| 单词 | thespian |
| 释义 | thespian (once / 20520 pages) nadj Thespian is a fancy word for actor. Since this word is related to Thespis, the guy who first took the stage in Ancient Greece, you can feel real scholarly using the word thespian. As an adjective, you can use the word thespian to describe something that is related to drama. If you enjoy theater, you can say you enjoy thespian pursuits. Many high school drama clubs offer Thespian status to club members who earn a certain number of points by acting in shows or working on backstage tech for them. Note that the word thespian is sometimes capitalized because it is taken from a person's name. WORD FAMILYthespian: thespians USAGE EXAMPLESShe befriended her fellow thespians and always looked beyond herself for meaning and satisfaction. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) In this, they’re pretty much the opposite of those earlier performers, who were vaudevillian troupers before they were thespians. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) Is it possible to outplay Abraham Lincoln, or his thespian impersonator? The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) 1n a theatrical performer Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper actor, histrion, player, role player Allen Stewart Konigsberg United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-) Fred AstaireUnited States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) Maurice BarrymoreUnited States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905) Lionel BarrymoreUnited States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954) John BarrymoreUnited States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942) Humphrey DeForest BogartUnited States film actor (1899-1957) John Wilkes BoothUnited States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) Richard BurbageEnglish actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619) Richard BurtonWelsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) James CagneyUnited States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986) Maurice ChevalierFrench actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972) Frank CooperUnited States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) Sir Noel Pierce CowardEnglish dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973) Hume Blake CronynCanadian actor who frequently played character parts with his wife Jessica Tandy (1911-2003) Harry Lillis CrosbyUnited States singer and film actor (1904-1977) James Byron DeanUnited States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955) Robert De NiroUnited States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943) Gerard DepardieuFrench film actor (born in 1948) John DrewUnited States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862) Douglas Elton FairbanksUnited States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) Douglas Fairbanks Jr.United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) Henry FondaUnited States film actor (1905-1982) William Clark GableUnited States film actor (1901-1960) David GarrickEnglish actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779) Mel Columcille Gerard GibsonAustralian actor (born in the United States in 1956) Arthur John GielgudEnglish actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000) Cary GrantUnited States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) Harley Granville-BarkerEnglish actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946) Sir Alec GuinnessEnglish stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000) Thomas J. HanksUnited States film actor (born in 1956) Reginald Carey HarrisonEnglish actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) John HemmingeEnglish actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630) Dustin Hoffmanversatile United States film actor (born in 1937) Sir Anthony Philip HopkinsWelsh film actor (born in 1937) Leslie Howard StainerEnglish actor of stage and screen (1893-1943) Asa YoelsonUnited States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) William Henry PrattUnited States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969) Edmund KeanEnglish actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833) Joseph Francis KeatonUnited States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966) Eugene Curran KellyUnited States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996) Charles LaughtonUnited States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962) Lee Yuen KamUnited States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973) Jack LemmonUnited States film actor (1925-2001) Harold Clayton LloydUnited States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971) Laszlo LowesteinUnited States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964) Bela Ferenc BlaskoUnited States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956) Alfred LuntUnited States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977) E. G. MarshallUnited States actor (1914-1998) Steve MartinUnited States actor and comedian (born in 1945) James Neville MasonEnglish film actor (1909-1984) Robert MitchumUnited States film actor (1917-1997) Dudley Stuart John MooreEnglish actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935) Paul Leonard NewmanUnited States film actor (born in 1925) Baron Olivier of BirghtonEnglish actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) Peter Seamus O'TooleBritish actor (born in Ireland in 1932) Sidney PoitierUnited States film actor and director (born in 1927) Charles Robert RedfordUnited States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Sir Ralph David RichardsonBritish stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983) Edward Goldenberg RobinsonUnited States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) George C. Scottaward-winning United States film actor (1928-1999) Peter SellersEnglish comic actor (1925-1980) Francis Albert SinatraUnited States singer and film actor (1915-1998) Otis SkinnerUnited States actor (1858-1942) Konstantin Sergeyevich StanislavskyRussian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938) James Maitland