British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
	2024 Recipient: Sarah Lancashire
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
First awarded	1954 (presented 1955)
Currently held by	Sarah Lancashire for Happy Valley (2024)
Website	Official website

This is a list of the British Academy Television Awards for Best Actress. The British Academy Television Awards began in 1955. The Best Actress award was initially given as an "individual honour", without credit to a particular performance, until 1969, when Wendy Craig won for her performance in Not in Front of the Children. Since 1970, nominees have been announced in addition to the winner, and are listed, with the winner highlighted in blue. The Actress category was split into Leading Actress and Supporting Actress, starting in 2010.

Julie Walters holds the record of most wins in this category with four, followed by Dame Judi Dench, Thora Hird, and Dame Helen Mirren, with three wins each. The nominations tally includes Helen Mirren and Francesca Annis having received 6 and Judi Dench and Julie Walters having received 7. The award is currently held by Sarah Lancashire having won most recently in 2024 for Happy Valley.

Winners and nominees

1950s

Year	Actress
1955 (1st)
1955 (1st)	Googie Withers
1956 (2nd)
1956 (2nd)	Virginia McKenna
1957 (3rd)
1957 (3rd)	Rosalie Crutchley
1958 (4th)
1958 (4th)	Not awarded
1959 (5th)
1959 (5th)	Gwen Watford

1960s

Year	Actress	Work(s)
1960 (6th)
1960 (6th)	Catherine Lacey
1961 (7th)
1961 (7th)	Billie Whitelaw
1962 (8th)
1962 (8th)	Ruth Dunning
1963 (9th)
1963 (9th)	Brenda Bruce
1964 (10th)
1964 (10th)	Vivien Merchant
1965 (11th)
1965 (11th)	Katharine Blake
1966^[1] (12th)
	Gwen Watford	The Cesar Birotteau/Madam/End Of Term/Take Care Of Madam/The Rules Of The Game
	Peggy Ashcroft	The Wars of the Roses/Rosmersholm
	June Barry	Four of Hearts - Tilt/Twice Upon a Time/Progress to the Park/No Trams to Lime Street
	Vivien Merchant	The Tea Party
	Moira Redmond	Anatol/The Late Edwina Black/Challenge/R-3 Series/A Tall Stalwart Lancer
1967 (13th)
1967 (13th)	Vanessa Redgrave
1968 (14th)
1968 (14th)	Judi Dench	Talking to a Stranger
1969 (15th)
1969 (15th)	Wendy Craig	Not in Front of the Children

1970s

Year	Actress	Work(s)	Character(s)
1970 (16th)
	Margaret Tyzack	The First Churchills	Anne, Queen of Great Britain
	Sheila Allen	The Confessions of Marian Evans	Marian Evans
	Eileen Atkins	The Letter / The Heiress (Play of the Month) / Double Bill (The Wednesday Play)	Leslie Crosbie / Catherine Sloper / Woman
	Gwen Watford	A Walk Through the Forest	Dorrie Clarke
1971 (17th)
	Annette Crosbie	The Six Wives of Henry VIII	Catherine of Aragon
	Glenda Jackson	Howards End	Margaret Schlegel
	Gemma Jones	The Lie / The Spoils of Poynton	Anna Firth / Fleda Vetch
	Rosemary Leach	Germinal / The Roads to Freedom	Maheude / Marcelle
	Dorothy Tutin	The Six Wives of Henry VIII / Flotsam and Jetsam	Anne Boleyn / Mrs. Grange
1972 (18th)
	Patricia Hayes	Edna, the Inebriate Woman	Edna
	Glenda Jackson	Elizabeth R	Elizabeth I of England
	Gemma Jones	The Man in the Side Car / The Cherry Orchard	Edith / Varya
	Rosemary Leach	The Mosedale Horseshoe / Cider with Rosie	Helen / Mother
1973 (19th)
	Billie Whitelaw	The Sextet (8 plays)	Various Characters
	Pauline Collins	Upstairs Downstairs / "Crippled Bloom" (Country Matters)	Sarah Moffat / Ruby
	Anne Stallybrass	The Onedin Line / The Strauss Family	Anne Onedin / Anna Strauss
1974 (20th)
	Celia Johnson	Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont	Mrs. Palfrey
	Francesca Annis	A Pin to See the Peepshow	Julia Almond
	Rosemary Leach	The Adventures of Don Quioxte (Play of the Month)	Dulcinea / Aldonza
	Billie Whitelaw	"The Withered Arm" (Wessex Tales)	Rhoda
1975 (21st)
	Lee Remick	Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill	Jennie
	Judy Cornwell	Cakes and Ale	Rosie Gann
	Janet Suzman	Florence Nightingale / Hedda Gabler (Play for Today) / Antony and Cleopatra / "Athol Fugard" (2nd House)	Miss Nightingale / Hedda Gabler / Cleopatra / Actress in Hello and Goodbye
	Dorothy Tutin	South Riding	Sarah Burton
1976 (22nd)
	Annette Crosbie	Edward the Seventh	Queen Victoria
	Francesca Annis	Madame Bovary	Emma Bovary
	Virginia McKenna	Cheap in August	Mary Watson
	Helen Ryan	Edward the Seventh	Queen Alexandra
1977 (23rd)
	Siân Phillips	**How Green Was My Valley / I, Claudius**	Beth Morgan / Livia
	Julie Covington	Rock Follies	Devonia "Dee" Rhoades
	Penelope Keith	Private Lives	Amanda Prynne
	Gemma Jones	The Duchess of Duke Street	Louisa Trotter
1978 (24th)
	Penelope Keith	The Norman Conquests	Sarah
	Geraldine James	Dummy	Sandra X
	Jane Lapotaire	Marie Curie / The Return	Marie Curie / Bridget Ritsin
	Susan Littler	Spend, Spend, Spend	Vivian Nicholson
1979 (25th)
	Francesca Annis	Lillie	Lillie Langtry
	Peggy Ashcroft	Edward and Mrs. Simpson / Hullabaloo Over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures	Queen Mary / Lady G
	Cheryl Campbell	Pennies from Heaven	Eileen
	Cynthia Harris	Edward and Mrs. Simpson	Wallis Simpson

Peggy Ashcroft has won this award twice, for *Cream in My Coffee* and *Caught on a Train* (both in 1981) and *The Jewel in the Crown* (1985).

1980s

Year	Actress	Work(s)	Character(s)
1980 (26th)
	Cheryl Campbell	**Testament of Youth / Malice Aforethought / The Duke of Wellington**	Vera Brittain / Madeleine Cranmere / The Duchess of Wellington
	Judi Dench	On Giant's Shoulders	Hazel Wiles
	Kate Nelligan	Measure for Measure	Isabella
	Beryl Reid	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy	Connie Sachs
1981 (27th)
	Peggy Ashcroft	**Cream in My Coffee / Caught on a Train**	Jean Wilsher / Frau Messner
	Celia Johnson	Staying On	Lucy Smalley
	Kate Nelligan	Dreams of Leaving / Thérèse Raquin / Forgive Our Foolish Ways	Caroline / Thérèse Raquin / Vivien Lanyon
	Pamela Stephenson	Not the Nine O'Clock News	Various Roles
1982 (28th)
	Judi Dench	**Going Gently / A Fine Romance / The Cherry Orchard**	Sister Scarli / Laura Dalton / Madame Ranevskaya
	Claire Bloom	Brideshead Revisited	Lady Marchmain
	Celia Johnson	The Potting Shed	Mrs. Callifer
	Diana Quick	Brideshead Revisited	Julia Flyte
1983 (29th)
	Beryl Reid	Smiley's People	Connie Sachs
	Jane Asher	A Voyage Round My Father / Love Is Old, Love Is New	Elizabeth / Katha
	Maureen Lipman	Outside Edge / Rolling Home	Maggie / Val
	Julie Walters	Boys from the Blackstuff / Say Something Happened	Angie Todd / June Potter
1984 (30th)
	Coral Browne	An Englishman Abroad	Herself
	Blair Brown	Kennedy	Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
	Judi Dench	Saigon: Year of the Cat	Barbara Dean
	Maggie Smith	Mrs. Silly	Mrs. Silly
1985 (31st)
	Peggy Ashcroft	The Jewel in the Crown	Barbara Batchelor
	Geraldine James	The Jewel in the Crown	Sarah Layton
	Judy Parfitt		Mildred Layton
	Susan Wooldridge		Daphne Manners
1986 (32nd)
	Claire Bloom	Shadowlands	Joy Gersham
	Frances de la Tour	Duet for One	Stephanie Anderson
	Mary Steenburgen	Tender Is the Night	Nicole Warren Diver
	Joanne Whalley	Edge of Darkness	Emma Craven
1987 (33rd)
	Anna Massey	Hotel du Lac	Edith Hope
	Joan Hickson	Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage	Miss Marple
	Wendy Hiller	All Passion Spent	Lady Slane
	Patricia Hodge	Hotel du Lac	Monica
	Alison Steadman	The Singing Detective	Mrs. Marlow
	Julie T. Wallace	The Life and Loves of a She-Devil	Ruth
1988 (34th)
	Emma Thompson	**Fortunes of War / Tutti Frutti**	Harriet Pringle / Suzi Kettles
	Jean Alexander	Coronation Street	Hilda Ogden
	Joan Hickson	Miss Marple: Nemesis	Miss Marple
	Miranda Richardson	After Pilkington	Penny "Patch" Newhouse
1989 (35th)
	Thora Hird	Talking Heads: A Cream Cracker Under The Settee	Doris
	Jane Lapotaire	Blind Justice	Katherine Hughes
	Patricia Routledge	Talking Heads: A Lady of Letters	Irene Ruddock
	Maggie Smith	Talking Heads: Bed Among the Lentils	Susan

