুংলিঙ্গ হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হলেও বর্তমানে বৈষম্য এড়াতে পুরুষ এবং মহিলা উভয়ক্ষেত্রেই শব্দটি ব্যবহৃত হয়।

Example:

• Al Pacino is one of my favorite actors in the Hollywood film industry.
• Salman Khan is my favorite actor in Hindi film industry.
• Humayun Faridi was really a versatile actor whether in television dramas or in films.
• Shubarna Mustafa is an outstanding actor of Bangladesh.
• Good actors always try to act on different types of characters.
• The famous actor got a national award for his excellent performance in this film.
• There are many actors, but only a few can make their places in the audience’s hearts.
• Brad Pitt is a good actor.
• Tom Cruise has proven himself as a romantic hero as well as an action hero.
• Jahid Hasan is a famous actor in the television industry.
• Good actors concentrate on their roles more than anything else.

Actress, the word is also a noun and feminine gender of the word actor. But nowadays as mentioned earlier this word is mostly avoided.

Actress, শব্দটিও একটি noun এবং actor শব্দটির স্ত্রীলিঙ্গ। কিন্তু বর্তমানে পূর্বোল্লেখিত কারণে শব্দটি বেশীরভাগ ক্ষেত্রেই ব্যবহৃত হয় না।

Example:

• Julia Roberts is a famous actress of Hollywood.
• Shubarna Mustafa is an outstanding actress of Bangladesh.
• The girl used to dream about becoming an actress.
• The actress always acts in different types of characters to be recognized as a good actor.
• Angelina Jolie is his favorite actress.