Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series

The Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series (Chinese: 電視金鐘獎戲劇節目女主角獎) is one of the categories of the competition for the Taiwanese television production, Golden Bell Awards. It was presented annually by the Government Information Office until 2011, when the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development assumed responsibility for the Golden Bell Award ceremony. The first time that television programs were first eligible to be awarded was in 1971.^[1]

Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series
The 2022 recipient: Hsieh Ying-xuan
Awarded for	Best Leading Actress in a Television Series of the Year
Location	Taiwan
Presented by	Golden Bell Awards
Currently held by	Hsieh Ying-xuan for Heaven on the 4th Floor (2022)

Winners and nominees

The Best Leading Actress in a Television Series category was first awarded in 1980.

1980s

Year	Actress	English title	Original title	Ref
1980 15th Golden Bell Awards
	Sally Chen	Li Hua	台視劇場－李花	^[2]
	Liu Ming	Lee's Daughter-In-Law	名劇精選－李家嫂子
	Kwan Yi [zh]	Tomorrow is Sunday	名劇精選－明天就是星期天
1981 16th Golden Bell Awards
	Chen Li-li [zh]	Jiangnan Travel	江南遊	^[2]^[3]
	Josephine Siao	Autumn Water & Vast Sky	秋水長天
	Lin Mei-chao [zh]	Memories of An Old Love	舊情綿綿
1982 17th Golden Bell Awards
	Chang Hsiao-yen	Reaching for the Stars	今夜摘星去	^[2]
1983 18th Golden Bell Awards
	Julie Lee	Gold Theatre	歸情	^[2]
1984 19th Golden Bell Awards
	Sally Chen	The General Manager	金獎劇場－再見總經理	^[2]
	Wu Ching-hsien	Star Knows My Heart	星星知我心
	Gua Ah-leh	Silver Threads Among The Gold	午夜劇場－白髮吟
1985 20th Golden Bell Awards
	Yu Su-shan [zh]	Hong Kong 1952	香港一九五二	^[2]
	Ma Chi-chin [zh]	Last Night Stars	創作劇坊－昨夜星辰
	Angela Pan	One Plus One Does Not Equal Two	金獎劇場－一加一不等於二：瓜田李下
1986 21st Golden Bell Awards
	Li Tang-ying [zh]	Home of Hearts	台視劇展－心居	^[2]
	Fang Fang	Cloud's Hometown	國語連續劇－雲的故鄉第一集
	Ma Chi-chin [zh]	Home	創作劇坊－家
1987 22nd Golden Bell Awards
	Julie Lee	Another Voice	中視劇展－另一種聲音	^[2]
	Tseng Ya-chun [zh]	Handing Her To You	華視劇展-把她交給你
	Hu Chin [zh]	Storm Over the Yangtze River	創作劇坊－揚子江風雲
	Angela Pan	Happy Home, All is Well	家和萬事興
	Leanne Liu	Many Enchanting Nights	幾度夕陽紅
1988 23rd Golden Bell Awards
	Chen Chiu-yen [zh]	Sunlight Comes	華視劇展－陽光每天都來過	^[2]
	Ku Yin [zh]	Deep Garden	庭院深深
	Chen Shu-li	Forgiveness	爸爸原諒我
	Angela Pan	Song Queen of the Age	一代歌后
	Leanne Liu	Deep Garden	庭院深深
1989 24th Golden Bell Awards
	Li Hui-tuan [zh]	Burning Cash	台視劇場－錢在燒	^[2]^[4]
	Lee Lee-feng [zh]	Moment in Peking	京華煙雲
	Kuan Ching-hua [zh]	Moment in Peking	京華煙雲
	Gua Ah-leh	The Accused	中視劇場－大地有愛系列: 控訴

1990s

Year	Actress	English title	Original title	Ref
1990 25th Golden Bell Awards
	Ma Chi-chin [zh]	Wo Er Jun Xiao	中視劇場－我兒俊孝	^[2]
	Emi Lee [zh]	Bring Back My Love	把愛找回來
	Hsia Ling-ling [zh]	There is Love	紅塵有愛
1991 26th Golden Bell Awards
	Crystal Chang [zh]	Mo Dai Er Nv Qing	末代兒女情	^[5]
	Gua Ah-leh	Her Growing	她的成長
	Leanne Liu	Six Dreams	六個夢－啞妻
1992 27th Golden Bell Awards
	Kao Chin Su-mei	Love	愛	^[2]
	Leanne Liu	Love in the Wind	床邊愛情故事－風裡的愛
	Leanne Liu	Xue Ke	雪珂
1993 28th Golden Bell Awards
	Lee Lee-feng [zh]	Execution in Autumn	經典劇場－秋決	^[6]
	Hsiao Ai [zh]	A Family Likes Ours	經典劇場-像我們這樣一個家
	Chang Chin [zh]	Father's Eyes	中視劇場－悲歡人生系列：爸爸的眼睛
1994 29th Golden Bell Awards
	n/a ^[Note 1]
1995 30th Golden Bell Awards
	Cecilia Yip	The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber	倚天屠龍記	^[7]
	Wang Mei-hsueh [zh]	Phoenix & Dragon	鳳子龍孫
	Leanne Liu	Justice Pao - The Execution of Chen Shimei	包青天－鍘美案
1996 31st Golden Bell Awards
	n/a ^[Note 1]
1997 32nd Golden Bell Awards
	Yue Ling [zh]	Hua Luo Hua Kai	花落花開	^[8]
	Gua Ah-leh	Blessed Virgin Mary	金獎劇展－聖母瑪利亞
	Si Man-ning [zh]	Qi Xi Hua	中視劇場-七夕花
	Chen Meifeng	The Taiwan Folklore	台灣水滸傳
	Gua Ah-leh	The Trio	人間抒情系列-她們三個
1998 33rd Golden Bell Awards
	n/a ^[Note 1]
1999 34th Golden Bell Awards
	Ko Shu-chin	Chun Zi Yu Xiu Duan	春子與秀緞	^[9]
	Yang Kuei-mei	God Loves Good Men	天公疼好人
	Pai Bing-bing	Our Beloved Mother	春天後母心
	Wang Mei-hsueh [zh]	The First Stitch	民視作家劇場-在室男
	Augustine Yeh [zh]	Yan Tian Er Nv	鹽田兒女

2000s

Year	Actress	English title	Original title	Ref
2000 35th Golden Bell Awards
	Chen Shu-fang	The Lost Name	失落的名字	^[10]
	Rene Liu	Mother Living in the Cross	千禧劇展—住在十字架裡的母親
	Samantha Ko	In Hand	牽手
	Nana Tang [zh]	Taiwan Jade	台灣玉
	Josie Leung [zh]	Moving House	搬家
2001 36th Golden Bell Awards
	Sonny Su [zh]	Sky and Earth Has Affection	天地有情	^[11]
	Tang Mei-yun [zh]	Beigang Burner	北港香爐
	Samantha Ko	Wake Up, Mom	大愛劇場－阿母醒來吧
	Fang Wen-lin	Rogue Professor	流氓教授
	Barbie Hsu	Meteor Garden	流星花園
2002 37th Golden Bell Awards
	Chen Meifeng	The Road of Life	世間路	^[12]
	Lily Tien	Bi Ya Su Na	違章天堂
	Chang Mei-yao	The Sun Shines First Behind the Mountain	後山日先照
	Joy Pan [zh]	Zhen Nu Lie Nu Hao Fang Nu	貞女、烈女、豪放女
	Leanne Liu	Misty Rain in Jiangnan	煙雨江南
2003 38th Golden Bell Awards
	Chiu Hsiu-min [zh]	Back	背影	^[13]
	Samantha Ko	Crystal Boys	孽子
	Chang Mei-yao	Home	家
	Hsieh Chiung-hsuan [zh]	Sprout	新芽
	Michelle Ho [zh]	Jin Gui	錦貴
2004 39th Golden Bell Awards
	Ray Fan [zh]	Angels are Talking	人間關懷劇場-天使正在對話	^[14]
	Wanfang	Cold Fronts	冷鋒過境
	Yang Kuei-mei	Quartet	四重奏
	Shen Shih-hua [zh]	Dancing in the Dark	在黑暗中漫舞
	Chen Ming-jen	Love Arrives	愛情來了
2005 40th Golden Bell Awards
	Tsai Chia-hung	Bring Back My Love	把愛找回來	^[15]
	Wang Chuan [zh]	A Story of Soldiers	再見，忠貞二村
	Hsiao Shu-shen [zh]	Love's Lone Flower	孤戀花
	Yang Li-yin	Golden Sea and Clear Sky	金海清空
	Augustine Yeh [zh]	Song of the Waves	浪淘沙
2006 41st Golden Bell Awards
	Lee Chia-ying [zh]	Mico, Go!	米可，GO！	^[16]
	Yang Li-yin	Spring Light of the Grass Mountain	大愛劇場：草山春暉
	Ella Chen	Reaching for the Stars	真命天女
	Sonny Su [zh]	A Room With a View	窗外有藍天
	Angela Chang	Bump Off Lover	愛殺17
2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards	Si Man-ning [zh]	Life Outside	出外人生	^[17]
	Gail Lin [zh]	Clear Night	大愛劇場－晚晴
	Francesca Kao	Beautiful Dawn	大愛劇場－美麗晨曦
	Alice Huang [zh]	Sago Palm Blossoms	鐵樹花開
	Hsieh Chiung-hsuan [zh]	Love's Promise	愛的約定
2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards	Kelly Ko [zh]	Gold Line	大愛劇場－黃金線	^[18]
	Ariel Lin	They Kiss Again	惡作劇2吻
	Joe Chen	Fated to Love You	命中注定我愛你
	Angela Chang	Romantic Princess	公主小妹
	Rainie Yang	Why Why Love	換換愛
2009 44th Golden Bell Awards	Lee Kang-i [zh]	Justice For Love	天平上的馬爾濟斯	^[19]
	Tammy Chen [zh]	Time Story	光陰的故事
	Fion Fu [zh]	You Are My Only	你是我的唯一
	Cheryl Yang	My Queen	敗犬女王
	Linda Liu [zh]	Marriage of Three Daughters	客家劇場－女仨的婚事

2010s

Year	Actress	English title	Original title	Ref
2010 45th Golden Bell Awards	Bianca Bai	Shining Days	閃亮的日子	^[20]
	Francesca Kao	Light	大愛長情劇展－曙光
	Amber Kuo	The Year of Happiness and Love	那一年的幸福時光
	Rainie Yang	Hi My Sweetheart	海派甜心
	Jian Man-shu	Year of the Rain	那年，雨不停國
2011 46th Golden Bell Awards	Megan Lai	Invaluable Treasure 1949	瑰寶1949	^[21]
	Sonia Sui	The Fierce Wife	犀利人妻
	Sara Yu [zh]	I Love US Dollars	大愛劇場－我愛美金
	Yao Han-yi [zh]	Somewhere Over The Sky	雲頂天很藍
	Tien Hsin	Who’s The One	我的完美男人
2012 47th Golden Bell Awards	June Tsai [zh]	Way Back Into Love	愛。回來	^[22]
	Lee Chien-na	Ex-boyfriend	前男友
	Lee Kang-i [zh]	Man‧Boy	小孩大人
	Ariel Lin	In Time with You	我可能不會愛你
	Alice Huang [zh]	Innocence	客家劇場—阿戇妹
2013 48th Golden Bell Awards
	Elten Ting [zh]	My Summer Adventure	客家劇場—阿婆的夏令營	^[23]
	Miao Ke-li	Flavor of Life	含笑食堂
	Jade Chou [zh]	Falling	含苞欲墜的每一天
	Lin Chen-shi [zh]	An Innocent Mistake	罪美麗
	Nikki Hsieh [zh]	Die Sterntaler	白色之戀
2014 49th Golden Bell Awards
	Tien Hsin	A Good Wife	親愛的，我愛上別人了	^[24]
	Chung Hsin-ling [zh]	Sun After The Rain	雨後驕陽
	Sandrine Pinna	Amour et Pâtisserie	沒有名字的甜點店
	Cheryl Yang	The Queen!	女王的誕生
	Yen Yi-wen [zh]	Lonely River	客家劇場—在河左岸
2015 50th Golden Bell Awards
	Ruby Lin	The Way We Were	16個夏天	^[25]
	Zhu Zhi-ying [zh]	Brave Forward	客家劇場—新丁花開
	Huang Pei-jia	Long Day's Journey into Light	客家劇場—出境事務所
	Yang Ko-han	The New World	新世界
	Janel Tsai [zh]	CSIC: I Hero	C.S.I.C鑑識英雄
2016 51st Golden Bell Awards
	Lee Chien-na	The Day I Lost You	失去你的那一天	^[26]
	Ko Chia-yen	Marry Me, or Not?	必娶女人
	Gail Lin [zh]	Life Is Full of Beauty	吉姊當家
	Cindy Lien [zh]	A Touch of Green	一把青
	Cheryl Yang	A Touch of Green	一把青
2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards
	Queenie Fang [zh]	Reborn from the Dust	蘇足	^[27]
	Allison Lin	Love By Design	必勝練習生
	Samantha Ko	Love of Sandstorm	植劇場－戀愛沙塵暴
	Rainie Yang	Life Plan A and B	植劇場－荼蘼
	Yang Kuei-mei	Life List	遺憾拼圖
2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards
	Summer Meng	Wake Up 2	麻醉風暴2
	Sun Ke-fang	What She Put on the Table	植劇場-五味八珍的歲月
	Huang Peijia	Roseki	客家劇場–台北歌手
	Vera Yen	A Boy Named Flora A	植劇場-花甲男孩轉大人
	Yen Yi-wen	We Are All Family	我綿一家人
2019 54th Golden Bell Awards
	Cammy Chiang	Utopia For The 20s	20之後
	Herb Hsu	A Taste to Remember	菜頭梗的滋味
	Peggy Tseng	A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities	雙城故事
	Alyssa Chia	The World Between Us	我們與惡的距離
	Janel Tsai	Crime Scene Investigation Center 2	鑑識英雄II 正義之戰

2020s

Year	Actress	English title	Original title	Ref
2020 55th Golden Bell Awards	Tien Hsin	Best Interest	最佳利益	^[28]
	Grace Lin	Coolie	苦力
	Ko Chia-yen	Someday Or One Day	想見你
	Christina Mok	Yong-Jiu Grocery Store	用九柑仔店
	Cheryl Yang	The Mirror	鏡子森林
2021 56th Golden Bell Awards	Tsai Jia-yin	Girls Win	客家寻味剧场: 女孩上场	^[29]
	Sun Shu-may	The Magician on the Skywalk	天桥上的魔术师
	Chung Hsin-ling	U Motherbaker	我的婆婆怎么那么可爱
	Vivi Lee	LUO QUE	罗雀高飞
	Sun Ke-fang	I, Myself	若是一个人
2022 57th Golden Bell Awards	Ruby Lin	Light the Night	华灯初上	^[30]
	Cheryl Yang	Light the Night	华灯初上
	Ricie Fun	Island Nation 2	国际桥牌社2
	Hsieh Ying-xuan	Heaven on the 4th Floor	四楼的天堂
	Hsieh Ying-xuan	The Making of an Ordinary Woman 2	俗女养成记2

Superlatives

Superlative	Actress	Record	Note
Actresses with most awards	Gua Ah-leh Samantha Ko Ariel Lin Alice Ko	2	5 nominations 5 nominations 2 nominations 2 nominations
Actress with most nominations	Leanne Liu	7	1 win
Actress with most nominations without wins	Cheryl Yang	4	No wins
Actress with longest time between wins	Samantha Ko	14 years	In 38th and 52nd Golden Bell Awards
Actresses with shortest time between wins	Ariel Lin Alice Ko	4 years	43rd, 47th 51st, 55th respectively
Youngest recipient	Emi Lee	Age 25 years	In 25th Golden Bell Awards
Oldest recipient	Gua Ah-leh	Age 53 years	In 32nd Golden Bell Awards
Non-Taiwanese National Recipients	Josephine Siao Gua Ah-leh	Hong Kong	In 16th Golden Bell Awards In 27th Golden Bell Awards

Award Recipients

Actress	Wins	Nominations
Gua Ah-leh	2	5
Samantha Ko	2	5
Ariel Lin	2	2
Alice Ko	2	2
Leanne Liu	1	7
Ma Chi-chin	1	3
Yang Kuei-mei	1	3
Rainie Yang	1	3
Tien Hsin	1	3
Julie Lee	1	2
Lai Fung-li	1	2
Wang Mei-Hsueh	1	2
Yang Li-yin	1	2
Francesca Kao	1	2
Pei-jia Huang	1	2
Ming Liu	1	1
Josephine Siao	1	1
Chang Hsiao-yen	1	1
Wu Ching-hsien	1	1
Fang Fang	1	1
Ya-chun Tseng	1	1
Rosanna Ku	1	1
Emi Lee	1	1
Ai Hsiao	1	1
Rene Liu	1	1
Tang Mei-yun	1	1
Lily Tien	1	1
Wanfang	1	1
Chuan Wang	1	1
Vickey Liu	1	1
Miao Ke-li	1	1
Chung Hsin-ling	1	1
Zhu Zhi-Ying	1	1
Alyssa Chia	1	1

Award Nominees Without Wins

Actress	Wins	Nominations
Cheryl Yang	0	4
Angela Pan	0	3
Lee Chien-na	0	2
Hsi Man-ning	0	2
Chen Meifeng	0	2
Augustine Yeh	0	2
Su Tsui-yu	0	2
Chang Mei-yao	0	2
Hsieh Chiung-hsuan	0	2
Angela Chang	0	2
Gail Lin	0	2
Huang Tsai-yi	0	2
Yen Yi-wen	0	2
Lee Kang-I	0	2
Janel Tsai	0	2
Queenie Fang	0	1
Chen Li-li	0	1
Sally Chen	0	1
Yu Shan	0	1
Lee Tang-Ing	0	1
Hu Chin	0	1
Chen Chiu-yen	0	1
Chen Shu-li	0	1
Li Hui-jui	0	1
Koon Jing-wah	0	1
Shia Lin-Lin	0	1
Crystal Chang	0	1
Kao Chin Su-mei	0	1
Chang Chin	0	1
Cecilia Yip	0	1
Yue Ling	0	1
Pai Bing-bing	0	1
Grace Chen	0	1
Nana Tang	0	1
Josie Leung	0	1
Fang Wen-Lin	0	1
Barbie Hsu	0	1
Pan Yi Jun	0	1
Hsiu-Min Chiu	0	1
Ruyun He	0	1
Ray Rui-Jun Fan	0	1
Shen Shi Hua	0	1
Ming-Chen Chen	0	1
Tsai Chia-hung	0	1
Shu-shen Hsiao	0	1
Chia-ying Lee	0	1
Ella Chen	0	1
Joe Chen	0	1
Kelly Ko	0	1
Tammy Chen	0	1
Fu Xiao Yun	0	1
Bianca Bai	0	1
Amber Kuo	0	1
Jian Man-shu	0	1
Sonia Sui	0	1
Sara Yu	0	1
Ginger Chen	0	1
Megan Lai	0	1
June Tsai	0	1
Ting Yeh-tien	0	1
Jade Chou	0	1
Zaizai Lin	0	1
Nikki Hsin-Ying Hsieh	0	1
Sandrine Pinna	0	1
Ruby Lin	0	1
Yang Ko-han	0	1
Cindy Lien	0	1
Allison Lin	0	1
Summer Meng	0	1
Sun Ke-fang	0	1
Vera Yen	0	1
Cammy Chiang	0	1
Herb Hsu	0	1
Peggy Tseng	0	1
Lin Wen Yi	0	1
Christina Mok	0	1

Notes

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