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An actor (or actress for female) is one who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre, and/or in modern mediums such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής (hypokrites), literally "one who interprets". The actor's interpretation of their role pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art, or, more commonly; to act, is to create, a character in performance.

 

Formerly, in some societies, only men could become actors, and women's roles were generally played by men or boys. In modern times, women occasionally played the roles of prepubescent boys.

 

THE CREATIVE REALM'S RECOMMENDED ACTORS

 

1. Cary Grant 
2. Heath Ledger 
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman 
4. Paul Newman 
5. Humphrey Bogart 

 

THE CREATIVE REALM'S RECOMMENDED ACTRESSES

 

1. Bette Davis 
2. Katharine Hepburn 
3. Cate Blanchett 
4. Jodie Foster
5. Maggie Smith