The Logie Award for Most Popular Actress is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of an actress in an Australian program. Commonly known as the Silver Logie for Best Actress, it has undergone several official changes of name. It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1977 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actress. It was later renamed Most Popular Actress and briefly Best Actress (2016–2017). For the 2018 ceremony, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Actress.
The winner and nominees of Most Popular Actress are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. Lisa McCune and Asher Keddie hold the record for the most wins, with five each, followed by Georgie Parker with four wins.
Winners and nominees Key Meaning Indicates the winning actress
Year Nominees Program(s) NetworkRef 1977 Ros Spiers Power Without Glory 1978 Lorraine Bayly The Sullivans 1979 Lorraine Bayly The Sullivans 1980 Paula Duncan Cop Shop 1981 Paula Duncan Cop Shop 1982 Val Lehman Prisoner 1983 Rowena Wallace Sons and Daughters 1984 Rowena Wallace Sons and Daughters 1985 Anne Tenney A Country Practice 1986 Anne Tenney A Country Practice 1987 Kylie Minogue Neighbours 1988 Kylie Minogue Neighbours 1989 Annie Jones Neighbours 1990 Rachel Friend Neighbours 1991 Georgie Parker A Country Practice 1992 Georgie Parker A Country Practice 1993 Georgie Parker A Country Practice 1994 Sonia Todd Police Rescue 1995 Melissa George Home and Away 1996 Lisa McCune Blue Heelers 1997 Lisa McCune Blue Heelers 1998 Lisa McCune Blue Heelers Belinda Emmett Home and Away Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p. Catherine McClements Water Rats Kristy Wright Home and Away 1999 Lisa McCune Blue Heelers Belinda Emmett Home and Away Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p. Georgie Parker All Saints 2000 Lisa McCune Blue Heelers Lucy Bell Grass Roots Georgie Parker All Saints Sigrid Thornton SeaChange 2001 Georgie Parker All Saints Bec Cartwright Home and Away Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p. Sigrid Thornton SeaChange 2002 Libby Tanner All Saints Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p. Claudia Karvan The Secret Life of Us Ada Nicodemou Home and Away Georgie Parker All Saints 2003 Libby Tanner All Saints Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters Lisa Chappell McLeod's Daughters Claudia Karvan The Secret Life of Us Georgie Parker All Saints 2004 Lisa Chappell McLeod's Daughters Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters Bec Cartwright Home and Away Delta Goodrem Neighbours Tammin Sursok Home and Away 2005 Bec Cartwright Home and Away Jane Allsop Blue Heelers Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters Gina Riley Kath & Kim Magda Szubanski Kath & Kim 2006 Kate Ritchie Home and Away Natalie Bassingthwaighte Neighbours Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters Bec Hewitt Home and Away Ada Nicodemou Home and Away 2007 Kate Ritchie Home and Away Natalie Bassingthwaighte Neighbours Natalie Blair Neighbours Rachael Carpani McLeod's Daughters Simmone Jade Mackinnon McLeod's Daughters 2008 Kate Ritchie Home and Away Natalie Blair Neighbours Simmone Jade Mackinnon McLeod's Daughters Lisa McCune Sea Patrol Magda Szubanski Kath & Kim 2009 Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters Jodi Gordon Home and Away Simmone Jade Mackinnon McLeod's Daughters Kate Ritchie Home and Away Kat Stewart Underbelly 2010 Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters Esther Anderson Home and Away Rebecca Breeds Home and Away Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters Jessica Tovey Home and Away 2011 Asher Keddie Offspring Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters Margot Robbie Neighbours Zoe Ventoura Packed to the Rafters 2012 Asher Keddie Offspring Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo Esther Anderson Home and Away Danielle Cormack Underbelly: Razor East West 101 Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters 2013 Asher Keddie Offspring Ashleigh Cummings Puberty Blues Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters Deborah Mailman Mabo Redfern Now Offspring Julia Morris House Husbands 2014 Asher Keddie Offspring Essie Davis Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Marta Dusseldorp A Place to Call Home Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters Julia Morris House Husbands 2015 Asher Keddie Offspring Party Tricks Jessica Marais Carlotta Love Child Mandy McElhinney Love Child Julia Morris House Husbands Bonnie Sveen Home and Away 2016 Jessica Marais Love Child Essie Davis Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Marta Dusseldorp A Place to Call Home Julia Morris House Husbands Bonnie Sveen Home and Away 2017 Jessica Marais Love Child The Wrong Girl Asher Keddie Offspring Deborah Mailman Cleverman Jack Irish Offspring Wolf Creek Jessica Mauboy The Secret Daughter Marta Dusseldorp A Place to Call Home Jack Irish Janet King 2018 Jessica Marais Love Child The Wrong Girl Asher Keddie Offspring Celia Pacquola Rosehaven Utopia Deborah Mailman Cleverman Julia Morris House Husbands 2019 Deborah Mailman Bite Club Mystery Road Asher Keddie The Cry Celia Pacquola Rosehaven Eve Morey Neighbours Jenna Coleman The Cry Marta Dusseldorp A Place To Call Home Jack Irish 2022 Kitty Flanagan Fisk Ada Nicodemou Home and Away Anna Torv The Newsreader Bojana Novakovic Love Me Deborah Mailman Total Control Sophie Dillman Home and Away 2023 Kitty Flanagan Fisk Ada Nicodemou Home and Away Celeste Barber Wellmania Emily Symons Home and Away Julia Zemiro Fisk Lynne McGranger Home and Away
Multiple wins Number Actress Wins Lisa McCune Asher Keddie Georgie Parker Kate Ritchie Lorraine Bayly Paula Duncan Rowena Wallace Anne Tenney Kylie Minogue Libby Tanner Rebecca Gibney Jessica MaraisKitty Flanagan
Programs with most awards Wins Program A Country Practice Home and Away Blue Heelers Offspring Neighbours All Saints
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