Gail Fisher won an Emmy Award in 1970 for her portrayal of Peggy Fair, secretary to the detective played by Mike Connors on the CBS television series ''Mannix."
The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress was first awarded in 1998, although the Filmfare Awards started in 1954. Before that, from 1991 through 1997, both the female and male actors used to compete for a single award - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.The first female to win the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance award was Dimple Kapadia for the film Rudaali in 1993. Tabu won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress award in 1998 for the film Virasat.
Which award?
First National Award for Best Actress was given to Nargis Dutt in 1968.
Margaret Hughes is recognized as the first female professional actress. Margaret's first part was in the play Othello in 1660.
Halle Berry won the 2001 Best Actress award for her performance in "Monster's Ball."
Nargis won the first National Award for Best Actress in 1968 for Raat Aur Din.
Meena Kumari
Academy Award for Best Actress: Halle Berry
Her first Best Actress Filmfare Award was in 1996 for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). She played Simran Singh.
Sandra Bullock
Halle Berry was the first one to win for actress in a leading role.
The first female actress in an Indian cinema is Ashwarya Rai.