1990s

Year	Actors	Work	Character	Network
1990 (36th)
	Diana Rigg	Mother Love	Helena Vesey	BBC One
	Peggy Ashcroft	She's Been Away	Lillian Huckle	BBC One
	Judi Dench	Behaving Badly	Bridget Mayor	Channel 4
	Gwen Taylor	A Bit of a Do	Rita Simcock	ITV
1991 (37th)
	Geraldine McEwan	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit	Mother	BBC Two
	Susannah Harker	House of Cards	Mattie Storin	BBC
	Emily Aston	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit	Small Jess	BBC Two
	Charlotte Coleman	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit	Jess	BBC Two
1992 (38th)
	Helen Mirren	Prime Suspect	Jane Tennison	ITV
	Lindsay Duncan	G.B.H.	Barbara Douglas	Channel 4
	Zoe Wanamaker	Prime Suspect	Moyra Henson	ITV
	Prunella Scales	A Question of Attribution	H.M.Q.	BBC One
1993 (39th)
	Helen Mirren	Prime Suspect 2	Jane Tennison	ITV
	Maggie Smith	Memento Mori	Mrs. Mabel Pettigrew	BBC Two
	Juliet Stevenson	A Doll's House	Nora Helmer	BBC Two
	Zoe Wanamaker	Love Hurts	Tessa Piggott	BBC One
1994 (40th)
	Helen Mirren	Prime Suspect 3	Jane Tennison	ITV
	Olympia Dukakis	Armistead Maupins Tales of the City	Anna Madrigal	Channel 4
	Siobhan Redmond	Between the Lines	Maureen "Mo" Connell	BBC One
	Julie Walters	Wide-Eyed and Legless	Diana Longden	BBC One
1995 (41st)
	Juliet Aubrey	Middlemarch	Dorothea Brooke	BBC Two
	Siobhan Redmond	Between the Lines	Maureen "Mo" Connell	BBC One
	Victoria Wood	Pat and Margaret	Margaret Mottershead	BBC One
	Geraldine Somerville	Cracker	Jane Penhaligon	ITV
1996 (42nd)
	Jennifer Ehle	Pride and Prejudice	Elizabeth Bennet	BBC One
	Helen Mirren	Prime Suspect 4	Jane Tennison	ITV
	Geraldine James	Band of Gold	Rosemary "Rose" Garrity	ITV
	Juliet Stevenson	The Politician's Wife	Flora Matlock	Channel 4
1997 (43rd)
	Gina McKee	Our Friends in the North	Mary Soulsby	BBC Two
	Helen Mirren	Prime Suspect 5	Jane Tennison	ITV
	Alex Kingston	The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders	Moll Flanders	ITV
	Pauline Quirke	The Sculptress	Olive Martin	BBC
1998 (44th)
	Daniela Nardini	This Life	Anna Forbes	BBC Two
	Francesca Annis	Reckless	Anna Fairley	ITV
	Kathy Burke	Tom Jones	Honour	BBC One
	Miranda Richardson	A Dance to the Music of Time	Pamela Flitton	Channel 4
1999 (45th)
	Thora Hird	Talking Heads: Waiting For The Telegram	Violet	BBC Two
	Francesca Annis	Reckless	Anna Fairley	ITV
	Natasha Little	Vanity Fair	Becky Sharp	BBC
	Joanna Lumley	A Rather English Marriage	Liz Franks	BBC

2000s

Year	Actors	Work	Character	Network
2000 (46th)
	Thora Hird	Lost for Words	Annie Longden	ITV
	Francesca Annis	Wives and Daughters	Hyacinth Gibson	BBC One
	Maggie Smith	David Copperfield	Betsey Trotwood	BBC One
	Lindsay Duncan	Shooting the Past	Marilyn Truman	BBC Two
2001 (47th)
	Judi Dench	The Last of the Blonde Bombshells	Elizabeth Gold	BBC
	Amanda Redman	At Home with the Braithwaites	Alison Braithwaite	ITV
	Fay Ripley	Cold Feet	Jenny Gifford
	Alison Steadman	Fat Friends	Betty Simpson
	Geraldine James	The Sins	Gloria Green	BBC One
2002 (48th)
	Julie Walters	My Beautiful Son	Sheila Fitzpatrick	ITV
	Lindsay Duncan	Perfect Strangers	Alice Hagerty	BBC Two
	Sheila Hancock	The Russian Bride	Dora Blossom	ITV
	Lesley Sharp	Bob & Rose	Rose Cooper	ITV
2003 (49th)
	Julie Walters	Murder	Angela Maurer	BBC Two
	Sheila Hancock	Bedtime	Alice Oldfield	BBC One
	Jessica Hynes	Tomorrow La Scala!	Victoria Stevenson	BBC Two
	Vanessa Redgrave	The Gathering Storm	Clementine Churchill	BBC
2004 (50th)
	Julie Walters	The Canterbury Tales	Beth Craddock	BBC One
	Helen Mirren	Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness	Jane Tennison	ITV
	Gina McKee	The Lost Prince	Charlotte Bill	BBC One
	Miranda Richardson	The Lost Prince	Queen Mary	BBC One
2005 (51st)
	Anamaria Marinca	Sex Traffic	Elena Visinescu	Channel 4
	Brenda Blethyn	Belonging	Jess Cople	ITV
	Anne-Marie Duff	Shameless	Fiona Gallagher	Channel 4
	Lia Williams	May 33rd	Ella Wilson	BBC One
2006 (52nd)
	Anna Maxwell Martin	Bleak House	Esther Summerson	BBC One
	Anne-Marie Duff	Shameless	Fiona Gallagher	Channel 4
	Lucy Cohu	The Queen's Sister	Princess Margaret	Channel 4
	Gillian Anderson	Bleak House	Lady Dedlock	BBC One
2007 (53rd)
	Victoria Wood	Housewife, 49	Nella Last	ITV
	Anne-Marie Duff	The Virgin Queen	Elizabeth I	BBC One
	Ruth Wilson	Jane Eyre	Jane Eyre	BBC One
	Samantha Morton	Longford	Myra Hindley	Channel 4
2008 (54th)
	Eileen Atkins	Cranford	Deborah Jenkyns	BBC One
	Kierston Wareing	It's a Free World...	Angela	Channel 4
	Gina McKee	The Street	Jan Parr	BBC One
	Judi Dench	Cranford	Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns	BBC One
2009 (55th)
	Anna Maxwell Martin	Poppy Shakespeare	N	Channel 4
	June Brown	EastEnders	Dot Cotton	BBC One
	Maxine Peake	Hancock and Joan	Joan Le Mesurier	BBC Four
	Andrea Riseborough	Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley	Margaret Thatcher	BBC Four

