List of Academy Award for Best Actress winners by age

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This is a list of winners of the Academy Award for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) [1] to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. More popularly known as the Academy Award (or the Oscar) for Best Actress, this award was initially presented at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony for 1927–1928 and was most recently presented at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony for 2020 and early 2021. [2] Throughout the past 93 years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, AMPAS has presented a total of 94 Best Actress awards to 77 different actresses. This list is current as of the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony held on April 25, 2021. [3]

Contents

List of winners

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Actress
Film
Date of birth
Date of award
Age upon
receiving award
Date of death
Lifespan
Notes
1 Janet Gaynor 7th Heaven ,
Street Angel , and Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 		October 6, 1906May 16, 192922 years, 222 daysSeptember 14, 198428,468 days (77 years, 344 days)Held record as youngest winner for 59 award ceremonies (from the 1st to the 59th, May 1929–March 1987 [57 years, 10 months])
2 Mary Pickford Coquette April 8, 1892April 3, 193037 years, 360 daysMay 29, 197931,826 days (87 years, 51 days)Held record as oldest winner for 2 award ceremonies (from the 2nd to the 4th, April 1930–November 1931 [1 year, 7 months])
3 Norma Shearer The Divorcee August 10, 1902November 5, 193028 years, 87 daysJune 12, 198329,526 days (80 years, 306 days)
4 Marie Dressler Min and Bill November 9, 1868November 10, 193163 years, 1 dayJuly 28, 193424,001 days (65 years, 261 days)Held record as oldest winner for 50 award ceremonies (from the 4th to the 50th, November 1931–March 1982 [50 years, 4 months])
5 Helen Hayes The Sin of Madelon Claudet October 10, 1900November 18, 193232 years, 39 daysMarch 17, 199333,761 days (92 years, 158 days)
6 Katharine Hepburn Morning Glory May 12, 1907March 16, 193426 years, 308 daysJune 29, 200335,112 days (96 years, 48 days)1st of 4
7 Claudette Colbert It Happened One Night September 13, 1903February 27, 193531 years, 167 daysJuly 30, 199633,924 days (92 years, 321 days)
8 Bette Davis Dangerous April 5, 1908March 5, 193627 years, 335 daysOctober 6, 198929,769 days (81 years, 184 days)1st of 2
9 Luise Rainer The Great Ziegfeld January 12, 1910March 4, 193727 years, 51 daysDecember 30, 201438,338 days (104 years, 352 days) [4] 1st of 2
10 Luise Rainer The Good Earth January 12, 1910March 10, 193828 years, 57 daysDecember 30, 201438,338 days (104 years, 352 days)2nd of 2
11 Bette Davis Jezebel April 5, 1908February 23, 193930 years, 324 daysOctober 6, 198929,769 days (81 years, 184 days)2nd of 2
12 Vivien Leigh Gone with the Wind November 5, 1913February 29, 194026 years, 116 daysJuly 7, 196719,602 days (53 years, 244 days)1st of 2
13 Ginger Rogers Kitty Foyle July 16, 1911February 27, 194129 years, 226 daysApril 25, 199530,599 days (83 years, 283 days)
14 Joan Fontaine Suspicion October 22, 1917February 26, 194224 years, 127 daysDecember 15, 201335,118 days (96 years, 54 days)
15 Greer Garson Mrs. Miniver September 29, 1904March 4, 194338 years, 156 daysApril 6, 199633,427 days (91 years, 190 days)
16 Jennifer Jones The Song of Bernadette March 2, 1919March 2, 194425 years, 0 daysDecember 17, 200933,163 days (90 years, 290 days)
17 Ingrid Bergman Gaslight August 29, 1915March 15, 194529 years, 198 daysAugust 29, 198224,472 days (67 years, 0 days)1st of 2
18 Joan Crawford Mildred Pierce March 23, 1905March 7, 194640 years, 349 daysMay 10, 197726,711 days (72 years, 48 days)
19 Olivia de Havilland To Each His Own July 1, 1916March 13, 194730 years, 255 daysJuly 26, 202038,011 days (104 years, 25 days)1st of 2
20 Loretta Young The Farmer's Daughter January 6, 1913March 20, 194835 years, 74 daysAugust 12, 200031,995 days (87 years, 219 days)
21 Jane Wyman Johnny Belinda January 5, 1917March 24, 194932 years, 78 daysSeptember 10, 200733,120 days (90 years, 248 days)
22 Olivia de Havilland The Heiress July 1, 1916March 23, 195033 years, 265 daysJuly 26, 202038,011 days (104 years, 25 days)2nd of 2
