: a young movie actress being coached and publicized for starring roles
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She was a starlet in the 1940s.
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Back in 2021, the starlet opened up about those complicated early days following Angel’s birth.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025
Phillipe will guest-star in the medical drama's Thursday episode alongside two other starlets with famous parents: Paris Jackson, daughter of Michael Jackson, and Charlotte Lawrence, daughter of producer Bill Lawrence and actress Christa Miller.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Antonio Nusa – the teenager compared to Neymar and Haaland who deserves the hype
The Norwegian starlet seems fast-tracked for greatness – although the player himself is in no rush
Nusa is a football obsessive.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
For the starlet, Dune: Messiah and the next Spider-Man movie are also upcoming.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025
Phillipe will guest-star in the medical drama's Thursday episode alongside two other starlets with famous parents: Paris Jackson, daughter of Michael Jackson, and Charlotte Lawrence, daughter of producer Bill Lawrence and actress Christa Miller.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Antonio Nusa – the teenager compared to Neymar and Haaland who deserves the hype
The Norwegian starlet seems fast-tracked for greatness – although the player himself is in no rush
Nusa is a football obsessive.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
For the starlet, Dune: Messiah and the next Spider-Man movie are also upcoming.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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