Star Awards for Best Actress
The Star Awards for Best Actress is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994.
The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Fann Wong received the award for her role in Chronicle of Life and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 15 actresses. Jessica Hsuan is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Kill Sera Sera. Since the ceremony held in 2024, Huang remains as the only actress to win in this category five times, surpassing Zoe Tay who has four wins. Tay has also been nominated on 15 occasions, more than any other actress. Jesseca Liu is currently the actresses who have the most nominations without a win, with six.
Multiple awards and nominations
The following individuals won two or more Best Actress awards:| Wins | Actress | Nominations | Years won |
| 5 | Huang Biren | 9 | 1998, 2002, 2005, 2022, 2023 |
| 4 | Zoe Tay | 15 | 1996, 2017, 2019, 2021 |
| 3 | Chen Liping | 11 | 2003, 2010, 2014 |
| 3 | Ivy Lee | 6 | 2000, 2004, 2006 |
| 2 | Rebecca Lim | 9 | 2015, 2018 |
| 2 | Joanne Peh | 9 | 2009, 2012 |
| 2 | Rui En | 9 | 2011, 2013 |
The following individuals received two or more Best Actress nominations: