Logie Award for Most Popular Actress

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Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
Country Australia
Presented by TV Week
First awarded1977
Currently held by Kitty Flanagan (2023)
Most awards Lisa McCune and Asher Keddie (5)
Website www.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Logie Award for Most Popular Actress is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of an actress in an Australian program. Commonly known as the Silver Logie for Best Actress, it has undergone several official changes of name. It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1977 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actress. [1] It was later renamed Most Popular Actress and briefly Best Actress (2016–2017). [2] For the 2018 ceremony, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Actress. [3]

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The winner and nominees of Most Popular Actress are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. [4] Lisa McCune and Asher Keddie hold the record for the most wins, with five each, followed by Georgie Parker with four wins.

Winners and nominees

KeyMeaning
Indicates the winning actress
YearNomineesProgram(s)NetworkRef
1977 Ros Spiers Power Without Glory
ABC
[1]
1978 Lorraine Bayly The Sullivans
[5]
1979 Lorraine BaylyThe Sullivans
Nine Network
1980 Paula Duncan Cop Shop
Seven Network
1981 Paula DuncanCop Shop
Seven Network
1982 Val Lehman Prisoner
[6]
1983 Rowena Wallace Sons and Daughters
1984 Rowena WallaceSons and Daughters
Seven Network
1985 Anne Tenney A Country Practice
Seven Network
1986 Anne TenneyA Country Practice
Seven Network
[7]
1987 Kylie Minogue Neighbours
Network Ten
1988 Kylie MinogueNeighbours
Network Ten
1989 Annie Jones Neighbours
Network Ten
1990 Rachel Friend Neighbours
Network Ten
[8]
1991 Georgie Parker A Country Practice
Seven Network
1992 Georgie Parker A Country Practice
Seven Network
1993 Georgie ParkerA Country Practice
Seven Network
1994 Sonia Todd Police Rescue
ABC TV
[9]
1995 Melissa George Home and Away
Seven Network
1996 Lisa McCune Blue Heelers
Seven Network
1997 Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Seven Network
1998 Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Belinda Emmett Home and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca Gibney Halifax f.p.
Nine Network
Catherine McClements Water Rats
Nine Network
Kristy Wright Home and Away
Seven Network
1999 Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Belinda EmmettHome and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca GibneyHalifax f.p.
Nine Network
Georgie Parker All Saints
Seven Network
2000 Lisa McCuneBlue Heelers
Seven Network
Lucy Bell Grass Roots
ABC TV
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Seven Network
Sigrid Thornton SeaChange
ABC TV
2001 Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Seven Network
Bec Cartwright Home and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca GibneyHalifax f.p.
Nine Network
Sigrid ThorntonSeaChange
ABC TV
2002 Libby Tanner All Saints
Seven Network
Rebecca GibneyHalifax f.p.
Nine Network
Claudia Karvan The Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
Ada Nicodemou Home and Away
Seven Network
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Seven Network
2003 Libby TannerAll Saints
Seven Network
Bridie Carter McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Lisa Chappell McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Claudia KarvanThe Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
Georgie ParkerAll Saints
Seven Network
2004 Lisa ChappellMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Bridie CarterMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Bec CartwrightHome and Away
Seven Network
Delta Goodrem Neighbours
Network Ten
Tammin Sursok Home and Away
Seven Network
2005 Bec Cartwright Home and Away
Seven Network
Jane Allsop Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Bridie CarterMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Gina Riley Kath & Kim
ABC TV
Magda Szubanski Kath & Kim
ABC TV
2006 Kate Ritchie Home and Away
Seven Network
Natalie Bassingthwaighte Neighbours
Network Ten
