Silver Bear for Best Actress winners

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor was a British and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world's highest-paid movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her seventh on its list of the greatest female screen legends.

British actress (born 1946)

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress. Recognized as one of the most versatile performers of her era, Streep is noted for her technical precision, command of dialects, and professional longevity. She is an alumna of Vassar College and the Yale School of Drama, holding a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts. Her artistic process often includes refining her characters' dialogue so that their motivations possess a psychological depth and agency that transcend traditional archetypes. Beyond her creative work, she is a prominent advocate for gender parity, labor protections, and a challenge to the influence of the male gaze in film criticism and production.

Nicole Mary Kidman is an Australian and American actress and producer. Known for her work in blockbusters and independent films across many genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses since the late 1990s. Her accolades include an Academy Award, an Actor Award, a British Academy Film Award, six Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Volpi Cup.

Halle Maria Berry is an American actress. She began her career as a model and beauty contestant becoming Miss Ohio USA in 1986, first runner-up in Miss USA 1986 and placing sixth in Miss World 1986. Her early film roles include Boomerang (1992), The Flintstones (1994) and Bulworth (1998). She later produced and starred in the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actresses, she is the recipient of an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2016, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

British-American actress and author

Michelle Marie Pfeiffer is an American actress and producer. One of Hollywood's most bankable stars during the 1980s and 1990s, her performances have earned her various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and one Primetime Emmy Award.

American actress

French actress

French actress, artist and dancer (born 1964)

Italian actress (1908-1973)

French actress (1921-1985)

Holly Hunter is an American actress. Born in Conyers, Georgia, her first acting role was as Helen Keller in a fifth-grade play, before appearing in Rockdale County High School stagings of Oklahoma!, Man of La Mancha, and Fiddler on the Roof. In Pittsburgh, she graduated with a drama degree at Carnegie Mellon University and performed in local theater.

American actress (1930–2024)

American actress, comedian and writer

Spanish actress

English actress (1976–)

Hong Kong actress

Brazilian actress and writer

Danish-French actress (1940–2019)

German actress and chanson singer (born 1943)

Swedish actress (1935–2019)

British actress (1888–1976)

French actress (1932–2018)

German actress

Colombian actress

Sandra Hüller is a German actress. She has received various accolades, including two Silver Bears, two European Film Awards, a César Award and three German Film Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards.

Iranian actress

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

Italian fashion model and actress (1935-2017)

Soviet and Russian actress (1943–2023)

Swedish actress (1920–1995)

German actress

German actress

German actress, screenwriter and director (born 1965)

British actress (1915–1979)

Indian-American actress, food and travel writer, and television personality

German actress

German actress

South Korean actress, 1982

French actress (1936–2023)

New Zealand actress (born 1966)

actress, singer, songwriter

German actress

Austrian actress and singer

American actress (1927–2016)

French actress

Japanese actress and film director

actress from the Democratic Republic of the Congo,Born in 1997, Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Polish actor and screenwriter (1935–2024)

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French actress (1968–2022)

Japanese actress

German actress

Iranian actress

Japanese actress (1930–2001)

Iranian actress

German actress (1945-2020)

Hong Kong actress