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{{short description|Indian Telly Award for Best Actress Popular}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{See also|Indian Telly Award for Fan Favorite Actor|Indian Telly Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role}}
{{Infobox award
| name = [[Indian Telly Awards|Indian Telly Award]] for Fan Favorite Actress
| image = Rupali Ganguly at the 28th SOL Lions Gold Awards.jpg
| image_size =
| image_upright =
| caption = The 2023 recipient: [[Rupali Ganguly]]
| awarded_for = Popular Actress in a Leading Role
| presenter =
| country = {{IND}}
| year = 2002
| holder = [[Rupali Ganguly]] for ''[[Anupamaa]]''
| website = [http://www.indiantellyawards.com Indian Telly Awards]
}}

'''Indian Telly Award for Fan Favorite Actress''' is an [[award]] given as a part of the annual [[Indian Telly Awards]]. The award is voted for by the fans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Indian Telly Awards 2019: Complete list of winners |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/indian-telly-awards-2019-winners-list-divyanka-tripathi-hina-khan-nakuul-mehta-5636869/ |access-date=2025-07-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Superlatives==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- style="height:4.5em;"
! style="width:350px;"|[[wikt:superlative|Superlative]]
! style="width:600px;"|Actor
! style="width:600px;"|Times
|- style="height:4.5em;"
| style="width:350px;"|Actress with most awards
| style="width:500px;"|[[Smriti Irani]] [[Mona Singh]]
| style="width:100px;"| 2
|- style="height:4.5em;"
|Actress with most nominations
| style="width:500px;"|[[Sakshi Tanwar]]
| style="width:100px;"|8
|- style="height:4.5em;"
|Actress with most nominations without winning
| style="width:500px;"|[[Shweta Tiwari]]
| style="width:100px;"|5
|}

==Winners==
===2000s===
*'''2002''' '''[[Smriti Irani]]''' for '''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]''' as Tulsi Virani.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2002 Popular Awards winners|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/winners.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025256/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/winners.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2002 Popular Awards nominees|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/personality.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016115836/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k2/personality.htm|archive-date=2013-10-16|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Iravati Harshe]] for ''Ankahee'' as Anjali
**[[Mauli Ganguly]] for ''[[Kaahin Kissii Roz]]'' as Shaina Sikand
**[[Renuka Shahane]] for ''[[Kora Kagaz (TV series)|Kora Kagaz]]'' as Pooja
**[[Sakshi Tanwar]] for ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' as Parvati Agarwal
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' as Prerna Bajaj
**[[Manasi Salvi]] for ''[[Kohi Apna Sa]]'' as Khushi Vishal Gill
**[[Simone Singh]] for ''[[Heena (TV series)|Heena]]'' as Heena Mirza
*'''2003''' '''[[Smriti Irani]]''' for '''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]''' as Tulsi Virani & '''[[Sakshi Tanwar]]''' for '''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]''' as Parvati Agarwal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2003 Popular Awards winners|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k3/winners.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915081219/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k3/winners.htm|archive-date=2018-09-15|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2003 Popular Awards nominees|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k3/pop_nominee.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-date=2013-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016115839/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k3/pop_nominee.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' as Prerna Bajaj
**[[Gurdeep Kohli]] for ''[[Sanjivani (2002 TV series)|Sanjivani]]'' as Dr. Juhi Singh
**[[Niki Aneja Walia|Niki Aneja]] for ''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani]]'' as Dr. Simran Mathur
**[[Sangeeta Ghosh]] for ''[[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand]]'' as Parminder "Pammi" Kaur
**[[Simone Singh]] for ''[[Heena (TV series)|Heena]]'' as Heena Mirza
*'''2004''' '''[[Mona Singh]]''' for '''[[Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin]]''' as Jasmeet Walia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards winners|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/winners_pop.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-date=2018-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175611/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/winners_pop.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards nominees|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/nominee.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016123453/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k4/nominee.htm|archive-date=2013-10-16|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Aamna Shariff]] for ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]'' as Kashish Garewal
**[[Niki Aneja Walia|Niki Aneja]] for ''[[Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani]]'' as Dr. Simran Mathur
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' as Prerna Bajaj
**[[Sangeeta Ghosh]] for ''[[Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand]]'' as Parminder "Pammi" Kaur
**[[Shama Sikander]] for ''[[Ye Meri Life Hai]]'' as Pooja Malhotra
**[[Smriti Zubin Irani|Smriti Irani]] for ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'' as Tulsi Virani
*'''2005''' '''[[Mona Singh]]''' for '''[[Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin]]''' as Jassi.<ref name="2005 Telly Award">{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2005 Popular Awards winners|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175616/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm|archive-date=2018-09-17|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2005 Popular Awards nominees|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/pop_nom.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025305/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/pop_nom.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Aamna Shariff]] for ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]'' as Kashish Garewal
**[[Juhi Parmar]] for ''[[Kumkum (TV series)|Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]'' as Kumkum Wadhwa
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' as Prerna Bajaj
**[[Natassha]] for ''[[Kkavyanjali]]'' as Anjali Kkavya Nanda
**[[Sakshi Tanwar]] for ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' as Parvati Agarwal
**[[Shama Sikander]] for ''[[Ye Meri Life Hai]]'' as Pooja Malhotra
**[[Smriti Zubin Irani|Smriti Irani]] – ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'' as Tulsi Virani
*'''2006''' '''[[Aamna Shariff]]''' for '''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]''' as Kashish Garewal & '''[[Anita Hassanandani]]''' for '''[[Kkavyanjali]]''' as Anjali Nanda.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2006 Popular Awards winners|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/nov/nov296.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2006 Popular Awards nominees|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k6/nominees.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213148/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k6/nominees.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Kanchi Kaul]] for ''[[Ek Ladki Anjaani Si]]'' as Ananya Sachdev
**[[Sakshi Tanwar]] for ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' as Parvati Agarwal
**[[Sangeeta Ghosh]] for ''[[Viraasat (STAR One)|Viraasat]]'' as Priyanka Kharbanda
**[[Sarita Joshi]] for ''[[Baa Bahoo Aur Baby]]'' as Godavari "Baa" Thakkar
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' as Prerna Bajaj
**[[Smriti Zubin Irani|Smriti Irani]] for ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'' as Tulsi Virani
*'''2007''' '''[[Prachi Desai]]''' for '''[[Kasamh Se]]''' as Bani Walia & '''[[Rajshree Thakur]]''' for '''[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar|Saat Phere]]''' as Saloni Singh.<ref name= "2007 Telly Award">{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2007 Popular Awards winners|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/winners-list.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722173647/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/winners-list.htm|archive-date=2012-07-22|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2007 Popular Awards nominees|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/popular07.htm|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-date=2018-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911073650/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/popular07.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**[[Divyanka Tripathi]] for ''[[Banoo Main Teri Dulhann]]'' as Vidya Singh
**[[Gautami Kapoor]] for ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'' as Tulsi Virani
**[[Juhi Parmar]] for ''[[Kumkum (TV series)|Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan]]'' as Kumkum Wadhwa
**[[Priyanka Bassi]] for ''[[Left Right Left (TV series)|Left Right Left]]'' as Cadet Naina Singh Ahluwalia
**[[Sakshi Tanwar]] for ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' as Parvati Agarwal
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series)|Kasautii Zindagii Kay]]'' as Prerna Bajaj
**[[Smriti Zubin Irani]] for ''[[Virrudh]]'' as Vasudha
*'''2008''' '''[[Parul Chauhan]]''' for '''[[Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai]]''' as Ragini Rajvanshi & '''[[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]]''' for '''[[Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai]]''' as Sadhana Rajvansh.
**[[Additi Gupta]] for ''[[Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil]]'' as Heer Juneja
**[[Avika Gor]] for ''[[Balika Vadhu]]'' as Anandi
**[[Divyanka Tripathi]] for ''[[Banoo Main Teri Dulhann]]'' as Vidya Singh/Divya
**[[Shubhangi Atre Poorey|Shubhangi Atre]] for ''[[Kasturi (2007 TV series)|Kasturi]]'' as Kasturi Sabbarwal
*'''2009''' '''[[Ratan Rajput]]''' for '''[[Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo]]''' as Laali.
**[[Avika Gor]] for ''[[Balika Vadhu]]'' as Anandi
**[[Hina Khan]] for ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' as Akshara Singhania
**[[Parul Chauhan]] for ''[[Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai]]'' as Ragini Rajvansh
**[[Tina Dutta]] for ''[[Uttaran]]'' as Ichha

===2010s===

*'''2010''' '''[[Ragini Khanna]]''' for '''[[Sasural Genda Phool]]''' as Suhana Kashyap.
**[[Hina Khan]] for ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' as Akshara Singhania
**[[Tina Dutta]] for ''[[Uttaran]]'' as Ichha
**[[Ankita Lokhande]] for ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]'' as Archana Deshmukh
**[[Ratan Rajput]] for ''[[Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo]]'' as Laali
**[[Parul Chauhan]] for ''[[Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai]]'' as Ragini Rajvansh
**[[Natasha Sharma]] for ''[[Na Aana Is Des Laado]]'' as Sia Sanghwan
**[[Pooja Gor]] for ''[[Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya]]'' as Pratigya
*'''2012''' '''[[Giaa Manek]]''' for '''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''' as Gopi Modi.
**[[Ankita Lokhande]] for ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]'' as Archana Deshmukh
**[[Hina Khan]] for ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' as Akshara Singhania
**[[Pratyusha Banerjee]] for ''[[Balika Vadhu]]'' as Anandi Singh
**[[Sakshi Tanwar]] for ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]'' as Priya Kapoor
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi]]'' as Sweety Ahluwalia
*'''2013''' '''[[Deepika Singh]]''' for '''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]''' as Sandhya Rathi.
**[[Sanaya Irani]] for ''[[Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?]]'' as Khusi Raizada
**[[Drashti Dhami]] for ''[[Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon]]'' as Madhubala Kundra
**[[Sakshi Tanwar]] for ''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]'' as Priya Kapoor
**[[Shweta Tiwari]] for ''[[Parvarrish – Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi]]'' as Sweety Ahluwalia
**[[Avika Gor]] for ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]'' as Roli Bharadwaj
**[[Kratika Sengar]] for ''[[Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara|Punar Vivaah]]'' as Aarti Sindhia
*'''2014''' '''[[Divyanka Tripathi]]''' for '''[[Yeh Hai Mohabbatein]]''' as Dr. Ishita Bhalla.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telly awards 2014 Popular Awards nominees and winners|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/tellyawards/nominees/winners|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420095547/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/tellyawards/nominees/winners|archivedate=2016-04-20}}</ref>
**[[Sanaya Irani]] for ''[[Rangrasiya]]'' as Parvati
**[[Drashti Dhami]] for ''[[Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon]]'' as Madhubala Kundra
**[[Deepika Singh]] for ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]'' as Sandhya Rathi
**[[Toral Rasputra]] for ''[[Balika Vadhu|Balika Vadhu — Kachchi Umar Ke Pakke Rishte]]'' as Anandi
** [[Pooja Sharma (Indian actress)|Pooja Sharma]] for ''[[Mahabharat (2013 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' as [[Draupadi]]
**[[Paridhi Sharma]] for ''[[Jodha Akbar (TV series)|Jodha Akbar]]'' as [[Mariam-uz-Zamani|Jodha]]
**[[Jennifer Winget]] for ''[[Saraswatichandra (TV series)|Saraswatichandra]]'' as Kumud Desai
*'''2015''' '''[[Sriti Jha]]''' for '''[[Kumkum Bhagya]]''' as Pragya Arora & '''[[Devoleena Bhattacharjee]]''' for '''[[Saath Nibhaana Saathiya]]''' as Gopi Modi.
**[[Divyanka Tripathi]] for ''[[Yeh Hai Mohabbatein]]'' as Dr. Ishita Bhalla
**[[Pallavi Kulkarni]] for ''[[Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar]]'' as Ragini Khanna
**[[Deepika Singh]] for ''[[Diya Aur Baati Hum]]'' as Sandhya Rathi
**[[Toral Rasputra]] for ''[[Balika Vadhu]]'' as Anandi Shekhar
**[[Dipika Kakar]] for ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]'' as Simar Bhardwaj
*'''2019''' '''[[Jennifer Winget]]''' for '''[[Bepannah]]''' as Zoya Siddiqui
**[[Surbhi Chandna]] for ''[[Ishqbaaaz]]'' as Annika Trivedi
**[[Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1983)|Aditi Sharma]] for ''[[Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka]]'' as Mauli Malhotra
**[[Erica Fernandes]] for [[Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2018 TV series)|''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'']] as Prerna Bajaj
**[[Drashti Dhami]] for ''[[Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka]]'' as Nandini Thakur
**[[Divyanka Tripathi]] for ''[[Yeh Hai Mohabbatein]]'' as Ishita Bhalla
**[[Shraddha Arya]] for [[Kundali Bhagya]] as Preeta Arora
**[[Rubina Dilaik]] for [[Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki]] as Soumya Singh
**[[Shivangi Joshi]] for ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' as Naira Goneka
**[[Adaa Khan]] for ''[[Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara]]'' as Sitara Bansal
**[[Surbhi Jyoti]] for ''[[Naagin 3]]'' as Bela Sehgal
**[[Sriti Jha]] for ''[[Kumkum Bhagya]]'' as Pragya Mehra
**[[Nia Sharma]] for ''[[Ishq Mein Marjawan]]'' as Aarohi Kashyap
===2020s===
* 2023: [[Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia]] for ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]''
* [[Indian Telly Awards 2025|2025]]: [[Rupali Ganguly]] for ''[[Anupamaa]]''

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Indian Telly Award Best Lead Actress}}
{{Indian Telly Awards}}

[[Category:Indian Telly Awards]]

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