: 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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Here's more about the rap starlet ahead of the 2025 Grammy Awards.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Singing and acting aside, the starlet has been romantically linked to The Lincoln Lawyer star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo since 2023.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
From figuring out how to earn high six-figures to launching two brick and mortar beauty bars while still in her twenties, the starlet has long known the value of a dollar long before focusing full-time on her rap career.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 31 Dec. 2024
The bubbly starlet was also known for the romcoms Little Black Book and Just Married, starring in the latter with her then-real-life boyfriend Ashton Kutcher.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Singing and acting aside, the starlet has been romantically linked to The Lincoln Lawyer star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo since 2023.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
From figuring out how to earn high six-figures to launching two brick and mortar beauty bars while still in her twenties, the starlet has long known the value of a dollar long before focusing full-time on her rap career.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 31 Dec. 2024
The bubbly starlet was also known for the romcoms Little Black Book and Just Married, starring in the latter with her then-real-life boyfriend Ashton Kutcher.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Starlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starlet. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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starlet
noun
star·let
ˈstär-lət 
: a young movie actress
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