Movie star

A movie star (also known as a film star or cinema star) is an actor who is famous for their starring, or leading, roles in movies. The term is used for performers who are marketable stars as they become popular household names and whose names are used to promote movies, for example in trailers and posters. The most prominent movie stars are known in the industry as bankable stars.

"Film star" redirects here. For the 2011 Malayalam film, see The Filmstaar. For the 2005 Hindi film, see Film Star (film). For the Suede song, see Filmstar (song).
For other uses, see Movie star (disambiguation).

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