The British Soap Award for Best Actress was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards from its inception in 1999 until 2019. Alongside Best Actor, the award was voted for by the public. EastEnders is the most awarded soap in the category, with ten wins, while EastEnders actress Lacey Turner is the most awarded actress, with three wins. In 2022, it was confirmed that the category had been replaced by the award for Best Leading Performer. The final winner of the award was Emmerdale actress Lucy Pargeter.
Winners and nominees
Year Actress Role Soap opera 1999 Barbara Windsor Peggy Mitchell EastEnders Julie Hesmondhalgh Hayley Patterson Coronation Street Patsy Palmer Bianca Jackson EastEnders Lisa Riley Mandy Dingle Emmerdale 2000 Patsy Palmer Bianca Jackson EastEnders Lindsey Coulson Carol Jackson EastEnders Samantha Giles Bernice Blackstock Emmerdale 2001 Natalie Cassidy Sonia Jackson EastEnders June Brown Dot Cotton EastEnders 2002 Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Morgan EastEnders Tanya Franks Karen Ellis Family Affairs Tamzin Outhwaite Mel Owen EastEnders Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders 2003 Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Morgan EastEnders Tanya Franks Karen Ellis Family Affairs 2004 Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Mitchell EastEnders Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders 2005 Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Mitchell EastEnders Emma Atkins Charity Tate Emmerdale Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders 2006 Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders Sue Cleaver Eileen Grimshaw Coronation Street Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders 2007 Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street Jessica Fox Nancy Hayton Hollyoaks Ursula Holden-Gill Alice Dingle Emmerdale Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders 2008 Emma Rigby Hannah Ashworth Hollyoaks Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale Jo Joyner Tanya Branning EastEnders Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders 2009 Katherine Kelly Becky McDonald Coronation Street Samantha Janus Ronnie Mitchell EastEnders Jo Joyner Tanya Branning EastEnders Carley Stenson Steph Cunningham Hollyoaks 2010 Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale Katherine Kelly Becky McDonald Coronation Street Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders 2011 Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders Claire Cooper Jacqui McQueen Hollyoaks Jane Cox Lisa Dingle Emmerdale Katherine Kelly Becky McDonald Coronation Street 2012 Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street Karen Hassan Lynsey Nolan Hollyoaks Jo Joyner Tanya Jessop EastEnders Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders 2013 Claire Cooper Jacqui McQueen Hollyoaks Michelle Keegan Tina McIntyre Coronation Street Jennie McAlpine Fiz Stape Coronation Street Nina Wadia Zainab Khan EastEnders Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders 2014 Julie Hesmondhalgh Hayley Cropper Coronation Street Lindsey Coulson Carol Jackson EastEnders Stephanie Davis Sinead Roscoe Hollyoaks Nikki Sanderson Maxine Minniver Hollyoaks Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders 2015 Kellie Bright Linda Carter EastEnders Natalie Anderson Alicia Metcalfe Emmerdale Laurie Brett Jane Beale EastEnders Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street Nikki Sanderson Maxine Minniver Hollyoaks 2016 Lacey Turner Stacey Fowler EastEnders Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street Jennifer Metcalfe Mercedes McQueen Hollyoaks Lucy Pargeter Chas Dingle Emmerdale Rakhee Thakrar Shabnam Masood EastEnders 2017 Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale Lucy Fallon Bethany Platt Coronation Street Kym Marsh Michelle Connor Coronation Street Anna Passey Sienna Blake Hollyoaks Lacey Turner Stacey Fowler EastEnders 2018 Lucy Fallon Bethany Platt Coronation Street Emma Atkins Charity Dingle Emmerdale Anna Passey Sienna Blake Hollyoaks Lacey Turner Stacey Fowler EastEnders Catherine Tyldesley Eva Price Coronation Street 2019 Lucy Pargeter Chas Dingle Emmerdale Stephanie Davis Sinead Shelby Hollyoaks Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street Lauren McQueen Lily McQueen Hollyoaks Lorraine Stanley Karen Taylor EastEnders
Achievements Actresses with multiple wins Actress Role Soap opera Wins Nominations Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders 3 5 Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Mitchell EastEnders 2 2 Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street 2 0
Wins by soap Soap opera Wins Nominations EastEnders 10 27 Coronation Street 7 14 Hollyoaks 2 12 Emmerdale 2 10 Family Affairs 0 2
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