23 Judy Holliday Born Yesterday June 21, 1921March 29, 195129 years, 281 daysJune 7, 196516,057 days (43 years, 351 days) [5]
24 Vivien Leigh A Streetcar Named Desire November 5, 1913March 20, 195238 years, 136 daysJuly 7, 196719,602 days (53 years, 244 days)2nd of 2
25 Shirley Booth Come Back, Little Sheba August 30, 1898March 19, 195354 years, 201 daysOctober 16, 199234,380 days (94 years, 47 days)
26 Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday May 4, 1929March 25, 195424 years, 325 daysJanuary 20, 199323,272 days (63 years, 261 days)
27 Grace Kelly The Country Girl November 12, 1929March 30, 195525 years, 138 daysSeptember 14, 198219,299 days (52 years, 306 days)
28 Anna Magnani The Rose Tattoo March 7, 1908March 21, 195648 years, 14 daysSeptember 26, 197323,944 days (65 years, 203 days)
29 Ingrid Bergman Anastasia August 29, 1915March 27, 195741 years, 210 daysAugust 29, 198224,472 days (67 years, 0 days)2nd of 2
30 Joanne Woodward The Three Faces of Eve February 27, 1930March 26, 195828 years, 27 days33,462 days (91 years, 224 days)
31 Susan Hayward I Want to Live! June 30, 1917April 6, 195941 years, 280 daysMarch 14, 197521,076 days (57 years, 257 days)
32 Simone Signoret Room at the Top March 25, 1921April 4, 196039 years, 10 daysSeptember 30, 198523,565 days (64 years, 189 days)
33 Elizabeth Taylor BUtterfield 8 February 27, 1932April 17, 196129 years, 49 daysMarch 23, 201128,879 days (79 years, 24 days)1st of 2
34 Sophia Loren Two Women September 20, 1934April 9, 196227 years, 201 days31,796 days (87 years, 19 days)
35 Anne Bancroft The Miracle Worker September 17, 1931April 8, 196331 years, 203 daysJune 6, 200526,926 days (73 years, 262 days)
36 Patricia Neal Hud January 20, 1926April 13, 196438 years, 84 daysAugust 8, 201030,881 days (84 years, 200 days)
37 Julie Andrews Mary Poppins October 1, 1935April 5, 196529 years, 186 days31,420 days (86 years, 8 days)
38 Julie Christie Darling April 14, 1940April 18, 196626 years, 4 days29,763 days (81 years, 178 days)
39 Elizabeth Taylor Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? February 27, 1932April 10, 196735 years, 42 daysMarch 23, 201128,879 days (79 years, 24 days)2nd of 2
40 Katharine Hepburn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner May 12, 1907April 10, 196860 years, 334 daysJune 29, 200335,112 days (96 years, 48 days)2nd of 4
41 Katharine Hepburn The Lion in Winter May 12, 1907April 14, 196961 years, 337 daysJune 29, 200335,112 days (96 years, 48 days)Tie; 3rd of 4
42 Barbra Streisand Funny Girl April 24, 1942April 14, 196926 years, 355 days29,023 days (79 years, 168 days)Tie
43 Maggie Smith The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie December 28, 1934April 7, 197035 years, 100 days31,697 days (86 years, 285 days)
44 Glenda Jackson Women in Love May 9, 1936April 15, 197134 years, 341 days31,199 days (85 years, 153 days)1st of 2
45 Jane Fonda Klute December 21, 1937April 10, 197234 years, 111 days30,608 days (83 years, 292 days)1st of 2
46 Liza Minnelli Cabaret March 12, 1946March 27, 197327 years, 15 days27,605 days (75 years, 211 days)
47 Glenda Jackson A Touch of Class May 9, 1936April 2, 197437 years, 328 days31,199 days (85 years, 153 days)2nd of 2
48 Ellen Burstyn Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore December 7, 1932April 8, 197542 years, 122 days32,448 days (88 years, 306 days)
49 Louise Fletcher One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest July 22, 1934March 29, 197641 years, 251 days31,856 days (87 years, 79 days)
50 Faye Dunaway Network January 14, 1941March 28, 197736 years, 73 days29,488 days (80 years, 268 days)
51 Diane Keaton Annie Hall January 5, 1946April 3, 197832 years, 88 days27,671 days (75 years, 277 days)
52 Jane Fonda Coming Home December 21, 1937April 9, 197941 years, 109 days30,608 days (83 years, 292 days)2nd of 2
53 Sally Field Norma Rae November 6, 1946April 14, 198033 years, 160 days27,366 days (74 years, 337 days)1st of 2
54 Sissy Spacek Coal Miner's Daughter December 25, 1949March 31, 198131 years, 96 days26,221 days (71 years, 288 days)
55 Katharine Hepburn On Golden Pond May 12, 1907March 29, 198274 years, 321 daysJune 29, 200335,112 days (96 years, 48 days)4th of 4