2010s

Year	Actors	Work	Character	Network
2010 (56th)
	Julie Walters	Mo	Mo Mowlam	Channel 4
	Helena Bonham Carter	Enid	Enid Blyton	BBC Four
	Sophie Okonedo	Mrs. Mandela	Winnie Mandela	BBC Four
	Julie Walters	A Short Stay in Switzerland	Dr. Anne Turner	BBC One
2011 (57th)
	Vicky McClure	This Is England '86	Lorraine "Lol" Jenkins	Channel 4
	Anna Maxwell Martin	South Riding	Sarah Burton	BBC One
	Natalie Press	Five Daughters	Paula Clennell
	Juliet Stevenson	Accused	Helen Ryland
2012 (58th)
	Emily Watson	Appropriate Adult	Janet Leach	ITV
	Romola Garai	The Crimson Petal and the White	Sugar	BBC Two
	Vicky McClure	This Is England '88	Lorranie "Lol" Jenkins	Channel 4
	Nadine Marshall	Random	Sister	Channel 4
2013 (59th)
	Sheridan Smith	Mrs Biggs	Charmian Biggs	ITV
	Rebecca Hall	Parade's End	Sylvia Tietjens	BBC Two
	Sienna Miller	The Girl	Tippi Hedren	BBC Two
	Anne Reid	Last Tango in Halifax	Celia Dawson	BBC One
2014 (60th)
	Olivia Colman	Broadchurch	Ellie Miller	ITV
	Helena Bonham Carter	Burton & Taylor	Elizabeth Taylor	BBC Four
	Kerrie Hayes	The Mill	Esther Price	Channel 4
	Maxine Peake	The Village	Grace Middleton	BBC One
2015 (61st)
	Georgina Campbell	Murdered by My Boyfriend	Ashley Jones	BBC Three
	Keeley Hawes	Line of Duty	Lindsay Denton	BBC Two
	Sarah Lancashire	Happy Valley	Catherine Cawood	BBC One
	Sheridan Smith	Cilla	Cilla Black	ITV
2016 (62nd)
	Suranne Jones	Doctor Foster	Gemma Foster	BBC One
	Claire Foy	Wolf Hall	Anne Boleyn	BBC Two
	Sheridan Smith	The C-Word	Lisa Lynch	BBC One
	Ruth Madeley	Don't Take My Baby	Anna Howard	BBC Three
2017 (63rd)
	Sarah Lancashire	Happy Valley	Catherine Cawood	BBC One
	Nikki Amuka-Bird	NW	Natalie Blake	BBC Two
	Claire Foy	The Crown	Queen Elizabeth II	Netflix
	Jodie Comer	Thirteen	Ivy Moxam	BBC Three/BBC Two
2018 (64th)
	Molly Windsor	Three Girls	Holly Winshaw	BBC One
	Claire Foy	The Crown	Queen Elizabeth II	Netflix
	Sinead Keenan	Little Boy Blue	Melanie Jones	ITV
	Thandie Newton	Line of Duty	Roseanne "Roz" Huntley	BBC Two
2019 (65th)
	Jodie Comer	Killing Eve	Villanelle / Oksana Astankova	BBC One
	Keeley Hawes	Bodyguard	Julia Montague	BBC One
	Sandra Oh	Killing Eve	Eve Polastri
	Ruth Wilson	Mrs Wilson	Alison Wilson

2020s

Year	Actors	Work	Character	Network
2020 (66th) ^[2]
	Glenda Jackson	Elizabeth is Missing	Maud Horsham	BBC One
	Samantha Morton	I Am Kirsty	Kirsty	Channel 4
	Jodie Comer	Killing Eve	Villanelle / Oksana Astankova	BBC One
	Suranne Jones	Gentleman Jack	Anne Lister	HBO/BBC One
2021 (67th) ^[3]
	Michaela Coel	I May Destroy You	Arabella Essiedu	BBC One
	Daisy Edgar-Jones	Normal People	Marianne Sheridan	BBC Three
	Billie Piper	I Hate Suzie	Suzie Pickles	Sky Atlantic
	Hayley Squires	Adult Material	Hayley Burrows / Jolene Dollar	Channel 4
	Jodie Comer	Killing Eve	Villanelle / Oksana Astankova	BBC One
	Letitia Wright	Small Axe: Mangrove	Altheia Jones-LeCointe	BBC One
2022 (68th) ^[4]
	Jodie Comer	Help	Sarah	Channel 4
	Kate Winslet	Mare of Easttown	Marianne "Mare" Sheehan	Sky Atlantic
	Lydia West	It's a Sin	Jill Baxter	Channel 4
	Niamh Algar	Deceit	Sadie Byrne / Lizzie James	Channel 4
	Emily Watson	Too Close	Dr. Emma Robertson	ITV
	Denise Gough	Too Close	Connie Mortensen	ITV
2023 (69th) ^[5]^[6]
	Kate Winslet	I Am... Ruth	Ruth	Channel 4
	Sarah Lancashire	Julia	Julia Child	HBO / Sky Atlantic
	Vicky McClure	Without Sin	Stella Tomlinson	ITVX
	Maxine Peake	Anne	Anne Williams	ITV
	Billie Piper	I Hate Suzie Too	Suzie Pickles	Sky Atlantic
	Imelda Staunton	The Crown	Queen Elizabeth II	Netflix
2024 (70th) ^[7]
	Sarah Lancashire	Happy Valley	Sgt Catherine Cawood	BBC One
	Anjana Vasan	Black Mirror: "Demon 79"	Nida Huq	Netflix
	Anne Reid	The Sixth Commandment	Ann Moore-Martin	BBC One
	Sharon Horgan	Best Interests	Nicci	BBC One
	Bella Ramsey	The Last of Us	Ellie	Sky Atlantic
	Helena Bonham Carter	Nolly	Noele Gordon	ITVX

