Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress

The Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress, commonly known as the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress, is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It was first awarded at the 30th Annual TV Week Logie Awards in 1988 and is given to recognise the outstanding performance of an actress in an Australian program. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries.[1] Deborah Mailman holds the record for the most wins, with four, followed by Claudia Karvan with three and Ruth Cracknell, Alison Whyte and Sigrid Thornton with two wins each.

Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress
CountryAustralia
Presented byTV Week
First awarded1988
Currently held byHarriet Dyer (2023)
Most awardsDeborah Mailman (4)
Websitewww.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

Winners and nominees

KeyMeaning
Indicates the winning actress
YearNomineesProgram(s)NetworkRef
1988Catherine WilkinRafferty's RulesSeven Network[2]
1989Joan SydneyA Country PracticeSeven Network[3]
1990Nicole KidmanBangkok HiltonNetwork Ten[4]
1991Rebecca GibneySnowyNine Network[5]
1992Josephine ByrnesBrides of ChristABC TV
1993Ruth CracknellMother and SonABC TV
1994Ruth Cracknell‡Mother and SonABC TV[6]
1995Monica MaughanThe Damnation of Harvey McHughABC TV
1996Jacqueline McKenzieHalifax f.p.Nine Network
1997Alison WhyteFrontlineABC TV
1998Catherine McClementsWater RatsNine Network[7]
Rachael BlakeWildsideABC TV
Rebecca GibneyHalifax f.p.Nine Network
Kangaroo PalaceSeven Network
Alison WhyteGood Guys, Bad GuysNine Network
1999Sigrid ThorntonSeaChangeABC TV[8]
Rachael BlakeWildsideABC TV
Rebecca GibneyHalifax f.p.: Afraid of the DarkNine Network
The Day of the RosesNetwork Ten
Caroline GoodallA Difficult Woman
Claudia KarvanThe Violent Earth
2000Sigrid Thornton‡SeaChangeABC TV[9]
Kerry ArmstrongSeaChangeABC TV
Rebecca GibneyHalifax f.p.Nine Network
Catherine McClementsWater RatsNine Network
2001Kerry Armstrong‡SeaChangeABC TV[10]
Georgie ParkerAll SaintsSeven Network
Libby TannerAll SaintsSeven Network
Sigrid ThorntonSeaChangeABC TV
2002Deborah MailmanThe Secret Life of UsNetwork Ten[11]
Kate BeahanLove Is a Four Letter WordABC TV
Claudia KarvanThe Secret Life of UsNetwork Ten
Georgie ParkerAll SaintsSeven Network
Libby TannerAll SaintsSeven Network
2003Claudia Karvan‡The Secret Life of UsNetwork Ten[12]
Kerry ArmstrongMDAABC TV
Deborah MailmanThe Secret Life of UsNetwork Ten
Freya StaffordWhite Collar BlueNetwork Ten
Juliet StevensonThe Road From CoorainABC TV
2004Deborah Mailman‡The Secret Life of UsNetwork Ten[13]
Bridie CarterMcLeod's DaughtersNine Network
Claudia KarvanThe Secret Life Of UsNetwork Ten
Kate KendallStingersNine Network
Angie MillikenThe Shark NetABC TV
2005Miranda OttoThrough My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain StorySeven Network[14]
Rebecca GibneySmall ClaimsNetwork Ten
Claudia KarvanLove My WayFox8
Asher KeddieLove My WayFox8
Leeanna WalsmanJessicaNetwork Ten
2006Claudia Karvan‡Love My WayFox8[15]
