To: skeeter
Actor Keira Nightly Theres a guy named Keira Nightly who also acts? What an odd coincidence I believe that in show biz circles, actor describes either sex and actress is only used if absolutely necessary to differentiate for a purpose.
44 posted on
05/06/2012 1:41:14 PM PDT by
terycarl
(lurking, but well informed)
To: terycarl
Yes, and the current fashion of blurring distinctions between genders irritates me to no end.
48 posted on
05/06/2012 2:08:47 PM PDT by
skeeter
To: terycarl
I believe that in show biz circles, actor describes either sex and actress is only used if absolutely necessary to differentiate for a purpose.In Kids Say the Darndest Things, Art Linkletter tells of a little girl who was asked what she wanted to do when she grew up, who replied, "I want to be an actress like Jack Benny."
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