StewartUnited States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997) Israel StrassbergUnited States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982) Erich von StroheimUnited States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957) Spencer TracyUnited States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967) Sir Herbert Beerbohm TreeEnglish actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) Peter Alexander UstinovBritish actor and playwright (1921-2004) Duke WayneUnited States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979) George Orson WellesUnited States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985) Lucille BallUnited States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) Tallulah Bankheaduninhibited United States actress (1903-1968) Georgiana Emma BarrymoreUnited States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893) Ethel BarrymoreUnited States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959) Ingrid BergmanSwedish film actress (1915-1982) Henriette Rosine BernardFrench actress (1844-1923) Shirley Temple Blackpopular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) Katherine CornellUnited States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) Joan CrawfordUnited States film actress (1908-1977) Bette DavisUnited States film actress (1908-1989) Maria Magdalene von LoschUnited States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992) Eleonora DuseItalian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924) Jane FondaUnited States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) Lynn FontanneUnited States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983) Greta Louisa GustafssonUnited States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990) Judy GarlandUnited States singer and film actress (1922-1969) Lillian GishUnited States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993) Eleanor GwynneEnglish comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687) Harlean CarpenterUnited States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937) Helen Hayesacclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993) Katharine Houghton HepburnUnited States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003) Lena Calhoun HorneUnited States singer and actress (born in 1917) Glenda JacksonEnglish film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936) Princess Grace of MonacoUnited States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982) Emilie Charlotte le BretonBritish actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929) Gertrude LawrenceEnglish actress (1898-1952) Eva Le GallienneUnited States actress (born in England) (1899-1991) Vivien LeighEnglish film actress (1913-1967) Beatrice LillieBritish actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989) Sofia ScicoloneItalian film actress (born in 1934) Marcel MarceauFrench mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) Mary MartinUnited States actress (1913-1990) Anna Amalia MercouriGreek film actress (1925-1994) Norma Jean BakerUnited States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962) Alla NazimovaUnited States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945) Mary PickfordUnited States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979) Virginia Katherine McMathUnited States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995) Moira ShearerScottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926) Sarah Kemble SiddonsEnglish actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831) Cornelia Otis SkinnerUnited States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979) Meryl StreepUnited States film actress (born in 1949) Barbra Joan StreisandUnited States singer and actress (born in 1942) Gloria May Josephine SvenssonUnited States actress in many silent films (1899-1983) Jessica TandyUnited States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994) Elizabeth TaylorUnited States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Dame Alice Ellen TerryEnglish actress (1847-1928) Dame Sybil ThorndikeEnglish actress (1882-1976) Ethel WatersUnited States actress and singer (1896-1977) Mae WestUnited States film actress (1892-1980) Natalie WoodUnited States film actress (1938-1981) Loretta YoungUnited States film and television actress (1913-2000) actress a female actor barnstormer, play-actor, playactor, trouperan actor who travels around the country presenting plays character actoran actor who specializes in playing supporting roles comedianan actor in a comedy ham, ham actoran unskilled actor who overacts heavyan actor who plays villainous roles ingenuean actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl leading manactor who plays the leading male role mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimistan actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression plantan actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience reenactora person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier scene-stealeran actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene movie actor, screen actoran actor who plays a role in a film lead, principal, staran actor who plays a principal role extra, spear carrier, supernumerarya minor actor in crowd scenes tragedianan actor who specializes in tragic roles standby, understudyan actor able to replace a regular performer when required upstagera selfish actor who upstages the other actors walk-onplays a small part in a dramatic production comediennea female actor in a comedy co-starone of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film film star, movie stara star who plays leading roles in the cinema idol, matinee idolsomeone who is adored blindly and excessively leading ladyactress who plays the leading female role starleta young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star TV star, television stara star in a television show tragediennean actress who specializes in tragic roles performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience 2adj of or relating to drama the movie director had thespian cooperation |
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