List of Academy Award for Best Actress winners by age
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This is a list of winners of the Academy Award for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)[1] to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. More popularly known as the Academy Award (or the Oscar) for Best Actress, this award was initially presented at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony for 1927–1928 and was most recently presented at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony for 2020 and early 2021.[2] Throughout the past 93 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, AMPAS has presented a total of 94 Best Actress awards to 77 different actresses. This list is current as of the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony held on April 25, 2021.[3]
List of winners[]
| # |
Actress |
Film |
Date of birth |
Date of award |
Age upon receiving award |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janet Gaynor | 7th Heaven, Street Angel, and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans |
October 6, 1906 | May 16, 1929 | 22 years, 222 days | September 14, 1984 | 28,468 days (77 years, 344 days) | Held record as youngest winner for 59 award ceremonies (from the 1st to the 59th, May 1929–March 1987 [57 years, 10 months]) |
| 2 | Mary Pickford | Coquette | April 8, 1892 | April 3, 1930 | 37 years, 360 days | May 29, 1979 | 31,826 days (87 years, 51 days) | Held record as oldest winner for 2 award ceremonies (from the 2nd to the 4th, April 1930–November 1931 [1 year, 7 months]) |
| 3 | Norma Shearer | The Divorcee | August 10, 1902 | November 5, 1930 | 28 years, 87 days | June 12, 1983 | 29,526 days (80 years, 306 days) | |
| 4 | Marie Dressler | Min and Bill | November 9, 1868 | November 10, 1931 | 63 years, 1 day | July 28, 1934 | 24,001 days (65 years, 261 days) | Held record as oldest winner for 50 award ceremonies (from the 4th to the 50th, November 1931–March 1982 [50 years, 4 months]) |
| 5 | Helen Hayes | The Sin of Madelon Claudet | October 10, 1900 | November 18, 1932 | 32 years, 39 days | March 17, 1993 | 33,761 days (92 years, 158 days) | |
| 6 | Katharine Hepburn | Morning Glory | May 12, 1907 | March 16, 1934 | 26 years, 308 days | June 29, 2003 | 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) | 1st of 4 |
| 7 | Claudette Colbert | It Happened One Night | September 13, 1903 | February 27, 1935 | 31 years, 167 days | July 30, 1996 | 33,924 days (92 years, 321 days) | |
| 8 | Bette Davis | Dangerous | April 5, 1908 | March 5, 1936 | 27 years, 335 days | October 6, 1989 | 29,769 days (81 years, 184 days) | 1st of 2 |
| 9 | Luise Rainer | The Great Ziegfeld | January 12, 1910 | March 4, 1937 | 27 years, 51 days | December 30, 2014 | 38,338 days (104 years, 352 days)[4] | 1st of 2 |
| 10 | Luise Rainer | The Good Earth | January 12, 1910 | March 10, 1938 | 28 years, 57 days | December 30, 2014 | 38,338 days (104 years, 352 days) | 2nd of 2 |
| 11 | Bette Davis | Jezebel | April 5, 1908 | February 23, 1939 | 30 years, 324 days | October 6, 1989 | 29,769 days (81 years, 184 days) | 2nd of 2 |
| 12 | Vivien Leigh | Gone with the Wind | November 5, 1913 | February 29, 1940 | 26 years, 116 days | July 7, 1967 | 19,602 days (53 years, 244 days) | 1st of 2 |
