The Actress — Insignificance Character Profile

About The Actress

A glamorous film star who abandons her husband during a photoshoot to visit The Professor. She engages in intellectual and romantic banter, demonstrates relativity with props, and reveals a possible pregnancy. After a violent encounter with The Senator and a potential miscarriage, she comforts The Professor regarding his wartime guilt and leaves just as a surreal vision unfolds.

The Actress — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Theresa Russell

Appears in

Insignificance (1985)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• The Actress — Conflict Misunderstood Aggressor — The Senator (Tony Curtis)

  Senator wrongly identifies the Actress as a prostitute and attempts to blackmail her.

• The Actress — Romantic Potential Lover — The Professor (Michael Emil)

  Intellectual and romantic tension develops between the star and the academic.

• The Actress — Family Spouse — The Ballplayer (Gary Busey)

  Married couple experiencing severe marital strain and separation.

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More characters from Insignificance

• The Professor (Michael Emil)
• The Senator (Tony Curtis)
• The Ballplayer (Gary Busey)
• Autograph Hunter (Raynor Scheine)
• Elevator Attendant (Will Sampson)
• Ballplayer's Father (Raymond J. Barry)
• Actress as a Child (Meachall Dunsmoor)
• Young Professor (David Lambert)
• Young Ballpaper (John Stamford)
• Prostitute (Desirée Erasmus)
• Bar Drunk (Joel Cutrara)
• Young Actress (Cassie Stuart)