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{{Short description|Indian film award}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress
| image = Rinku Rajguru 2024.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The [[61st Maharashtra State Film Awards|2023]] recipient: [[Rinku Rajguru]] for ''Asha''
| awarded_for = Best performance by an actress in a Marathi film
| firstawarded = 1962
| lastawarded = [[61st Maharashtra State Film Awards|2023]]
| reward = {{INR Convert|100000}}
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| sponsor = [[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]]
| holder = [[Rinku Rajguru]]
| most_awards = [[Jayshree Gadkar]]
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 62
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Sulochana Latkar]]
| award3_type = Last winner
| award3_winner =
| website =
| image_upright =
}}
The '''Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress''' is an award, begun in 1962, presented annually at the [[Maharashtra State Film Awards]] of India to an actor for best performance in a [[Marathi cinema]]. The awardees are decided by a jury constituted every year. They are announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs and are presented by the [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]].

The inaugural award was named as "Smita Patil Award for Best Actress" and was awarded to [[Sulochana Latkar|Sulochana]] for the film ''[[Prapanch]]'', directed by Madhukar Pathak.

==Winners==
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Image
! scope="col" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" | Film(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 1962
|[[File:Sulochana Latkar (May 2011).jpg|168x168px]]
|[[Sulochana Latkar]]
| ''[[Prapanch]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=दिवाण, रंगू शंकर |url=https://maharashtranayak.in/daivaana-rangauu-sankara |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=महाराष्ट्र नायक |language=en |archive-date=15 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315191832/https://maharashtranayak.in/daivaana-rangauu-sankara |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|1963
| {{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Usha Kiran]]
|''Garibagharchi Lek''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=पोतदार, आशा |url=https://maharashtranayak.in/paotadaara-asaa |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=महाराष्ट्र नायक |language=en |archive-date=15 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315191831/https://maharashtranayak.in/paotadaara-asaa |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|1964
|[[File:SeemaDeo.jpg|117x117px]]
|[[Seema Deo]]
|''Pahu Re Kiti Vaat''
|
|-
|1965
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|Asha Potdar
|''Vavtal''
|
|-
| 1966
|[[File:Jayshree Gadkar.jpg|137x137px]]
|[[Jayshree Gadkar]]
|''[[Sadhi Mansa (film)|Sadhi Mansa]]''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=आपल्या अभिनय आणि नृत्याने पन्नास-साठचे दशक गाजवणाऱ्या अभिनेत्री जयश्री गडकर – Marathisrushti Articles |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/articles/jayashree-gadkar-2/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=www.marathisrushti.com}}</ref>
|-
|1967
|[[File:Jayshree Gadkar.jpg|137x137px]]
|[[Jayshree Gadkar]]
|''Patlachi Soon''
|-
|1968
|[[File:Jayshree Gadkar.jpg|137x137px]]
|[[Jayshree Gadkar]]
|''Thamb Laxmi Kunku Lavte''
|-
|1969
|{{Dash}}
|Anupama
|''Aadhar''
|
|-
|1970
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|Surekha
|''Dhakti Bahin''
|
|-
|1971
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Asha Kale]]
|''Chuda Tuza Savitricha''
|
|-
|1972-73
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|Surekha
|''Bholi Bhabdi''
|
|-
| 1974
|{{Dash}}
|[[Uma Bhende]]
|''Ashi Hi Sataryachi Tarha''
|
|-
| 1975
|
[[File:Jayshree Gadkar.jpg|128x128px]]
|[[Jayshree Gadkar]]
|''Ghar Gangechya Kathi''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-11-07 |title=The man behind the villain |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pune-times/the-man-behind-the-villain/articleshow/302761540.cms?from=mdr |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|1976
|[[File:Kanan Kaushal.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Kanan Kaushal]]
|''Pahuni''
|
|-
|1977
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Asha Kale]]
|''[[Bala Gau Kashi Angai]]''
|
|-
|1978
|[[File:Smita Patil 2013 stamp of India.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Smita Patil]]
|''[[Jait Re Jait]]''
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite book |last=Deshpande |first=Rekha |title=Marathi Chitrapatsrushticha Samagra Itihas |publisher=[[Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)]] |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Mumbai |language=Marathi}}</ref>
|-
| 1979
|[[File:Usha Chavan.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Usha Chavan]]
|''[[Bot Lavin Tithe Gudgulya]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ashok Saraf |url=http://www.indiarocking.com/entertainment/ashok-saraf.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422184005/http://www.indiarocking.com/entertainment/ashok-saraf.php |archive-date=22 April 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|1980
|[[File:Usha Chavan.jpg|100x100px]]
|[[Usha Chavan]]
|''Ranpakhare''
|
|-
| 1981
|{{Dash}}
|[[Ranjana Deshmukh|Ranjana]]
|''Are Sansar Sansar''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=देशमुख, रंजना – profiles |url=https://www.marathisrushti.com/profiles/ranjana-deshmukh/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 1982
|[[File:Madhu Kambikar.jpg|136x136px]]
|[[Madhu Kambikar]]
|''[[Shapit]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ek Daav Bhutacha (1982) |url=https://indiancine.ma/WMU |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref>
|-
| 1983
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Ranjana Deshmukh|Ranjana]]
|''[[Gupchup Gupchup]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-05-09 |title=Amol Palekar's debut |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/Amol-Palekars-debut-/articleshow/13698397.cms |access-date=2024-02-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
|[[File:Madhu Kambikar.jpg|138x138px]]
|[[Madhu Kambikar]]
|''Hech Maze Maher''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1985
|[[File:AlkaKubal.jpg|137x137px]]
|[[Alka Kubal]]
|''Streedhan''
|
|-
|1986
|[[File:AlkaKubal.jpg|140x140px]]
|[[Alka Kubal]]
|''Tuzya Vachun Karmena''
|
|-
|1987
|[[File:Varsha Usgaonkar.jpg|138x138px]]
|[[Varsha Usgaonkar]]
|''[[Gammat Jammat]]''
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=सुधीर वासुदेव नांदगावकर |first=चैतन्य कुंटे |url=http://archive.org/details/20190823_20190823_0935 |title=शिल्पकार चरित्रकोश खंड ७ – चित्रपट, संगीत |date=2014}}</ref>
|-
|1988
|[[File:Supriya.Pilgaonkar.jpg|138x138px]]
|[[Supriya Pilgaonkar]]
|''Maza Pati Karodpati''
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":1" />
|-
|1989
|
[[File:Savita prabhune colors indian telly awards.jpg|138x138px]]
|[[Savita Prabhune]]
|''[[Kalat Nakalat]]''
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":1" />
|-
|1990
|[[File:NiveditaJoshi.jpg|138x138px]]
|[[Nivedita Saraf]]
|''Tujhi Majhi Jamli Jodi''
|
|-
|1991
|[[File:Rajeshwari Sachdev grace the Lions Gold Awards 2018 (17).jpg|186x186px]]
|[[Rajeshwari Sachdev]]
|''[[Aayatya Gharat Gharoba]]''
|
|-
| 1992
|[[File:AshwiniBhave.jpg|99x99px]]
|[[Ashwini Bhave]]
|''Aahuti''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 1993
|[[File:Neena Kulkarni.jpg|176x176px]]
|[[Neena Kulkarni]]
|''[[Savat Mazi Ladki]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1994
|[[File:Sonali Kulkarni on Day 2 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Sonali Kulkarni]]
|''[[Mukta (film)|Mukta]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinemas of India, Videos, Festival Participation & Awards, National Award, Regional Cinema, Independent Cinema, Art House Cinema, Jaya Ganga, Mirch Masala, Party, Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro |url=https://www.nfdcindia.com/cinemasofindia/home-video-02.htm |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=www.nfdcindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| 1995
|[[File:Sonali Kulkarni on Day 2 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Sonali Kulkarni]]
|''[[Doghi]]''
|-
|1996
|[[File: Sukanya Kulkarni.jpg|138x138px]]
|[[Sukanya Kulkarni]]
|''[[Putravati]]''
|
|-
|1997
|[[File:Varsha Usgaonkar.jpg|115x115px]]
|[[Varsha Usgaonkar]]
|''[[Paij Lagnachi]]''
|
|-
| 1998
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Suhas Joshi]]
|''[[Tu Tithe Mee]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|1999
|{{Dash}}
|[[Aishwarya Narkar]]
|''Ghe Bharari''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2000
|[[File:Tabu in Umang 2020.jpg|120x120px]]
|[[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
|''[[Astitva]]''
|
|-
|2001
|[[File:Shilpa Tulaskar.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Shilpa Tulaskar]]
|''[[Devki]]''
|
|-
| 2002
|[[File:Reema Lagoo (4th Nov 2013).jpg|149x149px]]
|[[Reema Lagoo]]
|''Reshamgath''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=BULLETIN ON FILM |url=http://www.rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-May03.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919124836/http://www.rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-May03.htm |archive-date=September 19, 2016 |website=www.rrtd.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
|[[File:Producer & actress Aditi Deshpande at the presentation of Marathi film ‘Mai Baap’ on November 30, 2007 at IFFI, Panaji, Goa.jpg|149x149px]]
|[[Aditi Deshpande]]
|''[[Not Only Mrs. Raut]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2004
|[[File:Sonali Kulkarni on Day 2 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg|139x139px]]
|[[Sonali Kulkarni]]
|''[[Devrai]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2005
|{{Spaced en dash}}
|[[Aishwarya Narkar]]
|''Zuluk''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Subodh Bhave (सुबोध भावे) - Marathi Actor, Director and Producer |url=https://subodhbhave.com/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=subodhbhave.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