| 13 | Ginger Rogers | Kitty Foyle | July 16, 1911 | February 27, 1941 | 29 years, 226 days | April 25, 1995 | 30,599 days (83 years, 283 days) | |
| 14 | Joan Fontaine | Suspicion | October 22, 1917 | February 26, 1942 | 24 years, 127 days | December 15, 2013 | 35,118 days (96 years, 54 days) | |
| 15 | Greer Garson | Mrs. Miniver | September 29, 1904 | March 4, 1943 | 38 years, 156 days | April 6, 1996 | 33,427 days (91 years, 190 days) | |
| 16 | Jennifer Jones | The Song of Bernadette | March 2, 1919 | March 2, 1944 | 25 years, 0 days | December 17, 2009 | 33,163 days (90 years, 290 days) | |
| 17 | Ingrid Bergman | Gaslight | August 29, 1915 | March 15, 1945 | 29 years, 198 days | August 29, 1982 | 24,472 days (67 years, 0 days) | 1st of 2 |
| 18 | Joan Crawford | Mildred Pierce | March 23, 1905 | March 7, 1946 | 40 years, 349 days | May 10, 1977 | 26,711 days (72 years, 48 days) | |
| 19 | Olivia de Havilland | To Each His Own | July 1, 1916 | March 13, 1947 | 30 years, 255 days | July 26, 2020 | 38,011 days (104 years, 25 days) | 1st of 2 |
| 20 | Loretta Young | The Farmer's Daughter | January 6, 1913 | March 20, 1948 | 35 years, 74 days | August 12, 2000 | 31,995 days (87 years, 219 days) | |
| 21 | Jane Wyman | Johnny Belinda | January 5, 1917 | March 24, 1949 | 32 years, 78 days | September 10, 2007 | 33,120 days (90 years, 248 days) | |
| 22 | Olivia de Havilland | The Heiress | July 1, 1916 | March 23, 1950 | 33 years, 265 days | July 26, 2020 | 38,011 days (104 years, 25 days) | 2nd of 2 |
| 23 | Judy Holliday | Born Yesterday | June 21, 1921 | March 29, 1951 | 29 years, 281 days | June 7, 1965 | 16,057 days (43 years, 351 days)[5] | |
| 24 | Vivien Leigh | A Streetcar Named Desire | November 5, 1913 | March 20, 1952 | 38 years, 136 days | July 7, 1967 | 19,602 days (53 years, 244 days) | 2nd of 2 |
| 25 | Shirley Booth | Come Back, Little Sheba | August 30, 1898 | March 19, 1953 | 54 years, 201 days | October 16, 1992 | 34,380 days (94 years, 47 days) | |
| 26 | Audrey Hepburn | Roman Holiday | May 4, 1929 | March 25, 1954 | 24 years, 325 days | January 20, 1993 | 23,272 days (63 years, 261 days) | |
| 27 | Grace Kelly | The Country Girl | November 12, 1929 | March 30, 1955 | 25 years, 138 days | September 14, 1982 | 19,299 days (52 years, 306 days) | |
| 28 | Anna Magnani | The Rose Tattoo | March 7, 1908 | March 21, 1956 | 48 years, 14 days | September 26, 1973 | 23,944 days (65 years, 203 days) | |
| 29 | Ingrid Bergman | Anastasia | August 29, 1915 | March 27, 1957 | 41 years, 210 days | August 29, 1982 | 24,472 days (67 years, 0 days) | 2nd of 2 |
| 30 | Joanne Woodward | The Three Faces of Eve | February 27, 1930 | March 26, 1958 | 28 years, 27 days | 33,445 days (91 years, 207 days) | ||
| 31 | Susan Hayward | I Want to Live! | June 30, 1917 | April 6, 1959 | 41 years, 280 days | March 14, 1975 | 21,076 days (57 years, 257 days) | |
| 32 | Simone Signoret | Room at the Top | March 25, 1921 | April 4, 1960 | 39 years, 10 days | September 30, 1985 | 23,565 days (64 years, 189 days) | |
| 33 | Elizabeth Taylor | BUtterfield 8 | February 27, 1932 | April 17, 1961 | 29 years, 49 days | March 23, 2011 | 28,879 days (79 years, 24 days) | 1st of 2 |
| 34 | Sophia Loren | Two Women | September 20, 1934 | April 9, 1962 | 27 years, 201 days | 31,779 days (87 years, 2 days) | ||
| 35 | Anne Bancroft | The Miracle Worker | September 17, 1931 | April 8, 1963 | 31 years, 203 days | June 6, 2005 | 26,926 days (73 years, 262 days) | |
