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An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in an artistic production. The term commonly refers to someone working in movies, television, live theatre, or radio, and can occasionally denote a street entertainer. Besides playing dramatic roles, actors may also sing or dance or work only on radio or as a voice artist. A female actor may be known as an actress, although some prefer the term "actor", using it as a gender-neutral term.

Suggested reading

  • An Actor Prepares by Constantine Stanislavski (Theatre Arts Books, 0878309837, 1989)
  • A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method by Lee Strasberg (Plume Books, 0452261988, 1990)
  • Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner (Vintage, 0394750594, 1987)
  • Letters to a Young Actor by Robert Brustein (Basic Books, 0465008062, 2005).