scream queen
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈskriːm ˌkwiːn/us/ˈskriːm ˌkwiːn/afemaleactorwhoplaysamaincharacterin ahorrorfilmwho getsfrightenedorattacked, or thecharactersheplays:
尖叫女王（恐怖片中遭受袭击的女主角，或饰演这个角色的女演员）More than 100horror,sci-fiandfantasyfilmsfeatureveteranscreamqueenBrinke Stevens.100多部恐怖片、科幻片和奇幻片中都能看到老牌尖叫女王布林克·史蒂文斯的身影。
Heather LangenkampplayedscreamqueenNancy Thompson in "A Nightmare On ElmStreet".希瑟·兰根坎普在《榆树街噩梦》中饰演尖叫女王南希·汤普森。
- Jamie Lee Curtis is aHollywoodscreamqueenturnedcomedianand children'sbookauthor.
- Twentyyearsafterstarringin theoriginalhorrorclassicHalloween, Jamie Lee Curtis is back in heroriginalroleasscreamqueenLaurie Strode.
- We didn't set out to bescreamqueens. We just took all theworkthat wasofferedto us.
- Well into herlateryears, Fay Wraycontinuedtotraveltofilmeventswhere she was feted as the "screamqueen".
Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
- actor
- actress
- all-star
- belly dancer
- body double
- cast
- chorus
- improviser
- juvenile lead
- leading lady
- leading man
- luvvy
- performer
- spear carrier
- stage name
- starlet
- stooge
- straight man
- superstar
- troupe