puhekieltä A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). (defdate)
1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 290:
My mental anguish, and the dreadful scenes in which I had been an actress, advanced the period of my labour.
A female who performs on the stage or in films. (defdate)
2011, "Not going quietly", The Economist, 27 Jan 2011:
Court documents appear to show that Ian Edmondson, a senior News of the World journalist, had authorised Mr Mulcaire to hack phones belonging to Sienna Miller, an actress.