International Emmy Award for Best Actress

The International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress is an award presented annually by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS). The award honors the best performance by an actress in a made for-television fiction program (i.e. movie, mini-series, drama series, telenovela, or comedy series).^[1]

International Emmy Award for Best Actress
The 2022 recipient: Lou de Laâge.
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress
Country	United States
Presented by	International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First awarded	November 21, 2005
Currently held by	Lou de Laâge, The Mad Women's Ball (2022)
Most awards	Julie Walters, (2)
Website	iemmys.tv/

Since its inception, the award has been given to 17 actresses. Lou de Laâge is the current recipient of the award, for her portrayal of Eugéne Cléry in The Mad Women's Ball. Julie Walters has won the most awards in this category, with two awards.

Rules and regulations

The International Emmy Award for Best Actress is awarded to a female performance in a made-for-television fiction program (it can be a television film, mini-series, drama series, telenovela, or comedy series). Under International Academy rules, only performances from a program entered in the competition are eligible. The same actress can be featured for different productions, as separate submissions. More than one female performance of the same production may also be presented. A performer must appear for at least 10% of the total airtime of the featured episode to be eligible. If the performance is part of a series, only one episode must have its first broadcast within the listed eligibility dates.^[2]

History

The first actress to win the International Emmy was the Chinese He Lin for Slave Mother, a television film produced by the CCTV6 channel.^[3] Dutch Maryam Hassouni won in 2006 for her performance as Laila al Gatawi in Offers, a drama thriller directed by Dana Nechushtan.^[4] In 2007, the International Emmy for best actress was given to French Muriel Robin for her role as Marie Besnard in the Belgian-French film The Poisoner.^[5]

British actresses Lucy Cohu, Julie Walters and Helena Bonham Carter won in subsequent years, Walters being the only two-time winner, in 2009 for her role as Anne Turner in A Short Stay in Switzerland, and in 2011 for her performance in the biographical film Mo, which tells the life story of Labour Party politician Mo Mowlam.

The first Emmy for best actress for Latin America was won by Argentina's Cristina Banegas, for her role in miniseries Televisión por la Inclusión,^[6] followed by the Brazilian Fernanda Montenegro in 2013.^[7] In 2014, Dutch Bianca Krijgsman was honored for her performance in A New World, a film that talks about a chance encounter between her character and an African refugee that leads her to an unexpected relationship.^[8] Norwegian actress Anneke von der Lippe won the 2015 Emmy for her role in Øyevitne, a thriller noir created and directed by Jarl Emsell Larsen. She had already received an award nomination in 2005 for her performance in the miniseries Ved Kongens Bord, but lost to Chinese He Lin at the time.

In 2016, Christiane Paul won the Emmy for her portrayal of Elke Seeberg in Unterm Radar, a German television film based on a book written by Henriette Bruegger. In the film, her daughter is suspected of having participated in a terrorist attack in Berlin. Anna Friel won her first Emmy for her character Marcella Backland in the British Nordic-noir drama series Marcella in 2017.

Anna Schudt played comedian Gaby Köster in Ein Schnupfen hätte auch gereicht, a biopic based on her homonymous autobiography. In 2019, Marina Gera won Hungary's first International Emmy Award for her lead role in Eternal Winter.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	Recipient	Character	English title	Original title	Country
2005 ^[9]^[10]	He Lin	A'Xiu	Slave Mother	為奴隸的母親 / Wèi núlì de mǔqīn	People's Republic of China
	Anneke von der Lippe	Tove Steen	At the King’s Table	Ved kongens bord	Norway
	Carolina Oliveira	Maria	Today is Maria's Day	Hoje É Dia de Maria	Brazil
	Catherine Tate	Multiple roles	The Catherine Tate Show		United Kingdom
2006 ^[11]^[12]	Maryam Hassouni	Laila al Gatawi	Offers		Netherlands
	Heike Makatsch	Margarete Steiff	Margarete Steiff		Germany
	Imelda Staunton	Louisa Durrell	My Family and Other Animals		United Kingdom
	Lucy Cohu	Princess Margaret	The Queen's Sister
2007 ^[13]^[14]	Muriel Robin	Marie Besnard	The Poisoner	Marie Besnard, l'empoisonneuse	France
	Lília Cabral	Marta Toledo Flores	Pages of Life	Páginas da Vida	Brazil
	Brenda Ngxoli	Vuyo Radebe	Home Affairs		South Africa
	Victoria Wood	Nella Last	Housewife, 49		United Kingdom
2008 ^[15]^[16]	Lucy Cohu	Liz	Forgiven		United Kingdom
	Irene Ravache	Loreta O'Neill	Eternal Magic	Eterna Magia	Brazil
	Sofie Gråbøl	Sarah Lund	The Killing	Forbrydelsen	Denmark
	Zhibo Yuan	Runyue	Wait for the Birth of the Husband		People's Republic of China
2009 ^[17]^[18]	Julie Walters	Dr Anne Turner	A Short Stay in Switzerland		United Kingdom
	Cecilia Suárez	La Bambi	Capadocia		Mexico
	Angel Locsin	Lyka Raymundo-Ortega	Lobo		Philippines
	Emma de Caunes	Marie Manikowski	Night Birds	Rien dans les poches	France

2010s

Year	Recipient	Character	English title	Original title	Country
2010 ^[19]^[20]	Helena Bonham Carter	Enid Blyton	Enid		United Kingdom
	Lília Cabral	Teresa	Seize the Day	Viver a Vida	Brazil
	Iris Berben	Bertha Krupp	Krupp: A Family Between War and Peace [de]	Krupp – Eine deutsche Familie	Germany
	Lerato Mvelase	Katlego Mbatha	Home Affairs		South Africa
2011 ^[21]^[22]	Julie Walters	Mo Mowlam	Mo		United Kingdom
	Adriana Esteves	Dalva de Oliveira	Songs of Betrayal	Dalva e Herivelto: uma Canção de Amor	Brazil
	Noomi Rapace	Lisbeth Salander	Millennium		Sweden
	Athena Chu	Tai Mung	A Wall-less World	沒有牆的世界 / Méiyǒu qiáng de shìjiè	Hong Kong
2012 ^[23]^[24]	Cristina Banegas	Paula	Televisión por la inclusión		Argentina
	Sidse Babett Knudsen	Birgitte Nyborg	Borgen		Denmark
	Rina Sa	Zhao Lao Ga's wife	Zhong Guo Di		People's Republic of China
	Joanna Vanderham	Cathy Connor	The Runaway		United Kingdom
2013 ^[25]^[26]	Fernanda Montenegro	Dona Picucha	Sweet Mother	Doce de Mãe	Brazil
	Sun Li	Zhen Huan	The Back Palace: Legend of Zhen Huan	后宫·甄嬛传 / Hòugōng·zhēnhuán chuán	People's Republic of China
	Sheridan Smith	Charmian Biggs	Mrs Biggs		United Kingdom
	Lotta Tejle	Majlis	30 Degrees in February	30° i februari	Sweden
2014 ^[27]	Bianca Krijgsman	Mirte	The New World	De Nieuwe Wereld	Netherlands
	Tuba Büyüküstün	Melek Halaskar	20 Minutes	20 Dakika	Turkey
	Olivia Colman	Ellie Miller	Broadchurch		United Kingdom
	Romina Gaetani	Jorgelina	Televisión por la justicia		Argentina
2015 ^[28]	Anneke von der Lippe	Helen Sikkeland	Eyewitness	Øyevitne	Norway
	Fernanda Montenegro	Dona Picucha	Sweet Mother	Doce de Mãe	Brazil
	Sheridan Smith	Cilla Black	Cilla		United Kingdom
2016 ^[29]	Christiane Paul	Elke Seeberg	Under the Radar	Unterm Radar	Germany
	Grazi Massafera	Larissa Ramos	Hidden Truths	Verdades Secretos	Brazil
	Jodi Sta. Maria	Amor de Jesus-Powers	The Promise	Pangako Sa 'Yo	Philippines
	Judi Dench	Mrs Lavinia Silver	Roald Dahl's Esio Trot		United Kingdom
2017 ^[30]^[31]	Anna Friel	Marcella Backland	Marcella		United Kingdom
	Adriana Esteves	Fátima	Above Justice	Justiça	Brazil
	Sonja Gerhardt	Monika Schöllack	Ku'damm 56		Germany
	Thuso Mbedu	Winnie	Is'Thunzi		South Africa
2018 ^[32]	Anna Schudt	Gaby Köster	Ein Schnupfen hätte auch gereicht		Germany
	Thuso Mbedu	Winnie	Is'Thunzi		South Africa
	Emily Watson	Dr Yvonne Carmichael	Apple Tree Yard		United Kingdom
	Denise Weinberg	Denise Dell Pizzo	Psi		Brazil
2019 ^[33]	Marina Gera	Irén	Eternal Winter	Örök tél	Hungary
	Radhika Apte	Kalindi	Lust Stories		India
	Jenna Coleman	Joanna Lindsay	The Cry		United Kingdom
	Marjorie Estiano	Dr Carolina Alencar	Under Pressure	Sob Pressão	Brazil

2020s

Year	Recipient	Character	English title	Original title	Country
2020 ^[34]	Glenda Jackson	Maud Horsham	Elizabeth Is Missing		United Kingdom
	Emma Bading	Jennifer Reitwein	Play		Germany
	Andréa Beltrão	Hebe Camargo	Hebe	Hebe: A Estrela do Brasil	Brazil
	Yeo Yann Yann	Lian	Invisible Stories		Singapore
2021 ^[35]	Hayley Squires	Jolene Dollar	Adult Material		United Kingdom
	Valeria Bertuccelli	María "Marie" Vázquez	Notes for My Son	El cuarderno de Tomy	Argentina
	Ane Gabarain	Miren Uzkudun	Patria		Spain
	Menna Shalabi	Nour	Every week on a Friday		Egypt
2022 ^[36]	Lou de Laâge	Eugénie Cléry	The Mad Women's Ball	Le bal des folles	France
	Céline Buckens	Talitha Campbell	Showtrial		United Kingdom
	Letícia Colin	Dr. Amanda Vergueiro Meireles	Where My Heart Is	Onde Está Meu Coração	Brazil
	Kim Engelbrecht	Reyka Gama	Reyka		South Africa

Photo gallery

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  Lou de Laâge, winner in 2022

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  Hayley Squires, winner in 2021

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  Glenda Jackson, winner in 2020

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  Anna Schudt, winner in 2018

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  Anna Friel, winner in 2017

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  Christiane Paul, winner in 2016

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  Fernanda Montenegro, winner in 2013

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  Cristina Banegas, winner in 2012

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  Helena Bonham Carter, winner in 2010

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  Julie Walters, winner in 2009 and 2011

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  Muriel Robin, winner in 2007

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  Maryam Hassouni, winner in 2006

Multiple nominations

Most nominations by a female actor

Number	Actress
2	Adriana Esteves
	Anneke von der Lippe
	Fernanda Montenegro
	Julie Walters
	Lilia Cabral
	Lucy Cohu
	Sheridan Smith
	Thuso Mbedu

Most nominations by a Program

Number	Program
2	Home Affairs
	Is'Thunzi

Most nominations by country

Number	Country
18	United Kingdom
12	Brazil
6	Germany
4	South Africa
	People's Republic of China
3	Argentina
2	Denmark
	Philippines
	France
	Norway
	Netherlands
	Sweden

Multiple wins

Most awards won by a female

Number	Actress
2	Julie Walters

Most awards won by a country

Number	Country
5	United Kingdom
2	Germany
	Netherlands

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External links

• International Emmy Awards