Jane Alexander, an accomplished actress, was the chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts between 1993 and 1997. She was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
Jane Alexander headed the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Tamil actress Priyamani won the 54th National Best Actress Award.
Shabana Azmi has received the National Film Award for Best Actress five times: 1975 - National Film Award for Best Actress, Ankur 1983 - National Film Award for Best Actress, Arth 1984 - National Film Award for Best Actress, Khandhar 1985 - National Film Award for Best Actress, Paar 1999 - National Film Award for Best Actress, Godmother
Actress, Lisa Hartman-Black
First National Award for Best Actress was given to Nargis Dutt in 1968.
Tabu won the Best Actress National Award in 1997 for 'Maachis'.
Sharmila Tagore received the National Award for Best Actress in 1976.
Umashree is the oldest actress to get the National Award for Best Actress at the age of 50 in 2007 for Kannada film, Gulabi Tallies.
Dimple Kapadia won the National Award for Best Actress in 1993 for the movie 'Rudaali'.
In 1972 Waheeda Rehman won the National Award for Best Actress for the film Reshma Aur Shera.
Rehana Sultan bagged the National Award for Best Actress in 1971 for her performance in the Hindi movie 'Dastak'.