|[[File:Nandita Das attend Manish Malhotra’s show The Walk of Mijwan (16) (cropped).jpg|148x148px]]
|[[Nandita Das]]
|''[[Maati Maay]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2007
|[[File:AshwiniBhave.jpg|99x99px]]
|[[Ashwini Bhave]]
|''[[Kadachit]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2008
|[[File:Mukta Barve Hrudayantar.jpg|101x101px]]
|[[Mukta Barve]]
|''[[Jogwa]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title='जोगवा'साठी उपेंद्र लिमयेला राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/-/articleshow/5492381.cms |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|2009
|{{Dash}}
|Madhavi Juvekar
|''[[Jhing Chik Jhing]]''
|
|-
|2010
|
[[File:Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Rajat Kamal Award to Ms. Mitalee Jagtap-Varadkar for the Best Actress (Baboo Band Baaja), at the 58th National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on September 09, 2011.jpg|alt=|99x99px|117×117px]]
|[[Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar]]
|''[[Baboo Band Baaja]]''
|
|-
| 2011
|[[File:Manasi Salvi.jpg|117x117px]]
|[[Manasi Salvi]]
|''Sadrakshnay''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2012
|[[File:Priya-Bapat-celebrate-the-shooting-wrap-of-their-film-Visfot-2.jpg|149x149px]]
|[[Priya Bapat]]
|''[[Kaksparsh]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Kaksparsh Awards |url=http://www.kaksparshthefilm.com/awards.php|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093640/http://www.kaksparshthefilm.com/awards.php |archive-date=7 April 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
|[[File:Smita Tambe at the screening of the Hindi film RUKH, during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa on November 24, 2017.jpg|116x116px]]
|[[Smita Tambe]]
|''[[72 Miles]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of 51st Maharashtra State Film Awards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/photofeatures/winners-at-the-51st-maharashtra-state-awards/photostory/slide/imgid/40284194.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|[[File:Priya-Bapat-celebrate-the-shooting-wrap-of-their-film-Visfot-2.jpg|156x156px]]
|[[Priya Bapat]]
|''[[Happy Journey (2014 Marathi film)|Happy Journey]]''
|
|-
| 2015
|[[File:Mukta Barve Hrudayantar.jpg|113x113px]]
|[[Mukta Barve]]
|''[[Double Seat]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2016
|[[File:The Directors Sumitra Bhave & Sunil Sukthankar and Actress Iravathi Harshe of the film KAASAV, at the presentation, during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa on November 26, 2017.jpg|150x150px]]
|[[Iravati Harshe]]
|''[[Kaasav]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2017
|[[File:Pooja Sawant.jpeg|120x120px]]
|[[Pooja Sawant]]
|''Bhetali Tu Punha''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2018
|[[File:Mukta Barve Hrudayantar.jpg|108x108px]]
|[[Mukta Barve]]
|''[[Bandishala]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|2019
|[[File:Mrunmayee Deshpande at the screening of Nat Samrat.jpg|156x156px]]
|[[Mrunmayee Deshpande]]
|''[[Miss U Mister]]''
|
|-
|2020
|{{Dash}}
|[[Mrinmayee Godbole]]
|''Godakath''
|
|-
|2021
|[[File:Sonali Kulkarni on Day 2 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg|156x156px]]
|[[Sonali Kulkarni]]
|''Tich Shahar Hona''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[60th Maharashtra State Film Awards|2022]]
|[[File:Amruta khanvilkar in 2022.jpg|156x156px]]
|[[Amruta Khanvilkar]]
|''[[Chandramukhi (2022 film)|Chandramukhi]]''
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-06 |title=Amruta Khanvilkar wins her first Maharashtra State Film Award for ‘Chandramukhi’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amruta-khanvilkar-wins-her-first-maharashtra-state-film-award-for-chandramukhi/articleshow/123138384.cms |access-date=2025-08-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='ही महाराष्ट्राकडून मिळालेली शाबासकी', उत्कृष्ट अभिनेत्री म्हणून गौरविण्यात आल्यानंतर भारावली सई ताम्हणकर |url=https://marathi.indiatimes.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/sai-tamhankar-emotional-after-winning-best-actress-for-pondicherry-movie-at-60th-and-61st-maharashtra-state-film-awards/articleshow/123143624.cms |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=Maharashtra Times |language=mr}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Sai Tamhankar at the Lakme Fashion Week 2018 – Day 5 (12) (cropped).jpg|156x156px]]
|[[Sai Tamhankar]]
|''[[Pondicherry (film)|Pondicherry]]''
|-
|[[61st Maharashtra State Film Awards|2023]]
|[[File: Rinku Rajguru 2024.jpg|156x156px]]
|[[Rinku Rajguru]]
|''[[Asha (film)|Asha]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-06 |title=Photos: रिंकू राजगुरूला 'या' चित्रपटासाठी मिळाला 'महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी चित्रपट पुरस्कार' |url=https://www.loksatta.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/5284622/actress-rinku-rajguru-got-maharashtra-state-marathi-film-awards-2025-diamond-jubilee-photos-sdn-96/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=Loksatta |language=mr}}</ref>
|}

==Winners and Nominees==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
!scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:3%;text-align:center;"| Photos of winners
!scope="col" style="width:15%;text-align:center;"| Actor
!scope="col" style="width:15%;text-align:center;"| Role(s)
!scope="col" style="width:15%;text-align:center;"| Film
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |2015
|Rowspan="3"|
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FAEB86;" |'''[[Mukta Barve]]'''
|style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''Manjiri Naik'''
|style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''''[[Double Seat]]'''''
|
|-
|[[Smita Tambe]]
| Sugandha
| ''[[Partu]]''
|
|-
|[[Mrunmayee Deshpande]]
| Saumya
|Anuraag
|
|-
!rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |2017
|Rowspan="3"|{{Border|[[File:Pooja Sawant.jpeg|120x120px]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FAEB86;" |'''[[Pooja Sawant]]'''
|style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''Ashwini'''
|style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''''Bhetali Tu Punha'''''
|
|-
|[[Chhaya Kadam]]
| Chhaya
| ''[[Redu (film)|Redu]]''
|
|-
|[[Tejashree Pradhan]]
|Kiran Paranjpe
|[[Asehi Ekada Vhave]]
|
|-
!rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |2019
| rowspan="3" |{{Border|[[File:Mrunmayee Deshpande at the screening of Nat Samrat.jpg|156x156px]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FAEB86;" |'''[[Mrunmayee Deshpande]]'''
|style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''Kaveri'''
|style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''''[[Miss U Mister]]'''''
|
|-
|[[Sonali Kulkarni]]
|Vimal
|''[[Pension]]''
|
|-
|Bhagyashree Milind
|[[Anandi Gopal Joshi]]
|[[Anandi Gopal]]
|
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
!scope="col" style="width:5%; text-align:center;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:3%;text-align:center;"| Photos of winners
!scope="col" style="width:15%;text-align:center;"| Actor
!scope="col" style="width:15%;text-align:center;"| Role(s)
!scope="col" style="width:15%;text-align:center;"| Film
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |2020
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FAEB86;" |'''[[Mrinmayee Godbole]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''Preeti'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''''Godakath'''''
|
|-
|[[Sayali Sanjeev]]
|Indrayani
|''[[Goshta Eka Paithanichi]]''
|
|-
|Akshaya Gurav
|Saguna
|''[[Bittersweet (2020 film)|Bittersweet]]''
|
|-
!rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |[[59th Maharashtra State Film Awards|2021]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Border|[[File:Sonali Kulkarni on Day 2 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg|156x156px]]|width=2px|style=solid|color=grey}}
| rowspan="1" style="background:#FAEB86;" |'''[[Sonali Kulkarni]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Archana'''
|style="background:#FAEB86;"|'''''Tich Shahar Hone'''''
|
|-
|[[Mrunmayee Deshpande]]
|
|''Bebhaan''
|
|-
|[[Smita Tambe]]
| Gauri
|''Gaurichya Lagnala Yayach haa''
|
|-
|rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align:center" |[[60th Maharashtra State Film Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" |<br>{{border|[[File:Sai Tamhankar at the Lakme Fashion Week 2018 – Day 5 (12) (cropped).jpg|156x156px]][[File:Amruta khanvilkar in 2022.jpg|156x156px]]|width=2px|style=solid |color=gold}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''[[Sai Tamhankar]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''Nikita'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Pondicherry (film)|Pondicherry]]'''''
| rowspan="3" |
|-
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''[[Amruta Khanvilkar]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''Chandramukhi'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;"| '''''[[Chandramukhi]]'''''
|-
| [[Sonalee Kulkarni]]
| Shefali
| [[Tamasha Live ]]
|-
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|rowspan=3 style="text-align:center"|[[File:Rinku Rajguru 2024.jpg|151x151px]]
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''[[Rinku Rajguru]]'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''Malti'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Asha (film)|Asha]]'''''
|
|-
| [[Vaidehi Parshurami]]
| [[Jaggu Ani Juliet]]
| Juliet
|
|-
| Kiran Khoje
| Janabai Bhoyar
| Terava
|
|}

==Multiple wins==

Individuals with two or more Best Actress (BA) awards:

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Wins
! scope="col" | Actress
|-
| 4
| {{cslist|[[Jayshree Gadkar]]|[[Sonali Kulkarni]]}}
|-
|3
| {{cslist|| [[Mukta Barve]]}}
|-
| 2
| {{cslist|[[Ranjana Deshmukh]]| [[Madhu Kambikar]]| [[Alka Kubal]]| [[Varsha Usgaonkar]]|[[Ashwini Bhave]]|[[Asha Kale]]| [[Priya Bapat]]|[[Usha Chavan]]|[[Aishwarya Narkar]]|Surekha}}
|-
|}

==Superlatives==
* The first recipient was [[Sulochana Latkar]], who was honoured at the 1st Maharashtra State Film Awards in 1962 for her performance in ''[[Prapanch]]''.<ref name=":2" />
* The actress who won the most awards in this category is [[Jayshree Gadkar]] and [[Sonali Kulkarni]] with four wins, followed by [[Mukta Barve]] with three wins.<ref name=":3" />
* As of 2024, [[Usha Chavan]], [[Madhu Kambikar]], [[Alka Kubal]], [[Varsha Usgaonkar]], [[Ashwini Bhave]], [[Aishwarya Narkar]] and [[Priya Bapat]] have won the award two times.<ref name=":4" />
* As of 2024, [[Varsha Usgaonkar]] remains the youngest recipient of the honour; She was awarded for the film ''[[Gammat Jammat]]'' in 1988 when She was 20. The most eldest recipient was [[Suhas Joshi]]; she was awarded for her film ''[[Tu Tithe Mee]]'' in 1998.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb event|0015478|Maharashtra State Film Awards}}

[[Category:Maharashtra State Film Awards|Actress]]
[[Category:1962 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1962]]
[[Category:Awards for actresses]]

Maharashtra State Film Award for Best Actress - Revision history

Eldargvj at 19:14, 5 May 2026