scream queen

noun
/ˈskɹiːm kwiːn/UK/ˈskɹim kwin/US

Definitions

  1. An actress who appears in several horror films.

    • Her [Janet Leigh's] "scream queen" status also led to cameo roles in Jamie Lee Curtis' 1998 horror sequel Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and A Fate Totally Worse than Death in 2000.

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