Bridie CarterMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Bec HewittHome and Away
Seven Network
Ada NicodemouHome and Away
Seven Network
2007 Kate RitchieHome and Away
Seven Network
Natalie BassingthwaighteNeighbours
Network Ten
Natalie Blair Neighbours
Network Ten
Rachael Carpani McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Simmone Jade Mackinnon McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
2008 Kate RitchieHome and Away
Seven Network
Natalie BlairNeighbours
Network Ten
Simmone Jade MackinnonMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Lisa McCune Sea Patrol
Nine Network
Magda Szubanski Kath & Kim
Seven Network
2009 Rebecca Gibney Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Jodi Gordon Home and Away
Seven Network
Simmone Jade MackinnonMcLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
Kate RitchieHome and Away
Seven Network
Kat Stewart Underbelly
Nine Network
2010 Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Esther Anderson Home and Away
Seven Network
Rebecca Breeds Home and Away
Seven Network
Jessica Marais Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
Jessica Tovey Home and Away
Seven Network
2011 Asher Keddie Offspring
Network Ten
Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Jessica MaraisPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Margot Robbie Neighbours
Network Ten
Zoe Ventoura Packed to the Rafters
Seven Network
2012 Asher KeddieOffspring
Network Ten
Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo
Esther AndersonHome and Away
Seven Network
Danielle Cormack Underbelly: Razor
Nine Network
East West 101
SBS
Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Jessica MaraisPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
2013 Asher KeddieOffspring
Network Ten
Ashleigh Cummings Puberty Blues
Network Ten
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
ABC1
Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Deborah Mailman Mabo
ABC1
Redfern Now
ABC1
Offspring
Network Ten
Julia Morris House Husbands
Nine Network
2014 Asher KeddieOffspring
Network Ten
Essie Davis Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
ABC1
Marta Dusseldorp A Place to Call Home
Seven Network
Rebecca GibneyPacked to the Rafters
Seven Network
Julia MorrisHouse Husbands
Nine Network
2015 Asher KeddieOffspring
Network Ten
Party Tricks
Jessica MaraisCarlotta
ABC
Love Child
Nine Network
Mandy McElhinney Love Child
Nine Network
Julia MorrisHouse Husbands
Nine Network
Bonnie SveenHome and Away
Seven Network
2016 Jessica MaraisLove Child
Nine Network
Essie Davis Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
ABC
Marta DusseldorpA Place to Call Home
Julia MorrisHouse Husbands
Nine Network
Bonnie SveenHome and Away
Seven Network
2017 Jessica MaraisLove Child
Nine Network
The Wrong Girl
Network Ten
Asher KeddieOffspring
Network Ten
Deborah Mailman Cleverman
ABC
Jack Irish
ABC
Offspring
Network Ten
Wolf Creek
Jessica Mauboy The Secret Daughter
Seven Network
Marta DusseldorpA Place to Call Home
Jack Irish
ABC
Janet King
ABC
2018 Jessica MaraisLove Child
Nine Network
The Wrong Girl
Network Ten
Asher KeddieOffspring
Network Ten
Celia PacquolaRosehaven
ABC
Utopia
ABC
Deborah Mailman Cleverman
ABC
Julia MorrisHouse Husbands
Nine Network
2019 Deborah Mailman Bite Club
Nine Network
Mystery Road
ABC
Asher Keddie The Cry
ABC
Celia PacquolaRosehaven
ABC
Eve Morey Neighbours
Network Ten
Jenna Coleman The Cry
ABC
Marta Dusseldorp A Place To Call Home
Foxtel
Jack Irish
ABC
2022 Kitty FlanaganFisk
ABC
Ada NicodemouHome and Away
Seven Network
Anna TorvThe Newsreader
ABC
Bojana NovakovicLove Me
Binge/Foxtel
Deborah MailmanTotal Control
ABC
Sophie DillmanHome and Away
Seven Network
2023 Kitty FlanaganFisk
ABC
Ada NicodemouHome and Away
Seven Network
Celeste BarberWellmania
Netflix
Emily SymonsHome and Away
Seven Network
Julia ZemiroFisk
ABC
Lynne McGrangerHome and Away
Seven Network

Multiple wins

NumberActress
Wins
5
Lisa McCune
Asher Keddie
4
Georgie Parker
3
Kate Ritchie
2
Lorraine Bayly
Paula Duncan
Rowena Wallace
Anne Tenney
Kylie Minogue
Libby Tanner
Rebecca Gibney
Jessica Marais
Kitty Flanagan

Programs with most awards

WinsProgram
5
A Country Practice
Home and Away
Blue Heelers
Offspring
4
Neighbours
3
All Saints

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