the casting couch

(humorous)

a situation in which an actor, usually a woman actor, agrees to have sex with someone in order to get a part in a film or play Thankfully, the casting couch is no longer the only route to success for aspiring young actresses.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Waller	['wɔlə]
Chamberlain	[tʃeimbəlin]
Fernanda	fer-NAHN-dah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Wilfreda	wil-FRED-ə	English (Rare)
Vibeke	-	Danish, Norwegian
Jelena	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian