Meena Kumari
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.
She won six1991: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil1993: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Beta1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!1998: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Dil To Pagal Hai2003: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Devdas2011: Filmfare Special Award for completing 25 years in the Indian film industryShe was nominated for 101989: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Tezaab1990: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Prem Pratigyaa1992: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Saajan1994: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Khalnayak1995: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Anjaam1996: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Raja1996: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Yaraana2001: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Pukar2002: Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for Lajja2008: Filmfare Best Actress Award for Aaja Nachle
Her first Best Actress Filmfare Award was in 1996 for Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995). She played Simran Singh.
Nutan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1957 for the film Seema.
Vyjayanthimala won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1959 for the film Madhumati.
Nutan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1964 for the film Bandini.
Vyjayanthimala won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1965 for the film Sangam.
Nutan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1968 for the film Milan.
Mumtaz won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1971 for the film Khilona.
Nutan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 1960 for the film Sujata.
Priyanka Chopra won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 2011 for the film Fashion.
Vidya Balan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress in 2010 for the movie Paa.