page_title: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
section_title: Winners and nominees
hierarchical_section_title: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series / Winners and nominees
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Robin Strasser.
context_page_description: The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the daytime drama industry.
  The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974, with Elizabeth Hubbard receiving the award for her role as Althea Davis on The Doctors. The award has undergone several name changes, originally honoring actresses in leading and supporting roles. Following the introduction of a new category in 1979, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, the award's name was altered to Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, before changing once again, to its current title, years later. The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984, having been criticized for voting integrity. In 1985, another category was introduced: Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series; one criterion for this category was altered, requiring all actresses to be aged 26 or above.
  Since its inception, the award has been given to 28 actresses.
context_section_description: Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
caption: Robin Strasser was nominated four times and won in 1982 for her role as Dorian Cramer on One Life to Live.
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