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- DictionaryMov·ie star/ˈmo͞ovē ˌstär/
noun
- 1. an actor or actress who is famous for playing leading roles in movies: North American "she is one of the world's biggest movie stars"
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A movie star (also known as a film star or cinema star) is an actor who is famous for their starring, or leading, roles in movies. The term is used for performers who are marketable stars as they become popular household names and whose names are used to promote movies, for example in trailers and posters. The most prominent movie stars are known in the industry as bankable stars. Wikipedia