# British Soap Award for Best Actress

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 was 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 In 2022, it was confirmed that the category had been replaced by the award for Best Leading Performer.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 |
| 1999 | Julie Hesmondhalgh | Hayley Patterson | Coronation Street |
| 1999 | Patsy Palmer | Bianca Jackson | EastEnders |
| 1999 | Lisa Riley | Mandy Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2000 | Patsy Palmer | Bianca Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2000 | Lindsey Coulson | Carol Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2000 | Samantha Giles | Bernice Blackstock | Emmerdale |
| 2001 | Natalie Cassidy | Sonia Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2001 | June Brown | Dot Cotton | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Kacey Ainsworth | Little Mo Morgan | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Tanya Franks | Karen Ellis | Family Affairs |
| 2002 | Tamzin Outhwaite | Mel Owen | EastEnders |
| 2002 | Jessie Wallace | Kat Slater | EastEnders |
| 2003 | Kacey Ainsworth | Little Mo Morgan | EastEnders |
| 2003 | Tanya Franks | Karen Ellis | Family Affairs |
| 2004 | Suranne Jones | Karen McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2004 | Kacey Ainsworth | Little Mo Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2004 | Kate Ford | Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2004 | Jessie Wallace | Kat Moon | EastEnders |
| 2005 | Suranne Jones | Karen McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2005 | Kacey Ainsworth | Little Mo Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2005 | Emma Atkins | Charity Tate | Emmerdale |
| 2005 | Jessie Wallace | Kat Moon | EastEnders |
| 2006 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Slater | EastEnders |
| 2006 | Sue Cleaver | Eileen Grimshaw | Coronation Street |
| 2006 | Kate Ford | Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2006 | Jessie Wallace | Kat Moon | EastEnders |
| 2007 | Kate Ford | Tracy Barlow | Coronation Street |
| 2007 | Jessica Fox | Nancy Hayton | Hollyoaks |
| 2007 | Ursula Holden-Gill | Alice Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2007 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Slater | EastEnders |
| 2008 | Emma Rigby | Hannah Ashworth | Hollyoaks |
| 2008 | Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale |
| 2008 | Jo Joyner | Tanya Branning | EastEnders |
| 2008 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Branning | EastEnders |
| 2009 | Katherine Kelly | Becky McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2009 | Samantha Janus | Ronnie Mitchell | EastEnders |
| 2009 | Jo Joyner | Tanya Branning | EastEnders |
| 2009 | Carley Stenson | Steph Cunningham | Hollyoaks |
| 2010 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Branning | EastEnders |
| 2010 | Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale |
| 2010 | Katherine Kelly | Becky McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2010 | Nina Wadia | Zainab Masood | EastEnders |
| 2011 | Jessie Wallace | Kat Moon | EastEnders |
| 2011 | Claire Cooper | Jacqui McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2011 | Jane Cox | Lisa Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2011 | Katherine Kelly | Becky McDonald | Coronation Street |
| 2012 | Alison King | Carla Connor | Coronation Street |
| 2012 | Karen Hassan | Lynsey Nolan | Hollyoaks |
| 2012 | Jo Joyner | Tanya Jessop | EastEnders |
| 2012 | Nina Wadia | Zainab Masood | EastEnders |
| 2013 | Claire Cooper | Jacqui McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2013 | Michelle Keegan | Tina McIntyre | Coronation Street |
| 2013 | Jennie McAlpine | Fiz Stape | Coronation Street |
| 2013 | Nina Wadia | Zainab Khan | EastEnders |
| 2013 | Jessie Wallace | Kat Moon | EastEnders |
| 2014 | Julie Hesmondhalgh | Hayley Cropper | Coronation Street |
| 2014 | Lindsey Coulson | Carol Jackson | EastEnders |
| 2014 | Stephanie Davis | Sinead Roscoe | Hollyoaks |
| 2014 | Nikki Sanderson | Maxine Minniver | Hollyoaks |
| 2014 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Branning | EastEnders |
| 2015 | Kellie Bright | Linda Carter | EastEnders |
| 2015 | Natalie Anderson | Alicia Metcalfe | Emmerdale |
| 2015 | Laurie Brett | Jane Beale | EastEnders |
| 2015 | Alison King | Carla Connor | Coronation Street |
| 2015 | Nikki Sanderson | Maxine Minniver | Hollyoaks |
| 2016 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Fowler | EastEnders |
| 2016 | Alison King | Carla Connor | Coronation Street |
| 2016 | Jennifer Metcalfe | Mercedes McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2016 | Lucy Pargeter | Chas Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2016 | Rakhee Thakrar | Shabnam Masood | EastEnders |
| 2017 | Charlotte Bellamy | Laurel Thomas | Emmerdale |
| 2017 | Lucy Fallon | Bethany Platt | Coronation Street |
| 2017 | Kym Marsh | Michelle Connor | Coronation Street |
| 2017 | Anna Passey | Sienna Blake | Hollyoaks |
| 2017 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Fowler | EastEnders |
| 2018 | Lucy Fallon | Bethany Platt | Coronation Street |
| 2018 | Emma Atkins | Charity Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2018 | Anna Passey | Sienna Blake | Hollyoaks |
| 2018 | Lacey Turner | Stacey Fowler | EastEnders |
| 2018 | Catherine Tyldesley | Eva Price | Coronation Street |
| 2019 | Lucy Pargeter | Chas Dingle | Emmerdale |
| 2019 | Stephanie Davis | Sinead Shelby | Hollyoaks |
| 2019 | Alison King | Carla Connor | Coronation Street |
| 2019 | Lauren McQueen | Lily McQueen | Hollyoaks |
| 2019 | 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 |