comedienne
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Performing, Occupationscomedienneco‧me‧di‧enne /kəˌmiːdiˈen/ noun [countable] APBOa female comedianExamples from the Corpuscomedienne• And so did Lynne's stage career - first as a singer and then as a comedienne.• Madonna has done it, followed by Isabella Adjani and comedienne Sandra Bernhardt.• But Merseyside comedienne Pauline Daniels is getting ready to be a kid again.• She pauses, waiting for a laugh like a stand-up comedienne.Origin comedienne (1800-1900) French comédienne, from comédie; → COMEDY