mime
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In addition to co-writing the play with Marshall Pailet, Slater portrayed mime artist Marcel Marceau.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
During live shoots, however, background actors stay silent and mime their conversations, “a skill set in and of itself,” Gemmill says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Williams would look into the camera, mime taking a drag from a cigarette, throw her head back and say, “I have lived!”
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025
In the late 1980s, Ms Lloyd was studying at a school of mime in London where she befriended magician Jenny Winstanley.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
“Enough of the mime act,” Maddie says, but not in a mean way.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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Vocabulary lists containing mime
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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