Year Actress Film Language
2006 Sarika Parzania English
2005 Thaara Hasina Kannada
2004 Meera Jasmine Padam Onnu Oru Vilaapam Malayalam
2003 Konkona Sen Sharma Mr. and Mrs. Iyer English
2002 1. Tabu 2. Sobhana Chandni Bar Mitr, My Friend Hind English
2001 Raveena Tandon Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence Hindi
2000 Kiron Kher Bariwali Bengali
1999 Shabana Azmi Godmother Hindi
1998 Indrani Haldar & Rituparna Sengupta Dahan Bengali
1997 Tabu Maachis Hindi
1996 Seema Biswas Bandit Queen Hindi
1995 Debashree Roy Unishe April Bengali
1994 Sobhana Manichithrathazhu Malayalam
1993 Dimple Kapadia Rudaali Hindi
1992 Moyola Goswami Firingoti Assamese
1991 Vijayashanti Karthavyam Telugu
1990 Sreelekha Mukherji Parshuramer Kuthar Bengali
1989 Archana Daasi Telugu
1988 Archana Veedu Tamil
1987 Monisha Unni Nakhashathangal Malayalam
1986 Suhasini Sindhu Bhairavi Tamil
1985 Shabana Azmi Paar Hindi
1984 Shabana Azmi Khandhar Hindi
1983 Shabana Azmi Arth Hindi
1982 Rekha Umrao Jaan Urdu
1981 Smita Patil Chakra Hindi
1980 Shobha Pasi Tamil
1979 Sharada Urvashi Nimajjanam Telugu
1978 Smita Patil Bhumika Hindi
1977 Laxmi Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal Tamil
1976 Sharmila Tagore Mausam Hindi
1975 Shabana Azmi Ankur Hindi
1974 Nandini Bhaktavalsala Kaadu Kannada
1973 Sharada Swayamvaram Malayalam
1972 Waheeda Rehman Reshma Aur Shera Hindi
1971 Rehana Sultan Dastak Hindi
1970 Madhabi Mukherjee Dibratrir Kabya Bengali
1969 Sharada Urvasi Thulabharam Malayalam
1968 Nargis Dutt Raat Aur Din Hindi