Superlatives

Record	Actress	Programme	Age (in years)
Oldest winner	Thora Hird	Lost for Words	89
Oldest nominee	Thora Hird	Lost for Words	89
Youngest winner	Molly Windsor	Three Girls	20
Youngest nominee	Molly Windsor	Three Girls	20

Actresses with multiple wins and nominations

Multiple wins

The following people have been awarded the British Academy Television Award for Actress multiple times:

4 wins

Julie Walters

3 wins

2 wins

Multiple nominations

The following people have been nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Actress multiple times:

7 nominations

6 nominations

5 nominations

Jodie Comer

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

Note: Julie Walters' two mentions in 2010, count as two separate nominations.

References

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^ "Television - 2020". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^ "BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards". www.bafta.org. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ "Bafta TV awards 2022: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Ritman, Alex (22 March 2023). "BAFTA TV Awards: 'This is Going to Hurt,' 'The Responder' Lead Pack of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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^ "BAFTA TV Awards 2024: Nominations". BBC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

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[2] "Television - 2020". British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Retrieved 26 February 2021.

[3] "BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards". www.bafta.org. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[4] "Bafta TV awards 2022: full list of nominations". The Guardian. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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v t e BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress
1955–1975	Googie Withers (1955) Virginia McKenna (1956) Rosalie Crutchley (1957) Gwen Watford (1959) Catherine Lacey (1960) Billie Whitelaw (1961) Ruth Dunning (1962) Brenda Bruce (1963) Vivien Merchant (1964) Katharine Blake (1965) Gwen Watford (1966) Vanessa Redgrave (1967) Judi Dench (1968) Wendy Craig (1969) Margaret Tyzack (1970) Annette Crosbie (1971) Patricia Hayes (1972) Billie Whitelaw (1973) Celia Johnson (1974) Lee Remick (1975)
1976–2000	Annette Crosbie (1976) Siân Phillips (1977) Penelope Keith (1978) Francesca Annis (1979) Cheryl Campbell (1980) Peggy Ashcroft (1981) Judi Dench (1982) Beryl Reid (1983) Coral Browne (1984) Peggy Ashcroft (1985) Claire Bloom (1986) Anna Massey (1987) Emma Thompson (1988) Thora Hird (1989) Diana Rigg (1990) Geraldine McEwan (1991) Helen Mirren (1992) Helen Mirren (1993) Helen Mirren (1994) Juliet Aubrey (1995) Jennifer Ehle (1996) Gina McKee (1997) Daniela Nardini (1998) Thora Hird (1999) Thora Hird (2000)
2001–present	Judi Dench (2001) Julie Walters (2002) Julie Walters (2003) Julie Walters (2004) Anamaria Marinca (2005) Anna Maxwell Martin (2006) Victoria Wood (2007) Eileen Atkins (2008) Anna Maxwell Martin (2009) Julie Walters (2010) Vicky McClure (2011) Emily Watson (2012) Sheridan Smith (2013) Olivia Colman (2014) Georgina Campbell (2015) Suranne Jones (2016) Sarah Lancashire (2017) Molly Windsor (2018) Jodie Comer (2019) Glenda Jackson (2020) Michaela Coel (2021) Jodie Comer (2022) Kate Winslet (2023) Sarah Lancashire (2024)