Held record as oldest winner for 8 award ceremonies (from the 54th to the 62nd, March 1982–March 1990)

56 Meryl Streep Sophie's Choice June 22, 1949April 11, 198333 years, 293 days26,407 days (72 years, 109 days)1st of 2
57 Shirley MacLaine Terms of Endearment April 24, 1934April 9, 198449 years, 351 days31,945 days (87 years, 168 days)
58 Sally Field Places in the Heart November 6, 1946March 25, 198538 years, 139 days27,366 days (74 years, 337 days)2nd of 2
59 Geraldine Page The Trip to Bountiful November 22, 1924March 24, 198661 years, 122 daysJune 13, 198722,848 days (62 years, 203 days) [6]
60 Marlee Matlin Children of a Lesser God August 24, 1965March 30, 198721 years, 218 days20,500 days (56 years, 46 days)Has held record as youngest winner for 34 award ceremonies (from the 59th through the 92nd, March 1987–February 2020)
61 Cher Moonstruck May 20, 1946April 11, 198841 years, 327 days27,536 days (75 years, 142 days)
62 Jodie Foster The Accused November 19, 1962March 27, 198926 years, 128 days21,509 days (58 years, 324 days)1st of 2
63 Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy June 7, 1909March 26, 199080 years, 292 daysSeptember 11, 199431,142 days (85 years, 96 days)Has held record as oldest winner for 31 award ceremonies (from the 62nd through the 92nd, March 1990–February 2020)
64 Kathy Bates Misery June 28, 1948March 25, 199142 years, 270 days26,766 days (73 years, 103 days)
65 Jodie Foster The Silence of the Lambs November 19, 1962March 30, 199229 years, 132 days21,509 days (58 years, 324 days)2nd of 2
66 Emma Thompson Howards End April 15, 1959March 29, 199333 years, 348 days22,823 days (62 years, 177 days)
67 Holly Hunter The Piano March 20, 1958March 21, 199436 years, 1 day23,214 days (63 years, 203 days)
68 Jessica Lange Blue Sky April 20, 1949March 27, 199545 years, 341 days26,470 days (72 years, 172 days)
69 Susan Sarandon Dead Man Walking October 4, 1946March 25, 199649 years, 173 days27,399 days (75 years, 5 days)
70 Frances McDormand Fargo June 23, 1957March 24, 199739 years, 274 days23,484 days (64 years, 108 days)1st of 3
71 Helen Hunt As Good as It Gets June 15, 1963March 23, 199834 years, 281 days21,301 days (58 years, 116 days)
72 Gwyneth Paltrow Shakespeare in Love September 27, 1972March 21, 199926 years, 175 days17,909 days (49 years, 12 days)
73 Hilary Swank Boys Don't Cry July 30, 1974March 26, 200025 years, 240 days17,238 days (47 years, 71 days)1st of 2
74 Julia Roberts Erin Brockovich October 28, 1967March 25, 200133 years, 148 days19,705 days (53 years, 346 days)
75 Halle Berry Monster's Ball August 14, 1966March 24, 200235 years, 222 days20,145 days (55 years, 56 days)
76 Nicole Kidman The Hours June 20, 1967March 23, 200335 years, 276 days19,835 days (54 years, 111 days)
77 Charlize Theron Monster August 7, 1975February 29, 200428 years, 206 days16,865 days (46 years, 63 days)
78 Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby July 30, 1974February 27, 200530 years, 212 days17,238 days (47 years, 71 days)2nd of 2
79 Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line March 22, 1976March 5, 200629 years, 348 days16,637 days (45 years, 201 days)
80 Helen Mirren The Queen July 26, 1945February 25, 200761 years, 214 days27,834 days (76 years, 75 days)
81 Marion Cotillard La Vie en rose September 30, 1975February 24, 200832 years, 147 days16,811 days (46 years, 9 days)
82 Kate Winslet The Reader October 5, 1975February 22, 200933 years, 140 days16,806 days (46 years, 4 days)
83 Sandra Bullock The Blind Side July 26, 1964March 7, 201045 years, 224 days20,894 days (57 years, 75 days)
84 Natalie Portman Black Swan June 9, 1981February 27, 201129 years, 263 days14,732 days (40 years, 122 days)
85 Meryl Streep The Iron Lady June 22, 1949February 26, 201262 years, 249 days26,407 days (72 years, 109 days)2nd of 2
86 Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook August 15, 1990February 24, 201322 years, 193 days11,378 days (31 years, 55 days)
87 Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine May 14, 1969March 2, 201444 years, 292 days19,141 days (52 years, 148 days)
88 Julianne Moore Still Alice December 3, 1960February 22, 201554 years, 81 days22,225 days (60 years, 310 days)
89 Brie Larson Room October 1, 1989February 28, 201626 years, 150 days11,696 days (32 years, 8 days)
90 Emma Stone La La Land November 6, 1988February 26, 201728 years, 112 days12,025 days (32 years, 337 days)
91 Frances McDormand Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri June 23, 1957March 4, 201860 years, 254 days23,484 days (64 years, 108 days)2nd of 3
92 Olivia Colman The Favourite January 30, 1974February 24, 201945 years, 25 days17,419 days (47 years, 252 days)
93 Renée Zellweger Judy April 25, 1969February 9, 202050 years, 290 days19,160 days (52 years, 167 days)
94 Frances McDormand Nomadland June 23, 1957April 25, 202163 years, 306 days23,484 days (64 years, 108 days)3rd of 3
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References

  1. ↑ Official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. ↑ Official ceremony promotional website for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. ↑ Official database website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Luise Rainer holds the record for longest lifespan (104 years, 352 days), as well as the longest lifespan after receiving her [first] award (77 years, 301 days).
  5. ↑ Judy Holliday holds the record for shortest lifespan (43 years, 351 days).
  6. ↑ Geraldine Page holds the record for shortest lifespan after receiving the award (1 year, 81 days).
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