British Soap Award for Best Actress

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British Soap Award for Best Actress
CountryUnited Kingdom
First awarded1999
Last awarded2019
Most awards Lacey Turner (Stacey Slater in EastEnders )

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. 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 In 2022, it was confirmed that the category had been replaced by the award for Best Leading Performer. [1] The final winner of the award was Emmerdale actress Lucy Pargeter. [2]

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Winners and nominees

YearActressRoleSoap opera
1999 [3] Barbara Windsor Peggy Mitchell EastEnders
Julie Hesmondhalgh Hayley Patterson Coronation Street
Patsy Palmer Bianca Jackson EastEnders
Lisa Riley Mandy Dingle Emmerdale
2000 [4] Patsy Palmer Bianca Jackson EastEnders
Lindsey Coulson Carol Jackson EastEnders
Samantha Giles Bernice Blackstock Emmerdale
2001 [5] Natalie Cassidy Sonia Jackson EastEnders
June Brown Dot Cotton EastEnders
2002 [6] Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Morgan EastEnders
Tanya Franks Karen Ellis Family Affairs
Tamzin Outhwaite Mel Owen EastEnders
Jessie Wallace Kat Slater EastEnders
2003 [7] Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Morgan EastEnders
Tanya Franks Karen Ellis Family Affairs
2004 [8] Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street
Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Mitchell EastEnders
Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders
2005 [9] Suranne Jones Karen McDonald Coronation Street
Kacey Ainsworth Little Mo Mitchell EastEnders
Emma Atkins Charity Tate Emmerdale
Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders
2006 [10] Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders
Sue Cleaver Eileen Grimshaw Coronation Street
Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders
2007 [11] Kate Ford Tracy Barlow Coronation Street
Jessica Fox Nancy Hayton Hollyoaks
Ursula Holden-Gill Alice Dingle Emmerdale
Lacey Turner Stacey Slater EastEnders
2008 [12] Emma Rigby Hannah Ashworth Hollyoaks
Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale
Jo Joyner Tanya Branning EastEnders
Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders
2009 [13] Katherine Kelly Becky McDonald Coronation Street
Samantha Janus Ronnie Mitchell EastEnders
Jo Joyner Tanya Branning EastEnders
Carley Stenson Steph Cunningham Hollyoaks
2010 [14] Lacey Turner Stacey Branning EastEnders
Charlotte Bellamy Laurel Thomas Emmerdale
Katherine Kelly Becky McDonald Coronation Street
Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders
2011 [15] Jessie Wallace Kat Moon EastEnders
Claire Cooper Jacqui McQueen Hollyoaks
Jane Cox Lisa Dingle Emmerdale
Katherine Kelly Becky McDonald Coronation Street
2012 [16] Alison King Carla Connor Coronation Street
Karen Hassan Lynsey Nolan Hollyoaks
Jo Joyner Tanya Jessop EastEnders
Nina Wadia Zainab Masood EastEnders
2013 [17] 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 [18] 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 [19] 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 [20] 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 [21] 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 [22] 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 [23] 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

Wins by soap

Soap operaWinsNominations
EastEnders1030
Coronation Street713
Hollyoaks210
Emmerdale28
Family Affairs03

Wins by actress

ActressRoleSoap operaWinsNominations
Lacey TurnerStacey SlaterEastEnders38
Kacey AinsworthLittle Mo MitchellEastEnders24
Suranne JonesKaren McDonaldCoronation Street22

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