| 36 | Patricia Neal | Hud | January 20, 1926 | April 13, 1964 | 38 years, 84 days | August 8, 2010 | 30,881 days (84 years, 200 days) | |
| 37 | Julie Andrews | Mary Poppins | October 1, 1935 | April 5, 1965 | 29 years, 186 days | 31,403 days (85 years, 356 days) | ||
| 38 | Julie Christie | Darling | April 14, 1940 | April 18, 1966 | 26 years, 4 days | 29,746 days (81 years, 161 days) | ||
| 39 | Elizabeth Taylor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | February 27, 1932 | April 10, 1967 | 35 years, 42 days | March 23, 2011 | 28,879 days (79 years, 24 days) | 2nd of 2 |
| 40 | Katharine Hepburn | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner | May 12, 1907 | April 10, 1968 | 60 years, 334 days | June 29, 2003 | 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) | 2nd of 4 |
| 41 | Katharine Hepburn | The Lion in Winter | May 12, 1907 | April 14, 1969 | 61 years, 337 days | June 29, 2003 | 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) | Tie; 3rd of 4 |
| 42 | Barbra Streisand | Funny Girl | April 24, 1942 | April 14, 1969 | 26 years, 355 days | 29,006 days (79 years, 151 days) | Tie | |
| 43 | Maggie Smith | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | December 28, 1934 | April 7, 1970 | 35 years, 100 days | 31,680 days (86 years, 268 days) | ||
| 44 | Glenda Jackson | Women in Love | May 9, 1936 | April 15, 1971 | 34 years, 341 days | 31,182 days (85 years, 136 days) | 1st of 2 | |
| 45 | Jane Fonda | Klute | December 21, 1937 | April 10, 1972 | 34 years, 111 days | 30,591 days (83 years, 275 days) | 1st of 2 | |
| 46 | Liza Minnelli | Cabaret | March 12, 1946 | March 27, 1973 | 27 years, 15 days | 27,588 days (75 years, 194 days) | ||
| 47 | Glenda Jackson | A Touch of Class | May 9, 1936 | April 2, 1974 | 37 years, 328 days | 31,182 days (85 years, 136 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
| 48 | Ellen Burstyn | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | December 7, 1932 | April 8, 1975 | 42 years, 122 days | 32,431 days (88 years, 289 days) | ||
| 49 | Louise Fletcher | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | July 22, 1934 | March 29, 1976 | 41 years, 251 days | 31,839 days (87 years, 62 days) | ||
| 50 | Faye Dunaway | Network | January 14, 1941 | March 28, 1977 | 36 years, 73 days | 29,471 days (80 years, 251 days) | ||
| 51 | Diane Keaton | Annie Hall | January 5, 1946 | April 3, 1978 | 32 years, 88 days | 27,654 days (75 years, 260 days) | ||
| 52 | Jane Fonda | Coming Home | December 21, 1937 | April 9, 1979 | 41 years, 109 days | 30,591 days (83 years, 275 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
| 53 | Sally Field | Norma Rae | November 6, 1946 | April 14, 1980 | 33 years, 160 days | 27,349 days (74 years, 320 days) | 1st of 2 | |
| 54 | Sissy Spacek | Coal Miner's Daughter | December 25, 1949 | March 31, 1981 | 31 years, 96 days | 26,204 days (71 years, 271 days) | ||
| 55 | Katharine Hepburn | On Golden Pond | May 12, 1907 | March 29, 1982 | 74 years, 321 days | June 29, 2003 | 35,112 days (96 years, 48 days) | 4th of 4 Held record as oldest winner for 8 award ceremonies (from the 54th to the 62nd, March 1982–March 1990) |
| 56 | Meryl Streep | Sophie's Choice | June 22, 1949 | April 11, 1983 | 33 years, 293 days | 26,390 days (72 years, 92 days) | 1st of 2 | |
