actor
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The wins include lead and supporting actor, supporting actress, directing and writing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Welsh actor Matthew Rhys has made history at the Emmy Awards, becoming the first person to win two lead acting prizes in one night.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“The Pitt,” the chaotically paced medical drama that reinvigorated the genre, landed outstanding drama series for the second year in a row, along with a repeat win for lead actor Noah Wyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Of its 13 Emmy nominations in 2025, it received five awards, including lead actor in a drama for Wyle and supporting actress in a drama for Katherine LaNasa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“The real Morpho actor and artist are coming here to Bayport? This weekend?”
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan performed a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” as images of actors, writers, directors and other industry figures who died this year were projected onto the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The show — about a traveling circus — boasts an ensemble with as many acrobats as actors, all of whom must warm up prior to performing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Tech CEOs losing sleep over IP security want patriotic workers who wouldn’t dream of selling out their country or employer to bad actors overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
For both actors, the script presented physical challenges in portraying the bodily changes their characters undergo over the years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
I myself used to wonder why Loma didn’t find some more actors to run off with—a thing she wanted to do—instead of marrying Campbell Williams just to spite her daddy.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Vocabulary lists containing actor
Academy Awards, List 3
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Literary Terms, Part I
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