actor vs ingenue

actor and ingenue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
actor	Yes	No	No	No
ingenue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ingenue is a hyponym of actor; that is, ingenue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than actor:

actor: a theatrical performer
ingenue: an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl

actor (noun)	ingenue (noun)
a theatrical performer	the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play
a person who acts and gets things done	an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage)
	an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl