SettingsBest Actress Academy Award winners
Academy Award for Best Actress
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered ...
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered ...
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the method acting school, which she had studied under Lee Strasberg.
Anne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the method acting school, which she had studied under Lee Strasberg.
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
Cher
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist.
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist.
Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert (; 13 September 1903 – 30 July 1996) was an American actress of stage and film.
Claudette Colbert (; 13 September 1903 – 30 July 1996) was an American actress of stage and film.
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century.
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century.
Glenda Jackson
Glenda May Jackson, CBE (born 9 May 1936) is a British Labour Party politician and former actress.
Glenda May Jackson, CBE (born 9 May 1936) is a British Labour Party politician and former actress.
Grace Kelly
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Mo...
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress who, in April 1956, married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco, styled as Her Serene Highness The Princess of Mo...
Greer Garson
Greer Garson, CBE was a British actress who was very popular during World War II, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, ...
Greer Garson, CBE was a British actress who was very popular during World War II, being listed by the Motion Picture Herald as one of America's top ten box office draws in 1942, 1943, 1944, ...
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer.
Gwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer.
Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter.
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter.
Hilary Swank
Hilary Ann Swank is an American film actress.
Hilary Ann Swank is an American film actress.
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films.
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films.
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru.
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru.
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman, born Sarah Jane Mayfield, (January 5, 1917 - September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television.
Jane Wyman, born Sarah Jane Mayfield, (January 5, 1917 - September 10, 2007) was an American singer, dancer, and character actress of film and television.
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones was an American Oscar-winning actress during the Hollywood golden years.
Jennifer Jones was an American Oscar-winning actress during the Hollywood golden years.
Jessica Lange
Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television.
Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television.
Jessica Tandy
Jessie Alice "Jessica" Tandy (June 7, 1909 - September 11, 1994) was an English-American stage and film actress.
Jessie Alice "Jessica" Tandy (June 7, 1909 - September 11, 1994) was an English-American stage and film actress.
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford, born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre.
Joan Crawford, born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre.
Joan Fontaine
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, is a British American actress.
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, is a British American actress.
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward is an American actress, television and theatrical producer, and widow of Paul Newman.
Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward is an American actress, television and theatrical producer, and widow of Paul Newman.
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (born Alicia Christian Foster; November 19, 1962) is an American actress, film director, and producer.
Jodie Foster (born Alicia Christian Foster; November 19, 1962) is an American actress, film director, and producer.
Julie Andrews
Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author.
Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE is an English film and stage actress, singer, and author.
Kate Winslet
Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress.
Kate Elizabeth Winslet (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress.
Kathy Bates
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and film director.
Kathleen Doyle "Kathy" Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress and film director.
Loretta Young
Loretta Young was an American actress.
Loretta Young was an American actress.
Louise Fletcher
Louise Fletcher is an American actress best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and as Kai Winn Adam...
Louise Fletcher is an American actress best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and as Kai Winn Adam...
Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer is a former German film actress.
Luise Rainer is a former German film actress.
Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith, DBE is an English film, stage and television actress.
Dame Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith, DBE is an English film, stage and television actress.
Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler (November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian-American actress and Depression-era film star.
Marie Dressler (November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian-American actress and Depression-era film star.
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-American motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film.
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film.
Natalie Portman
Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.
Natalie Hershlag, better known by her stage name Natalie Portman, is an actress with dual American and Israeli citizenship.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an Australian actress, singer, film producer, and humanitarian.
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an Australian actress, singer, film producer, and humanitarian.
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal (January 20, 1926August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen.
Patricia Neal (January 20, 1926August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen.
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer.
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer.
Sally Field
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter.
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress, singer, producer, director, and screenwriter.
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock is an American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, a...
Sandra Annette Bullock is an American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, a...
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLean Beaty (born April 24, 1934), known professionally as Shirley MacLaine, is an American film and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist and author, well known for her beli...
Shirley MacLean Beaty (born April 24, 1934), known professionally as Shirley MacLaine, is an American film and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist and author, well known for her beli...
Simone Signoret
Simone Signoret was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest movie stars.
Simone Signoret was a French cinema actress often hailed as one of France's greatest movie stars.
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren, OMRI (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress.
Sophia Loren, OMRI (born Sofia Villani Scicolone; 20 September 1934) is an Italian actress.