| 57 | Shirley MacLaine | Terms of Endearment | April 24, 1934 | April 9, 1984 | 49 years, 351 days | 31,928 days (87 years, 151 days) | ||
| 58 | Sally Field | Places in the Heart | November 6, 1946 | March 25, 1985 | 38 years, 139 days | 27,349 days (74 years, 320 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
| 59 | Geraldine Page | The Trip to Bountiful | November 22, 1924 | March 24, 1986 | 61 years, 122 days | June 13, 1987 | 22,848 days (62 years, 203 days)[6] | |
| 60 | Marlee Matlin | Children of a Lesser God | August 24, 1965 | March 30, 1987 | 21 years, 218 days | 20,483 days (56 years, 29 days) | Has held record as youngest winner for 34 award ceremonies (from the 59th through the 92nd, March 1987–February 2020) | |
| 61 | Cher | Moonstruck | May 20, 1946 | April 11, 1988 | 41 years, 327 days | 27,519 days (75 years, 125 days) | ||
| 62 | Jodie Foster | The Accused | November 19, 1962 | March 27, 1989 | 26 years, 128 days | 21,492 days (58 years, 307 days) | 1st of 2 | |
| 63 | Jessica Tandy | Driving Miss Daisy | June 7, 1909 | March 26, 1990 | 80 years, 292 days | September 11, 1994 | 31,142 days (85 years, 96 days) | Has held record as oldest winner for 31 award ceremonies (from the 62nd through the 92nd, March 1990–February 2020) |
| 64 | Kathy Bates | Misery | June 28, 1948 | March 25, 1991 | 42 years, 270 days | 26,749 days (73 years, 86 days) | ||
| 65 | Jodie Foster | The Silence of the Lambs | November 19, 1962 | March 30, 1992 | 29 years, 132 days | 21,492 days (58 years, 307 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
| 66 | Emma Thompson | Howards End | April 15, 1959 | March 29, 1993 | 33 years, 348 days | 22,806 days (62 years, 160 days) | ||
| 67 | Holly Hunter | The Piano | March 20, 1958 | March 21, 1994 | 36 years, 1 day | 23,197 days (63 years, 186 days) | ||
| 68 | Jessica Lange | Blue Sky | April 20, 1949 | March 27, 1995 | 45 years, 341 days | 26,453 days (72 years, 155 days) | ||
| 69 | Susan Sarandon | Dead Man Walking | October 4, 1946 | March 25, 1996 | 49 years, 173 days | 27,382 days (74 years, 353 days) | ||
| 70 | Frances McDormand | Fargo | June 23, 1957 | March 24, 1997 | 39 years, 274 days | 23,467 days (64 years, 91 days) | 1st of 3 | |
| 71 | Helen Hunt | As Good as It Gets | June 15, 1963 | March 23, 1998 | 34 years, 281 days | 21,284 days (58 years, 99 days) | ||
| 72 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Shakespeare in Love | September 27, 1972 | March 21, 1999 | 26 years, 175 days | 17,892 days (48 years, 360 days) | ||
| 73 | Hilary Swank | Boys Don't Cry | July 30, 1974 | March 26, 2000 | 25 years, 240 days | 17,221 days (47 years, 54 days) | 1st of 2 | |
| 74 | Julia Roberts | Erin Brockovich | October 28, 1967 | March 25, 2001 | 33 years, 148 days | 19,688 days (53 years, 329 days) | ||
| 75 | Halle Berry | Monster's Ball | August 14, 1966 | March 24, 2002 | 35 years, 222 days | 20,128 days (55 years, 39 days) | ||
| 76 | Nicole Kidman | The Hours | June 20, 1967 | March 23, 2003 | 35 years, 276 days | 19,818 days (54 years, 94 days) | ||
| 77 | Charlize Theron | Monster | August 7, 1975 | February 29, 2004 | 28 years, 206 days | 16,848 days (46 years, 46 days) | ||
| 78 | Hilary Swank | Million Dollar Baby | July 30, 1974 | February 27, 2005 | 30 years, 212 days | 17,221 days (47 years, 54 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