Justine ClarkeThe SurgeonNetwork Ten
Romola GaraiThe Incredible Journey of Mary BryantNetwork Ten
Asher KeddieLove My WayFox8
Lisa McCuneHell Has Harbour ViewsABC TV
2007Susie PorterRAN Remote Area NurseSBS TV[16]
Daniella FarinacciThe Society MurdersNetwork Ten
Claudia KarvanLove My WayW. Channel
Asher KeddieLove My WayW. Channel
Judith McGrathAll SaintsSeven Network
2008Alison Whyte‡SatisfactionShowcase[17]
Diana GlennSatisfactionShowcase
Claudia KarvanLove My WayShowtime
Asher KeddieLove My WayShowtime
Victoria ThaineRain ShadowABC1
2009Kat StewartUnderbellyNine Network[18]
Julia BlakeBed of RosesABC1
Claire van der BoomRushNetwork Ten
Rebecca GibneyPacked to the RaftersSeven Network
Madeleine WestSatisfactionShowcase
2010Claudia Karvan‡SavedSBS TV[19]
Justine ClarkeTangleShowcase
Asher KeddieUnderbelly: A Tale of Two CitiesNine Network
Susie PorterEast West 101SBS TV
Kat StewartTangleShowcase
2011Claire van der Boom‡Sisters of WarABC1[20]
Justine ClarkeTangleShowcase
Asher KeddieOffspringNetwork Ten
Catherine McClementsRushNetwork Ten
Kat StewartOffspringNetwork Ten
2012Melissa GeorgeThe SlapABC1[21]
Essie DavisThe SlapABC1
Diana GlennKilling TimeTV1
Asher KeddiePaper Giants: The Birth of CleoABC1
Kat StewartOffspringNetwork Ten
2013Deborah Mailman‡MaboABC1[22]
Catherine McClementsTangleShowcase
Mandy McElhinneyHowzat! Kerry Packer's WarNine Network
Susie PorterDangerous RemedyABC1
Leah PurcellRedfern NowABC1
2014Asher Keddie‡OffspringNetwork Ten[23]
Danielle CormackWentworthSoHo
Claudia KarvanThe Time of Our LivesABC1
Mandy McElhinneyPaper Giants: Magazine WarsABC1
Kat StewartOffspringNetwork Ten
2015Danielle Cormack‡WentworthSoHo[24]
Marta DusseldorpJanet KingABC
Jessica MaraisCarlottaABC
Denise RobertsSchapelleNine Network
Nicole da SilvaWentworthSoHo
2016Deborah Mailman‡Redfern Now: Promise MeABC[25]
Essie DavisMiss Fisher's Murder MysteriesABC
Mandy McElhinneyHouse of HancockNine Network
Pamela RabeWentworthSoHo
Sarah SnookThe Beautiful LieABC
2017Anna TorvSecret CityShowcase[26]
Danielle CormackWentworthShowcase
Elizabeth DebickiThe Kettering IncidentShowcase
Marta DusseldorpJanet KingABC
Jessica MaraisLove ChildNine Network
Yael StoneDeep WaterSBS
2018Pamela Rabe‡WentworthShowcase
Elisabeth MossTop of the Lake: China GirlBBC First
Kate AtkinsonWentworthShowcase
Kate BoxRiotABC
Leeanna WalsmanSafe HarbourSBS
2019Jenna ColemanThe CryABC
Danielle CormackSecret City: Under The EagleFoxtel
Judy DavisMystery RoadABC
Leah PurcellWentworthFoxtel
Nicole ChamounOn The RopesSBS
2022Anna TorvThe NewsreaderABC
Claudia KarvanBumpStan
Deborah MailmanTotal ControlABC
Isla FisherWolf Like MeStan
Miranda OttoFiresABC
2023Harriet DyerColin from AccountsBinge
Claudia JessieBali 2002Stan
Claudia KarvanBumpStan
Kate MulvanyThe TwelveBinge/Foxtel
Marta DusseldorpThe TwelveBinge/Foxtel
Milly AlcockUprightBinge/Foxtel

Multiple wins

NumberActress
Wins
4Deborah Mailman
3Claudia Karvan
2Ruth Cracknell
2Alison Whyte
2Sigrid Thornton

Programs with most awards

WinsProgram
3SeaChange
3The Secret Life of Us
2Mother and Son
2Wentworth

References