The

International Emmy Award The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and S ...

for Best Performance by an Actress is an award presented annually by the

International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS) is an American nonprofit membership organization, based in New York City, composed of leading media and entertainment executives across all sectors of the television industry, from o ...

(IATAS). The award honors the best performance by an actress in a made for-television fiction program (i.e. movie, mini-series, drama series, telenovela, or comedy series). Since its inception, the award has been given to 17 actresses.

Lou de Laâge Lou de Laâge (born 27 April 1990) is a French actress.Thierry Chèze '' L'Express'', April 11, 2013Sophie GrassinLou de Laâge, le charme à l'état pur ''Le Figaro'', May 11, 2012Khadija Moussou5 choses à savoir sur Lou de Laâge ''Elle'', She ...

is the current recipient of the award, for her portrayal of Eugéne Cléry in ''

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''.

Julie Walters Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a ...

has won the most awards in this category, with two awards.

Rules and regulations

The

for Best Actress is awarded to a female performance in a made-for-television fiction program (it can be a television film, mini-series, drama series, telenovela, or comedy series). Under International Academy rules, only performances from a program entered in the competition are eligible. The same actress can be featured for different productions, as separate submissions. More than one female performance of the same production may also be presented. A performer must appear for at least 10% of the total airtime of the featured episode to be eligible. If the performance is part of a series, only one episode must have its first broadcast within the listed eligibility dates.

History

The first actress to win the International Emmy was the Chinese He Lin for ''Slave Mother'', a television film produced by the CCTV6 channel. Dutch Maryam Hassouni won in 2006 for her performance as Laila al Gatawi in ''

Offers ''Offers'' is a 2005 Dutch television film directed by Dana Nechushtan and starring Maryam Hassouni and Jacob Derwig. The thriller film is a personal drama about suicide bombers and counter-terrorism in Western Europe. In 2006 Maryam Hassouni ...

'', a drama thriller directed by Dana Nechushtan. In 2007, the International Emmy for best actress was given to French

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for her role as Marie Besnard in the Belgian-French film '' The Poisoner''. British actresses

Lucy Cohu Lucy Ann Cohu (born 2 October 1970) is an English stage and film actress, known for portraying Princess Margaret in ''The Queen's Sister'', Evelyn Brogan in ''Cape Wrath'' and Alice Carter in ''Torchwood'': ''Children of Earth''. Background Lu ...

and

Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award a ...

won in subsequent years, Walters being the only two-time winner, in 2009 for her role as Anne Turner in ''

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'', and in 2011 for her performance in the biographical film '' Mo'', which tells the life story of Labour Party politician

Mo Mowlam Dr Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam (18 September 1949 – 19 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Redcar from 1987 to 2001 and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minis ...

. The first Emmy for best actress for Latin America was won by Argentina's

Cristina Banegas Cristina Banegas (born 26 February 1948) is an Argentine film, TV and stage actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1965. Selected filmography Awards *International Emmy Award The International Emmy Awards, or Internati ...

, for her role in miniseries ''Televisión por la Inclusión'', followed by the Brazilian

Fernanda Montenegro Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro ( /feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu/), is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazil ...

in 2013. In 2014, Dutch

Bianca Krijgsman Bianca Krijgsman (born 3 October 1968) is a comedian and Dutch actress. She won the prize for best actress at the 42nd International Emmy The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards fo ...

was honored for her performance in ''A New World'', a film that talks about a chance encounter between her character and an African refugee that leads her to an unexpected relationship. Norwegian actress

Anneke von der Lippe Anneke von der Lippe (born 22 July 1964) is a Norwegian actress. She made history as the first Norwegian actress – and Nordic - to win an International Emmy Award. Biography Von der Lippe graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Thea ...

won the 2015 Emmy for her role in ''

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'', a thriller noir created and directed by Jarl Emsell Larsen. She had already received an award nomination in 2005 for her performance in the miniseries ''Ved Kongens Bord'', but lost to Chinese He Lin at the time. In 2016,

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won the Emmy for her portrayal of Elke Seeberg in ''

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'', a German television film based on a book written by Henriette Bruegger. In the film, her daughter is suspected of having participated in a terrorist attack in Berlin.

Anna Friel Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, she has been acting professionally since age 13. Friel achieved fame with her portrayal of Beth Jordache on the British soap opera ''Brookside'' ( ...

won her first Emmy for her character Marcella Backland in the British Nordic-noir drama series ''

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'' in 2017.

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played comedian

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in ''

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'', a biopic based on her homonymous autobiography. In 2019, Marina Gera won Hungary's first International Emmy Award for her lead role in ''

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''.

Winners and nominees

2000s

2010s

2020s

Photo gallery

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, winner in 2022 File:Hayley Squires (cropped).jpg,

Hayley Squires Hayley Squires (born 16 April 1988) is an English actress and playwright, best known for her work in the Ken Loach film ''I, Daniel Blake''. Squires has also appeared in ''Call the Midwife'' (2012), '' Southcliffe'' (2013), ''Complicit'' (2013), ...

, winner in 2021 File:Glenda Jackson.JPG,

Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...

, winner in 2020 File:120305-uw00866.jpg,

, winner in 2018 File:Anna Friel TCA 2015.jpg,

, winner in 2017 File:Unterm Radar Christiane Paul.jpg,

, winner in 2016 File:Fernanda Montenegro em 2015 cropped.jpg,

, winner in 2013 File:Cristina Banegas - Premios a la trayectoria FNA 2018 (46309903032).jpg,

, winner in 2012 File:Helena Bonham Carter 2011 AA.jpg,

, winner in 2010 File:Julie Walters 2014 (cropped).jpg,

, winner in 2009 and 2011 File:Muriel Robin par Francis Hannaway 2016.jpg,

, winner in 2007 File:MaryamHassouni 2020.jpg, Maryam Hassouni, winner in 2006

Multiple nominations

;Most nominations by a female actor ;Most nominations by a Program ;Most nominations by country

Multiple wins

;Most awards won by a female ;Most awards won by a country

References

External links

2013 Emmy Awards

International Emmy Awards
{{International Emmy Award categories

Actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

* Television awards for Best Actress