| 79 | Reese Witherspoon | Walk the Line | March 22, 1976 | March 5, 2006 | 29 years, 348 days | 16,620 days (45 years, 184 days) | ||
| 80 | Helen Mirren | The Queen | July 26, 1945 | February 25, 2007 | 61 years, 214 days | 27,817 days (76 years, 58 days) | ||
| 81 | Marion Cotillard | La Vie en rose | September 30, 1975 | February 24, 2008 | 32 years, 147 days | 16,794 days (45 years, 357 days) | ||
| 82 | Kate Winslet | The Reader | October 5, 1975 | February 22, 2009 | 33 years, 140 days | 16,789 days (45 years, 352 days) | ||
| 83 | Sandra Bullock | The Blind Side | July 26, 1964 | March 7, 2010 | 45 years, 224 days | 20,877 days (57 years, 58 days) | ||
| 84 | Natalie Portman | Black Swan | June 9, 1981 | February 27, 2011 | 29 years, 263 days | 14,715 days (40 years, 105 days) | ||
| 85 | Meryl Streep | The Iron Lady | June 22, 1949 | February 26, 2012 | 62 years, 249 days | 26,390 days (72 years, 92 days) | 2nd of 2 | |
| 86 | Jennifer Lawrence | Silver Linings Playbook | August 15, 1990 | February 24, 2013 | 22 years, 193 days | 11,361 days (31 years, 38 days) | ||
| 87 | Cate Blanchett | Blue Jasmine | May 14, 1969 | March 2, 2014 | 44 years, 292 days | 19,124 days (52 years, 131 days) | ||
| 88 | Julianne Moore | Still Alice | December 3, 1960 | February 22, 2015 | 54 years, 81 days | 22,208 days (60 years, 293 days) | ||
| 89 | Brie Larson | Room | October 1, 1989 | February 28, 2016 | 26 years, 150 days | 11,679 days (31 years, 356 days) | ||
| 90 | Emma Stone | La La Land | November 6, 1988 | February 26, 2017 | 28 years, 112 days | 12,008 days (32 years, 320 days) | ||
| 91 | Frances McDormand | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | June 23, 1957 | March 4, 2018 | 60 years, 254 days | 23,467 days (64 years, 91 days) | 2nd of 3 | |
| 92 | Olivia Colman | The Favourite | January 30, 1974 | February 24, 2019 | 45 years, 25 days | 17,402 days (47 years, 235 days) | ||
| 93 | Renée Zellweger | Judy | April 25, 1969 | February 9, 2020 | 50 years, 290 days | 19,143 days (52 years, 150 days) | ||
| 94 | Frances McDormand | Nomadland | June 23, 1957 | April 25, 2021 | 63 years, 306 days | 23,467 days (64 years, 91 days) | 3rd of 3 | |
| # | Actress | Film | Date of birth | Date of award | Age upon receiving award |
Date of death | Lifespan | Notes |
See also[]
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- List of Academy Award Best Actor winners by age
- List of Best Supporting Actor winners by age
- List of Best Supporting Actress winners by age
- List of Best Director winners by age
- List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees
References[]
- ^ Official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Official ceremony promotional website for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Official database website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Luise Rainer holds the record for longest lifespan (104 years, 352 days), as well as the longest lifespan after receiving her [first] award (77 years, 301 days).
- ^ Judy Holliday holds the record for shortest lifespan (43 years, 351 days).
- ^ Geraldine Page holds the record for shortest lifespan after receiving the award (1 year, 81 days).
External links[]
- Oscars.org (official Academy site)
- Oscar.com (official ceremony promotional site)
- The Academy Awards Database (official site)
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